ONE late Saturday afternoon in July, a thumping soirée was going full power in Cebu City. The stage light worked its magic as guys in pit-soaked button downs and skinny pants shimmied alongside leggy girls in bandage-style…
The PLDT SME Nation kicked off the second leg of its Big Talks conference series as part of their efforts to empower the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Cebu at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel.…
MOST government health facilities in the provinces have a shortage of doctors. Health workers who badly need the advice and expertise of medical specialists have to fend for themselves in both routine and emergency situations. Hx Factfinder,…
PLDT chairman Manny Pangilinan’s call (appeal) for the national government “not to meddle too much” in relation to its digital shift project which includes a joint deal with Globe Telecom to buy San Miguel’s Vega Telecom should…
Read with some interest the Sisyphus Lament column of lawyer Oscar Franklin Tan entitled “Can antitrust stop PLDT, Globe telco purchase?” that was published in the Inquirer last Monday and in Cebu Daily News the following day.…
Telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., Inc. (PLDT) yesterday launched in Cebu the #MyNumber solution for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Around 60 MSMEs, mostly from the tourism and retail sectors, were invited to the…
How I got security tips and my own endorsement deal from meeting Miss Universe MICHELLE P. So may just have a prophetic streak. “This excitement may be like what you might feel if you were going to, say, the…
Telecommunications companies have to remove more redundant posts and dangling wires, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said following a walk-through on several streets in the city yesterday. Rama, together with representatives from Globe Telecom, Philippine Long Distance…
Telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., Inc. (PLDT) reported a 34-percent decline in its net income to P6.2 billion in the first quarter of 2016, proving that the transition to digital multimedia communications is difficult. “Our…
THE PLDT Group has provided data and voice services and other communications support to the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) that will be held in Cebu City from January 24 to 31. According to IEC organizers, about 15,000…
THE PLDT Hime Ultera averted a catastrophic collapse after blowing three match points in the fifth set but recovered to come away with a 16-25, 20-25, 26-24, 29-27, 18-16 victory over Army yesterday in Game 1 of…
For emergency repairs of utility poles and cables, call the Visayan Electric Co. (Veco). Utility firms have signed an agreement adopting Emergency Response Guidelines (ERG), which will make use of Veco’s emergency response system and hotline 230-8329.…
