Ivermectin’s counterfactual appeal

Randy David - @inquirerdotnet 04/11/2021

Defying authoritative scientific voices attesting to its uselessness as a cure or prophylactic against COVID-19, a good number of Filipinos are turning to the antiparasitic drug ivermectin as an answer to the coronavirus. A cursory look at…

Internet connection problem cuts off Palace briefing on telco services

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 01/21/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Even the seat of power is not spared from the enduring problem of glitchy internet connection in the country. On Thursday, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque ‘s press briefing in Malacañang – which, ironically, was dedicated…

TikTok files last-minute petition against Trump order

11/11/2020

San Francisco, United States—TikTok asked a Washington court Tuesday to stop an order from US President Donald Trump’s administration from taking effect this week as the White House seeks to ban the Chinese-owned app in the United…

Grandfather shows love by building treehouse for grandson’s online class

Immae A. Lachica 08/23/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— What’s that one thing your grandfather did for you that you cannot forget? Did he build you a treehouse in the middle of a rice field to get a better internet connection for…

Duterte: DepEd allocating P700M for internet connections of 7,000 public schools

Christia Marie Ramos 06/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) is allocating P700 million to provide internet service to 7,000 schools nationwide, in preparation for the country’s shift from basic education system to online learning in view of the…

Councilor to Cebu City gov’t: Study how to help schools gain faster net

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The schools in Cebu City must be equipped with faster internet if it should implement alternative modes of teaching through online classes. This was the concern of Councilor Alvin Dizon as the Department…

PH internet deal with Facebook a go by September 2020 — DICT

Miguel R. Camus 05/18/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government’s massive internet deal with social media giant Facebook is pushing through after being entangled in geopolitical tensions between the United States and China. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) undersecretary Eliseo…

Minglanilla quarantine control points get WiFi routers

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Personnel manning quarantine control points (QCP) in three barangays in Minglanilla town southern Cebu will now have access to unlimited high-speed internet connection. This after a private telecommunication company donated WiFi routers to…

Filipino engineer who connected PH to Internet passes away

Ryan Arcadio - Inquirer.net 12/28/2019

  Filipino engineer Benjamin “Benjie” Tan, who linked the Philippines to the internet, died last Thursday, Dec. 26. The internet pioneer died due to cancer in a lymph node, as per technology news website Newsbytes.ph on the same…

Buhisan tricycle drivers group set up internet, motorcycle parts business

Irene Sino-Cruz 09/11/2019

CEBU CITY—Providing transport to commuters may have been the sole source of livelihood for a group of tricycle drivers in Buhisan in the past.  But they now have put up their own business. The Barangay Buhisan United…

CSBT management promises faster Internet connection for Holy Week travellers

Gerard Vincent Francisco 04/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Travellers will never get bored when at the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT). Jonathan Tumulak, CSBT manager, said they added two additional wifi routers to give commuters free Internet access while they wait…

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET Boring “milk money” chase

Jeff Ruffolo 11/22/2018

SIX years is a long time between movie sequels. It was a seven-year gap between “Alien” (1979) and “Aliens” (1986) so six years between “Wreck It Ralph” (nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature) and…

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