Over the past week, PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. blocked over 5,800 links with child sex abuse materials on the more difficult content-level. This was on top of at least 3,000 domains they have cut access to in their battle against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, May 26 urged the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to monitor the complaints against Dito Telecommunity Corporation. Hontiveros said the DICT should demand the China-owned third telecommunications company in the Philippines to step...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar honored his late father, former Interior Undersecretary Wencelito Andanar, by planting a tree in his name at the Arroceros Forest Park in Manila on Saturday. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar plants a tree in honor of his late father, former Interior...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar urged the public to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) when their turn comes, saying the light at the end of the tunnel was finally in sight. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar - PCOO - FILE PHOTO - MANILA BULLETIN Andanar made the...
The government is pushing for the interoperability of all contact tracing applications used by local government units to boost the fight against the coronavirus spread. Dozens of people wait to receive Pfizer coronavirus vaccines at a mall in Paranaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar recognized mothers who are also frontliners in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as he wished for a safe and healthy celebration of Mother's Day. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar - PCOO - FILE PHOTO - MANILA BULLETIN Andanar made...
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is launching its 5G roaming services in the United States with AT&T. The telco currently has 5G roaming services in 16 countries, with 22 international partners. Smart’s partnership with AT&T – the leading mobile services provider in the U.S. –...
Philippine National Bank, one of the country’s major banks, is ranked as the best company for professionals to growth their careers, according to the Linkedin’s 2021 Philippines Top Companies List. LinkedIn, the online professional network, published its list of the 2021 LinkedIn Top...
The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) does not see anything wrong with giving the public information that the Philippines is doing better than other countries in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying these data were facts anyway. PCOO logo via Philippine News...
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has released its long-awaited “Live Your Passion with Purpose” campaign headlined by the world’s leading pop icon, BTS. The partnership also heralds Smart’s first collaboration with the Grammy-nominated artists managed by HYBE, formerly known as Big Hit...
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) teamed up with telco operator StarHub to launch 5G roaming in Singapore, its tenth partner-country for the service. Earlier, the telco activated its 5G roaming in Japan, with NTT Docomo; in Australia, with Vodafone; in China, with China Mobile; in Bahrain, Kuwait,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now allows telcos to occupy a portion of the government's Right of Way (ROW) to hasten rollouts and network infra maintenance in the next three years. PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) Tuesday (April 6) welcomed DPWH's newly issued...
