Cebu City’s public Wi-Fi project stalled over budget concerns

Pia Piquero 08/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A plan to install Wi-Fi in public places in Cebu City risk delays after concerns raised on the project’s P4 million allocation were not properly answered. During an executive session on Wednesday, August…

SKY Fiber offers back-up internet plan for non SKY-users

PR 11/09/2020

With more Filipinos now relying on the internet as they work from home and students attend online classes, a back-up broadband connection can prove to be important as service interruptions can disrupt lives. Heavy broadband users can…

Want a unique Wi-Fi password combination? A senior high teacher has a brilliant idea

Immae Lachica 11/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Having second thoughts of giving out your Wi-Fi password but too kind to say no to someone who asks for it? Well, a 22-year-old senior high school teacher from Tayug, Pangasinan has come up with…

Ako Bisdak party-list eyes Visayas as a ‘super-economic’ region

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The vision of a united Bisdak or “Bisayang dako”  is a future of a super-economic one Visayan region. And when the millions of Visayan-speaking people say they are Bisaya, retired Rear Admiral Ernesto Enriquez and…

Google to provide free unli wifi in CSBT

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/14/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Passengers, drivers, conductors, and staff of the administration of the Cebu South Bus Terminal (CSBT) may soon enjoy free, high-speed and unlimited access to the internet. This developed after Google announced on…

Globe brings free Wi-Fi to over 10K stranded passengers at NAIA

PR 08/31/2018

WHILE stranded passengers wait for flight operations to resume at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Pasay City, Globe Telecom keeps them company with free Wi-Fi access. Globe Telecom has provided free unlimited GoWiFi service to…

Boost Connectivity with Linksys Mesh WiFi System

Max Limpag 08/15/2018

WITH family members owning multiple devices that require good internet connectivity, modern homes now require good WiFi coverage. Apart from good internet provider service, one can improve coverage by using new devices like a mesh WiFi system.…

‘Ang Babaeng Allergic sa Wifi’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/03/2018

Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino THE SECOND year of Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) will officially begin in 11 days. PPP is a nationwide and weeklong celebration in all cinemas that will only screen Filipino films. The festival…

Free Wi-Fi, pay card system required for new jeepneys

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/09/2017

IMAGINE having free Wi-Fi and paying with a card instead of cash for your next ride on board a passenger jeepney. That, along with closed-circuit TV (CCTV) and dashboard cameras and a global navigation satellite system (GNSS),…

WiFi and homeowners

Editorial 06/30/2017

An appeal by the recently created Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to Congress to pass legislation that would allow telecommunications companies to build cell sites in subdivisions gains significance here in Metro Cebu in light…

Second Chance staff face probe for contraband mess

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/01/2017

Cebu City Hall is now investigating all personnel inside the Operation Second Chance Center (OSCC) after several contraband, including marijuana and shabu, were recovered in a surprise operation in the facility. Councilor Dave Tumulak, deputy mayor on…

Hidden crime

Editorial 06/01/2017

The arrest of a mother who wasn’t able to pay her power bills for her shanty yet managed to operate a sari-sari store that served as the venue for her cyberporn trafficking was all the more alarming…

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