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…

Mental hospital probed for using shock treatment on patients with internet addiction

Inquirer.net 10/29/2018

A MENTAL hospital in Shandong province, China, previously accused of using electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or shock treatment on its patients, is being investigated for allegedly re-starting said controversial internet addiction treatment. The Health and Family Planning Commission…

New telco can hasten OK of Work-from-Home bill

Inquirer 10/24/2018

Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday said the entry of a third telecommunications service provider could aide in the implementation of the proposed Telecommuting or Work-From-Home Act. “The entry of a third telco player will create competition and…

Neda: PH to allow up to 100% foreign ownership in internet businesses

Inquirer.net 10/02/2018

THE Philippines will allow up to 100 percent foreign ownership in internet businesses as soon as President Rodrigo Duterte signs the proposed 11th Foreign Investment Negative List, the country’s chief economist said Tuesday. During the Senate finance…

Internet absence slows down transmittal of reports

Benjie B. Talisic 09/30/2018

THE Tactical Operations Center (PTOC) of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) has apparently lost their internet connection since Saturday and are now having problems receiving reports from the different police stations. There are no new incident…

Default is Internet

FR. FRANCIS ONGKINGCO 07/06/2018

Mentors and coaches strive to identity their clients’ most positive traits and how these can be improved. Naturally, they also have to spot what are the common snags and pitfalls, experienced in work and social dealings, that…

READ: ‘My Joke Ako’ is the new internet trend we can all relate

Raul Constantine Tabanao 06/18/2018

Just when you thought that #RP612fic ended its reign, then think again. Pinoy jokes aren’t over yet! Another Filipino joke is now making rounds on social media. Netizens unleash their inner creativity in making their own ‘May…

Boy shot dead inside internet cafe

Norman V. Mendoza 05/02/2018

A 17-year-old boy was shot dead by an unidentified person inside an internet cafe in Barangay Babag, Lapu-Lapu City on May 2, Wednesday early morning. The victim is a junior high school student in Barangay Dapitan, Cordova…

IT, BPO still growing despite slow internet

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/22/2018

Business will continue for those in the information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing (BPO) industries even if the Philippines has been lagging behind other Asian countries in terms of internet connectivity and speed. However, local stakeholders…

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