Author: Jeman Villanueva

With three weeks left in 2016 to collect Administrative Fees, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), an agency under the Department of Information and Communications Technology, has already breached its P 4.835B target for 2016 as its collections have amounted to P 4.870B to-date. The P 4.835B target was set by the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) composed of the Department of Budget Management (DBM), the Department of Finance (DOF) and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).

When you work 5 times a week, you feel so exhausted every night after work that you just want to rest. But this holiday season, there are a lot of parties, gatherings and reunions that you really want to be part of except that you’re always tired from you everyday schedule which makes it impossible for you to be able to handle parties after work? How do you stay alive and alert throughout the party especially this holiday season? It’s easy! You just need to take Robust Energy and you’re going to be alive and alert all throughout the party!…

Walt Disney Studios Southeast Asia has chosen fast-rising, multi-talented star Janella Salvador to sing and appear in the music video of “How Far I’ll Go,” the lead song from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 56th animated feature “Moana.” The music video of Janella Salvador’s cover version will be launched on Friday, November 18 simultaneously in Disney Channel and Disney Philippines’s social media accounts. “How Far I’ll Go” is one of seven original songs from the “Moana” soundtrack and is written by the Tony Award-winning “Hamilton” composer Lin-Manuel Miranda. The inspirational song boasts a soaring chorus and lyrics that echo the film’s…

Globe today announced it will offer iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, the best, most advanced iPhone ever, featuring an all-new advanced camera system, dust and water resistant design, stereo speaker system and the A10 Fusion chip which is the most powerful chip on any smartphone while delivering the best battery life ever in an iPhone. Customers can start reserving their iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus beginning Friday, October 28, 2016 via www.globe.com.ph/iPhone7. The new smartphones will be available through the Globe myLifestyle plans that already come with unlimited texts and calls to Globe/TM, mobile data and free access…

Ben Affleck stars in Warner Bros.’ action-thriller The Accountant as Christian Wolff, a specially trained assassin who happens to be a math savant suffering from Asperger’s Syndrome. Director Gavin O’Connor knew that Christian should have an idiosyncratic fighting style, forged by his childhood training and his personal penchant for order. O’Connor maintains, “I wanted to approach the action through character, with the thought being when Chris got into a situation that required violence, he would eliminate the threat as quickly and economically as possible. It’s math. It’s ‘How do I make my move and get them off the chessboard?’” Conferring…

Leading telecommunications and digital services provider PLDT will hold a hackathon to develop digital customer service solutions as part of the celebration of its 88th anniversary on November 28. Organized by PLDT Innolab and its Public Affairs Group, the #PLDT88 Hackathon Challenge is in line with the PLDT Group’s commitment to continuously improve customer service. Participants will be specifically tasked to come up with innovative solutions designed to enhance customers’ experience for the millions of PLDT HOME subscribers and SME customers. The competition will have two legs. Co-organized by RedWizard Events Management, the Luzon leg will be held in Manila…

FRAPPULA FRAPPUCCINO® BLENDED BEVERAGE We dare you to try our returning Halloween ice blended creation. A layer of eerie mocha sauce, topped with innocently sweet Frappuccino® with Hazelnut syrup soaked in terrifying ruby red strawberry sauce creating the unmistakable mark of a Vampire’s last meal.

According to Opera Software’s latest State of the Mobile Web Report, the Philippines is now recognized as the most social nation whereas before, it was only the text-messaging capital of the world. This particular upgradeis due to the easier and faster internet access in the country that made the Filipinos more attached to their devices as ever, despite the citizens itself disagreeing to the internet speed. Conversely, the total number of active Filipino social media users as of March 2015 is 42M, and 36M of them access social media through mobile. From January 2014, these figures have experienced a 24%…

Starting today, Starbucks beloved handcrafted holiday beverages return to stores in the Philippines for a limited time, along with the 2016 vintage Christmas Blend coffee, new food and beverage offerings and an exclusive selection of curated merchandise for gifting. Customers are invited to stop by to celebrate the arrival of Christmas season at Starbucks a time to rejoice, with traditions rooted in more than four decades of passion for coffee and experiences and the connections that are inspired by the spirit of the season. “I’m delighted that the holiday season has arrived in our stores again, a special time at…

Local IT giant Acer Philippines, Inc. recently honored members of its Acer Academy program during the awards night held at the Manila Ocean Park. Acer introduced the new members of its growing Acer Academy program. The event also served as a platform to showcase its continuing efforts in strengthening its partnership with the academe in setting new benchmarks in the education sphere. Loyalty awards were also given to schools that were part of the program for no less than 3 years. Benefits included rewards based on purchases where points are earned and can be converted into training opportunities, free devices…

Working with strategy and technology partner Huawei, PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications (Smart) has achieved test data speeds of 1.4 Gigabit per second (Gbps) using the cutting-edge data capabilities of LTE-Advanced (LTE-A). In a series of laboratory tests done this month, Smart successfully combined five frequencies or “component carriers” using Carrier Aggregation to consistently achieve data speeds in excess of one gibabit per second. Smart has thus joined a handful of leading operators actively testing ultra-high speed wireless data capacity in anticipation of demand for gigabit-level speeds. Carrier aggregation refers to the capability of LTE-A to combine two or more…