Jang Ki-yong (Instagram) Korean actor Jang Ki-yong, who recently starred in the K-drama “My Roommate Is a Gumiho,” will be enlisting in the military next, his agency announced. YG Entertainment said on July 26 that Jang Ki-yong will be enlisting on Aug. 23 after finishing the filming of his...
DITO Telecommunity, the country's third telco, announced its expansion to 18 more areas starting today, July 15, 2021, making its service available in a total of 158 cities and municipalities nationwide. "True to our commitment of providing stronger connectivity to more Filipinos, we continue to...
Kapuso stars Heart Evangelista and Lovi Poe are featured in the cover of this month's issue of Now Magazine. Both shared the news to followers on their respective social media accounts. "It was such a pleasure working with you guys @nowmagazinela! Looking forward to the exciting things that are...
Publicly listed telecom, media, and tech firm Now Corporation has increased its stake in affiliate, Now Telecom Company Inc., (NTCI), to prepare for the global post-pandemic turnaround . images.jpeg-10 State regulators extended NTCI's franchise for another 25 years beginning 2018 and renewed its...
AND Financing Corporation (AND FC) targets to haul over 7 million beep card users via a "ride now, pay later" scheme which started this month. Through their lendpinoy app, the firm is granting P500 “beep Pamasahe Loans” to Filipino commuters who are beep card holders. Commuters can use the loan...
DITO Telecommunity Corporation, the country’s third major player in the telecommunications industry, Friday, (June 11) announced they are approaching the one-millionth subscriber mark a few weeks after their Metro Manila entry. To commemorate the 123 years of Philippine independence tomorrow,...
Construction of the first 5-kilometer section of the P23 billion NLEX Connector, between Caloocan and España Interchanges, is 35 per cent complete and has reached Abad Santos Street and Blumentritt, Manila. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A. Villar made the progress...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima’s supporters have renewed their call for her immediate release from detention at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center after the lawmaker was rushed to the hospital last week. Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan noted De Lima’s continued unjust...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres In this pivotal year for humanity, now is the time for bold climate action. The science is irrefutable and globally agreed: To stop the climate crisis from becoming a permanent catastrophe, we must limit global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius. To do...
After a delay of sixteen years, NOW Telecom Company has cleared its final hurdle as a 5G provider when the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) the other day issued an order of automatic approval for the frequencies it needs. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)'s “obstinate refusal to...
In a bid to expand and rollout a fifth generation (5G) standalone network in the country, the self-professed fourth telco, the NOW Group of Companies partnered with Finnish technology leader, Nokia. NOW Corporation and affiliate NOW Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding with Nokia to...
The politics of Sadness Illustrations by Ariana Maralit And in the remote capital of our wildest imagination, one day, to our collective shock, the government ceased all operations, focused only on the one thing none of us ever imagined would deserve its full attention: Sadness. “What...
