A House leader has called out the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for alleged "abuse of authority" in proposing a two-day number coding ban on private vehicles. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "I oppose the MMDA imposition of the number coding scheme covering two days...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) clarified Friday, March 18, that it will never allow the operation of the illegal number game "Peryahan ng Bayan" contrary to the claims being floated in some reports. Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (DILG photo) Undersecretary Jonathan...
Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayateno--through the help of his witty supporters--became somewhat viral on social media Monday, Feb. 14, on the occasion of Valentine's Day. Senatorial candidate, former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayateno (Photo from Alan Peter Cayateno's office) No, the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number, or the average number of secondary infections by each infected individual, dropped further to 0.50, the independent research group OCTA said on Saturday, Jan. 29. In a tweet, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David...
Can you make a guess? When you have one son and one daughter, the parents usually think they have it all... until God decides to give them one more. Excited for baby number three This is what happened to couple Jun Sunga and Vanessa Matsunaga as they both posted on their personal Instagram accounts...
Amid the holiday “uptick” of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positivity rate in Metro Manila, the OCTA Research group, on Sunday, Dec. 26, said the region’s reproduction number has increased to 0.70. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) Reproduction number refers to the average number of secondary...
HMG-telephonyu Around 5,000 customers nationwide availed of local telcos' mobile number portability (MNP) service in the first three months, the Telecommunications Connectivity Inc. (TCI) reported Dec. 23, 2021. TCI is the joint venture which DITO Telecommunity (DITO), Globe Telecom Inc. (Globe)...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) will have the final decision on the resumption of the number coding scheme as heavy volume of vehicles is expected in the capital region ahead of the holiday season. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and people crossing the overpass days after...
President Duterte said he'd be fine with a 12th place finish in next year's Senate race. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during one of his events in Oriental Mindoro on Nov. 18, 2021 (Malacañang photo) Speaking during a meeting with Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban)...
33951 Telcos blamed combined non-technical and technical issues for the "birth pains" of implementing Mobile Number Portability (MNP). However, Telecommunications Connectivity Inc. (TCI), a joint venture of DITO Telecommunity, Globe Telecom Inc. and Smart Communications Inc., assured the National...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is eyeing the resumption of the implementation of the number coding scheme in Metro Manila as the volume of traffic in the region is already returning to pre-pandemic level. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said Tuesday, Nov. 9, that the agency will...
A consumers' group is pressing Philippines authorities to focus on improving the internet quality in the country as the recently signed a law that allows users to transfer networks without changing mobile number does not seem relevant and is not widely commended by the public. Professor Louie...
