NTC-7 on sim card registration: No extension after July 25 deadline

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Another extension for SIM card registration seems unlikely after the July 25, 2023 deadline. Engr. Felipe Gumalo Jr., officer-in-charge of the Enforcement and Operation Division of the National Telecommunications Commission in Central Visayas…

Democratizing the economy

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 07/18/2023

The Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company used to have a monopoly on telephone services, and Philippine Airlines (PAL) on domestic airline services in the country. It took over six years from when my wife filed an…

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…

PLDT buying Sky Cable’s broadband business for P6.75B

Tyrone Jasper C. Piad - @inquirerdotnet 03/16/2023

PLDT Inc. is set to buy Sky Cable’s broadband business and other related assets for P6.75 billion, a move seen to bode well for the customers of both companies. In a statement on Thursday, PLDT Inc. announced…

Utility firms seek exemption from proposed ‘Anti-Road Obstruction Ordinance’

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two public utility firms have requested to be exempted from a proposed ordinance that would free the city’s sidewalks and road-right-of-way (RROW) from obstructions. Representatives of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT)…

Capitol demands rental from telcos, utility companies encroaching in province-owned properties

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government has demanded utility companies “illegally” occupying its premium properties along Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City to pay rent starting from the date they began using the province-owned lots. In…

Business and gov’t execs, netizens lament New Year air traffic system glitch

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 01/01/2023

  MANILA, Philippines — A number of air travelers — including elected officials, businessmen and netizens have denounced the technical glitch that hounded the country’s air traffic system and grounded hundreds of domestic and international flights on New Year’s…

Heads to roll at PLDT, says ‘disappointed’ MVP

Daxim L. Lucas 12/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines — “Certainly, we’ve taken a knock on our reputation. We pride ourselves on governance, on disclosures, and we’re gonna get a knock. We have a job in trying to recover our credibility.” Thus said Manuel…

The president who freed the skies

Milwida Guevarra - @inquirerdotnet 08/03/2022

My young students only faintly remember who President Fidel V. Ramos was. However, their puzzled looks turn into a smile when I describe him as the president who freed the skies. Years before he became president, traveling…

New undersea fiber optic cable to boost PLDT capacity

Tyrone Jasper Piad 06/27/2022

Manuel Pangilinan-led PLDT Inc. is set to activate next month its 14,000-kilometer submarine fiber optic cable system, which is seen to support its data center capacity. The US-Transpacific Jupiter cable system will increase the fully integrated telecommunication…

Cebu City councilor wants city to open co-working space

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival is asking the Executive Department to open a co-working space for workers in the city. In a resolution passed by the City Council, Archival said that since Typhoon…

Maya Bank to roll out this 2022

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Developers of electronic wallet (e-wallet) app PayMaya are targeting to launch its digital banking service Maya Bank next year. During a virtual press briefing of PLDT’s 3rd Quarter Performance on November 4, the…

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