Tackling the slow Internet service

Fernando Fajardo 03/03/2016

I’m glad that this year CCCI’s Cebu Business Month aims to tackle the question of slow internet service. Slow internet service in the country is one of the most common complaints of people who depend on the…

‘Cebu should get own Wi-Fi service provider’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/13/2015

Partnering with private providers will ensure stable Wi-Fi connectivity and raise Internet speed in Cebu, One Cebu gubernatorial bet Winston Garcia said. During last Saturday’s Cebu Bloggers Summit, Garcia said he prefers providers that can offer a…

Traffickers leave clubs, head off to cyberspace

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/05/2015

  While incidence of child prostitution and sexual exploitation in Cebu City bars and night clubs went down, human traffickers shifted to cyberpornography, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said yesterday. “Times are changing. We’ve noticed a…

Down in the iClouds

Francis B. Ongkingco 10/10/2015

With the Internet becoming an almost indispensable communicating and transacting vehicle, more and more people are storing data –both personal and professional– in the web. Today, this growing container of mankind’s digital databank is call the Cloud.…

Telco’s future lies in data, Internet-based networks

Marites Villamor Ilano 09/03/2015

Report: Mobile devices are entertainment tools in digital lifestyle More people are shifting from the traditional voice to wireless, Internet-based telecommunications services as the world enters a digital lifestyle era, a new report by Canada-based global telecom…

Have Internet presence or miss out on widening customer base

Vanessa Claire Lucero 08/17/2015

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must establish Internet presence and maximize it to be able to compete and expand their customer base, a top executive of Google and the chief digital officer of a giant television network…

Davide to ask telecom firms, NTC to speed up Internet

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/21/2015

PH has slowest Internet in Asean, 171st globally Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III said he will ask the telecommunication companies and the government regulator to find ways to improve Internet download speed in the country. “Mohangyo ta…

‘Cebu needs infrastructure for growth as BPO destination’

Vanessa Claire Lucero 07/18/2015

Ookla survey  shows slow  Internet speed in PH, Cebu The lack of infrastructure remains the biggest threat to the growth of the business-process outsourcing or BPO industry in Cebu. Michael McCullough, KMC Mag Group Inc. managing director,…

‘Someone, please, fix the Internet’

Vanessa Claire Lucero 06/16/2015

Slow speed hinders online shopping sites THE slow Internet speed in the country is the biggest challenge faced by online shopping sites. “(Internet) speed is the biggest restraint. Someone, please, fix the Internet,” Clarissa Briones, chief executive…

Capitol workers reminded: Wi-Fi not to be abused

Melissa Q. Cabahug 05/04/2015

The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) reminded provincial government employees not to use the Wi-Fi available in their office for personal use. In a resolution passed last Monday, PB member Arleigh Jay Sitoy said they noticed that employees…

Netizens speak up in summit

Stephen D. Capillas 01/25/2015

Right to privacy, Internet accessibility, digital surveillance and freedom of expression were among the issues discussed at length in yesterday’s opening of the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit at the Cebu Provincial Capitol. The summit, attended by…

Warden wants signal jammers in jail

Peter L. Romanillos 12/16/2014

Provincial Jail Warden Romeo Manansala lobbied for the installation of signal jammers in the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) to block incoming network signals of cellular phones inside the facility. This after Manansala and Capitol…

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