Will there be signal shutdown during Fiesta Señor, Sinulog 2024?

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Discussions of security preparations for the Sinulog in January 2024 are underway, and among the topics include the probability of a signal shutdown in Cebu City. However, as of writing, there is still no…

Unregistered SIM cards to get 5-day grace period

Tyrone Jasper Piad 07/24/2023

MANILA  -All unregistered SIM (subscriber identity module) cards after the July 25 deadline for the mandatory listup will be unusable but a five-day grace period will be allotted should the holders want to reactivate them, the Department…

SIM registration: High percentage so far, says DICT-7

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/20/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Five days before the deadline for SIM card registration, the Philippines has reached about 62-percent registration out of the total 168 million subscribed SIM cards. Engr. Royden Rusiana, Department of Information and…

Users applaud extension of SIM registration deadline

04/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Some cellphone users here were delighted when the deadline for the extension of SIM registration was extended for 90 days. The national government on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, extended the deadline for mandatory SIM registration,…

DICT: Low SIM registration turnout not due to lack of gov’t IDs

Daphne Galvez 04/26/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The low SIM card registration turnout is not because of the lack of government IDs but because of “hard-headed” Filipinos who have a “bad habit” of delaying their tasks until “the last minute.” Department…

Haven’t registered your SIM yet? DICT-7 can help

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mobile users in Central Visayas who have yet to register their mobile numbers could avail of assistance from the SIM registration booth prepared by the Department of Information and Communications Technology in Central…

NTC-7 chief eyes booths in remote areas for SIM registration

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/29/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The National Telecommunications Commission in Central Visayas (NTC-7) plans to put up booths in remote areas and places with a poor signal. NTC-7 Director Sophia Lynn Lumantod said that they might send portable…

Smart confirms temporary signal shut-off this Sinulog

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – One of the country’s telecommunication companies has confirmed that they will be temporarily suspending their mobile phone services in Metro Cebu in line with this weekend’s Sinulog Festival 2020 celebration. “In the interest…

CCPO to NTC-7: Help us speed up installing security cameras in Sinulog, procession routes

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 01/07/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has turned to the National Telecommunications Commission in Central Visayas (NTC-7) for help in hastening the installation of more security cameras along the routes of the solemn…

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…

Public urged: Air complaints against poor service of telcos

Inquirer.net 09/03/2017

The public are encouraged to air their complaints against the poor service of telecommunications companies (telcos) in the country. Senator Grace Poe made this call on Sunday on her social media accounts. “We deserve good telco service,…

Mixed reactions from Cebuanos on ‘zero signal’

Dominic D. Yasay, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/13/2017

MIXED reactions from the Cebuano community met the announcement of the Philippine National Police (PNP) that the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) had approved their request to shut down all cell sites surrounding the Basilica Minore del Santo…

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