All existing telco laws must be integrated into one to avoid conflicting provisions when legislators pass the Open Access in Data Transmission Bill. “Organizing outdated laws on telecommunications in one comprehensive law will prevent conflicting provisions,” stressed Atty. Ariel Tubayan, Globe...
Telcos are evolving from being aggregators of other people’s services and content to becoming content platforms in their own right, Globe Telecom Inc. President and CEO Ernest Cu revealed in the Asia Video Industry Association's recent webinar, "Philippines in View". “Globe has always been at...
Excavation works by private companies on major roads in Metro Manila should be synchronized with proper authorities t o ensure minimal effect on traffic, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Photo from MMDA Facebook page) Abalos...
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...
Local telcos have blocked a total of 5,532 sites to date as they heed the government's call to combat online child abuse and pornography. Globe Telecom Inc. announced Tuesday night, Jan. 13, it has blocked 2,521 sites to comply with the government's directive. For their part, PLDT Inc. and Smart...
Year-Ender The pandemic did not wreak as much devastation in the telecom sector as it did in transportation, property and trade. In a locked down world, the mantra of businesses became: digitalize or die. Most of the country's over 100 million locked down population went online, working and...
The Philippines has no choice. The only way to recover from the pandemic is to go digital. So says Ayala Corp. Chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, popularly known as JAZA. Ayala Corporation Chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (Ayala Corp / MANILA BULLETIN) “We realized...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has strongly suggested that President Duterte sign an executive order to liberalize access to satellite technology as telcos failed to provide good Internet services and access in the countryside. Philippine Chamber of Commerce and...
