Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 operations will no longer be suspended this weekend, April 24 – 25, 2021, because its operator completed the maintenance works ahead of schedule, the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) today (April 20) announced. Earlier, LRMC declared it will need two weekends...
The Philippine’s fixed broadband average download speed continued to improve as of March 2021, according to the latest Ookla Speedtest Global Index report. The country registered a 7.79 Mbps or 20.25 percent increase in speed from the recorded 38.46 Mbps on February, jumping to 46.25...
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corp.(PT&T)'s subscriber base grew 15 percent in 2020, pushing its year-on-year revenue up eight percent to P408 million. PT&T also managed to cut down its losses by 40 percent, from P49.5 million in 2019 to P27.5...
Hidilyn Diaz will be competing her fourth Olympics in Tokyo this year. (MB File Photo) Hidilyn Diaz clinched her fourth straight Olympic berth after finishing fourth overall in the women’s 55kg category in the Asian Weightlifting Championship Sunday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. A silver medalist in...
The New Mood spring/summer 2021 collection highlights protection and openness in equal measures PATIO DRESS COLLECTION By Dennis Lustico for spring/summer 2021 The new way of living due to the global pandemic has bought many challenges with it—stripping us of the trappings of normality and...
As part of this year's P70 billion expansion program, Globe Telecom Inc. will deploy more than 1 million fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) lines to meet rising demand for faster internet and work-from-home requirements due to the pandemic. The telco is upgrading all of its remaining copper lines to fiber to...
Art lovers, rejoice! The digital world, while oftentimes messy and crazy, has paved the way for many artists to thrive throughout the pandemic. The power of the internet to connect has never been more than essential during these trying times. This year, Art Fair Philippines is paying homage to that...
In the face of the global health crisis, Huawei devised five strategies to survive and looks forward to an Intelligent World in 2030 when it's over. First of all, Huawei is optimizing its portfolio to boost business resilience, Rotating Chairman Eric Xu disclosed during this week's 18th Global...
Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski, President of the Miss and Mister Supranational Organization, announced today, April 15, that the Miss Supranational, Mister Supranational and Miss Polski 2021 Competitions will take place from August 20-22 in Poland. "After doing several editions in December, we are...
After opening Skyway Extension’s four-kilometer northbound section to the public last Sunday, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Wednesday, (April 14) announced it is fast-tracking the southbound section so it will be completed by third quarter this year. File photo: SMC president and COO Ramon S. Ang...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) Tuesday, (April 13) announced the temporary suspension of LRT-1 operations for two weekends this April for maintenance works. The shutdown on April 17 – 18 and April 24 – 25, 2021 (Saturday and Sunday) will allow LRMC to complete the remaining...
Under the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) of NCR Plus (Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal), only essential travel will be allowed until end of the month although AirAsia will continue to operate all other domestic flights to and from Manila, subject to compliance with...
