The United States has provided a telecommunication company P118 million (US$2.15 million) to conduct a feasibility study in the Philippines for the development of a reliable and secured nationwide 5G mobile network across the country. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, US Assistant...
GMA Network, through wholly-owned investment arm GMA Ventures Inc. (GVI), is partnering with leading US-based venture fund Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health (Wavemaker 360 to advance health-tech in the region. In a statement, GMA said the partnership will foster greater innovation in the global...
GMA Network and ABS-CBN Corporation, formerly stiff rivals in the broadcasting industry, have sealed a new historic partnership for the co-production of a groundbreaking television series. In a statement, the two multi-media giants said the romantic-drama series titled “Unbreak My Heart” will...
The $150-million Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN), the longest of its kind in the country, is on track to be completed April this year, Globe announced Friday, January 19. Globe partnered with Eastern Communications and InfiniVAN Inc. for the project meant to connect previously...
Women leaders disrupt! The Filipina Women Network (FWN) recently released "DISRUPT.4," the fourth edition in the "DISRUPT Leadership" book series. Published in San Francisco, California, the collection of stories highlights the leadership competencies of 36 Most Influential Women Awardees from nine...
A coalition of transport network vehicle services (TNVS) drivers and operators representing over 25,0000 members have expressed their willingness to work with government regulators and policymakers to improve ride-hailing services in the country, and have committed to do their part to lessen the...
Citizen Watch, an independent network of advocates seeking to raise the interests of the public, said in order to “embrace digitalization,” the country needs to boost its digital infrastructure and at the same time upgrade the digital skills of Filipinos. (Unsplash) For Citizen Watch...
How to expanding your investment portfolio With better economic growth forecasts from the World pegged at 7.2 percent at the end of the year, investors may well ride the waves of a recovering tide of investment and consumption. As startups pop up in different industries, one after the other, so do...
PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and Smart Communications, Inc. have expanded their fiber and wireless networks, serving 40 percent of the total barangays in the Philippines. PLDT has rolled out its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network to 17,000 barangays, as of end-September, 2022, up 24 percent from end-2021. The...
A member of the notorious Josue Guial robbery-holdup group responsible for the series of robbery in Pasay City was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Col. Byron Tabernilla, city police chief, identified the suspect as Marvin Boticario, Jr, 22. Tabernilla said Boticario was arrested around 8:00 p.m....
Filipinos were warned against clicking suspicious links and logging into unverified websites following unreliable claims that Friendster, a social networking site that ended its services in 2015, has finally returned. Is Friendster back? The Department of Information and Communications...
The Philippines is the biggest mover in the Network Readiness Index (NRI) 2022 ranking 71st from 85th last year out of the 131 economies that highlighted impact as the country’s main strength and technology as its biggest concern for improvement. The NRI 2022 released by the Portulans Institute,...
