Tolentino’s LITAW program starts in January 2025

Futch Anthony Inso 11/26/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The Liwanag, Internet, Water, Assistance, and Welfare (LITAW) program of Senator Francis Tolentino is set to start implementation in January 2025. LITAW is a program designed as a holistic solution for the countless…

Converge eyes full fiber coverage across mainland Cebu by June 2025

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Internet service provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is targeting to achieve complete coverage in mainland Cebu by next year. In a recent roundtable held here, officials at Converge revealed they aim to activate…

Converge FiberX launches Super Bundles first in Cebu  

Christian Orellano 11/26/2024

Converge FiberX, known as the fastest internet provider in the Philippines, has made a bold move by launching its highly anticipated Super Bundles first in Cebu.      Starting November 22, 2024, Cebuanos can enjoy faster, more…

Cayetano seeks to improve PH’s digital infrastructure, connectivity

Luisa Cabato 05/26/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is confident that the Konektadong Pinoy Act, filed before the Senate last week, will help improve the country’s digital infrastructure and connectivity. Senate Bill Number 2699, or the Konektadong Pinoy…

Lil Tay, Canadian internet rapper, reportedly alive; Family claims her Instagram was hacked

Anne Pasajol 08/10/2023

(Editor’s note: This is an update of the story originally titled “Lil Tay, Canadian internet rapper, dead at 14” and published Aug. 10, 2023, at 1:11 p.m.) A day after her death was announced and confirmed by…

Loss in bandwidth capacity cited as reason for slow internet browsing

06/05/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Did you experience slow internet connection this afternoon? If your internet service provider (ISP) is the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company or PLDT, then it may be because one of its cable partners had…

Fiber internet enriches countryside living in Bohol

05/17/2023

Living in the countryside is often synonymous with a slower and easier pace of life, but for one Boholano, being in the province means big, festive gatherings where family bonds over food, exchange news, and enjoy shared…

PH internet in February: Broadband speed up, mobile speed down, says Ookla

Beatrice Pinlac 04/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ fixed broadband internet speed in the Philippines accelerated in February, while its mobile internet speed suffered a slight drop, according to US-based speed analytics firm Ookla. Based on Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index,…

The beauty of letting them be 

Immae Lachica 03/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Let them be.  A simple phrase that would make our heart skip a beat.  In our world today, with the easy access to communication through the internet or through phones, the rumor mill cannot…

No cultural deficiency

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 03/11/2023

The phrase, “A damaged culture,” which first appeared in 1987 in The Atlantic magazine, is readily trotted out by lazy writers when things go wrong. But characterizing the Filipino people by it is wrong. It merely sounds…

Study: Pinoys paying for expensive but ‘mediocre’ internet

Tyrone Jasper C. Piad - @inquirerdotnet 09/15/2022

The Philippines is among countries with “least affordable” internet services, yet consumers are receiving only “mediocre” quality of connectivity, according to a study by cybersecurity firm Surfshark. In its latest Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL) report,…

An internet for the common good

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 09/15/2022

One of mankind’s greatest inventions is motorized transportation. But it eventually became mankind’s worse invention when the world allowed its unstrained misuse. Mankind is again reaping the rewards of an even greater new invention—the internet. And yet…

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