Globe launches cyberwellness campaign

01/24/2017

Nearly half of Philippine internet users are at risk of falling prey to cybercriminals due to online habits that make them highly vulnerable to attacks, prompting leading telecommunications company Globe Telecom to launch the #CyberPinoy cyberwellness campaign…

Cebuanos turn to FireChat app amid telco shutdown for Sinulog

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Ryan Macasero 01/14/2017

Amid a shutdown of telecommunication services in Cebu City for the Sinulog Festival, Cebuanos are turning to mobile app FireChat for communication and old fashion meet-ups. Others, like emergency responders and radio stations, turned to two-way radio…

Biz heads: US study doubtful; net speed in PH ‘frustrating’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/22/2016

‘Survey saying PH mobile net speed up does not show net users’ actual experiences’ A recent survey result showing the Philippines overtaking some of its peers in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of mobile internet speed has…

#HushTag

Francis B. Ongkingco 12/02/2016

Enter the hashtag! Nosebleed: “It is a metadata label extensively used by social networks and microblogging services. It helps users to fish concrete topics and trends within the vast oceans of the internet.” Due to its widespread…

Rumormongering

Editorial 11/10/2016

While freedom of speech is a guaranteed right in every country that prides itself as a democracy, the old expression “One’s freedom ends when he or she infringes on another person’s rights” rings true in the case…

China passes cybersecurity law

11/08/2016

BEIJING — China on Monday passed a controversial cybersecurity bill further tightening restrictions on online freedom of speech, raising concerns that it could intensify already wide-ranging Internet censorship. The ruling Communist Party oversees a vast censorship system…

Print Media for Memento

Gerard Pareja 10/30/2016

Dihang misulod ako sa usa ka 7-eleven sa Maguikay Mandaue, nakit-an ko ang front page sa Inquirer diin daw torre ang higanting si Yao Ming nga midungo sa pundok sa iyang mga kaubang Insik nga mialirong kang…

Clinton nearing victory

Ricky Poca 10/24/2016

Lately my attention is glued on the CNN coverage of the US presidential elections and other international news courtesy of cable TV and the Internet. Only three weeks left in the US presidential campaign period, and last…

My favorite workplaces

Jeff Ruffolo 10/06/2016

Fastest Wi-Fi in Cebu BECAUSE of the seemingly never-ending construction that is currently doubling the size of our Casa Ruffolo dwelling and pushing our family into “alternative dwellings,” this writer has been spending his days begging off…

‘The Road to Porndiction’

Francis B. Ongkingco 09/30/2016

(Part 1 of 3) Drugs! Death! Damnation! Our society, now more than before, is experiencing the toll of these words as we become helpless and fearful spectators of the vicious cycle of extrajudicial executions. There is no…

Social media wars

09/22/2016

The introduction of Web 2.0 has provided a platform for the instant interface of millions of people. But it has also created a new kind of culture — the culture of hate. Most cybercitizens are prejudiced against…

Smart boosts LTE, 3G coverage in Metro Cebu

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/14/2016

    As part of its thrust to bring high-speed internet service to 95 percent of the country’s cities and towns, Smart Communications is undertaking a major expansion of its mobile internet coverage in Metro Cebu over…

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