On Saturday, October 3 up to October 4, Sunday, Globe Telecoms, Inc. will reduce the voice call rates to P3 per minute. They will implement the reduced rates starting 12:01 a.m. of October 3 until 11:59 p.m. of October 4. The discounted call rate is applicable on calls made on its network – Globe to [...]

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has teamed with the stiffest competitor of its affiliate mobile company Globe Telecoms. BPI and Smart Communications has entered into a partnership that would provide a new mobile banking platform that will offer a full range of services to the two companies’ common clients.

Members of the Iloilo Federation for Information Technology (IFIT) and the stakeholders of the information technology (IT) industry in the province gathered last Monday for the start of the annual IT week celebration. The celebration was spearheaded by IFIT , in cooperation with the provincial and city government of Iloilo.

One of ways being mentioned as means to send donations to the victims of tropical storm Ondoy is via money transfer through the cellphone. To encourage our countrymen to utilize this channel and gather more help for the victims, Smart Communication and Globe Telecoms have exempted the transaction from service charges.

Smart Communications recently has made available in the market the first reloadable international direct dialing (IDD) card in the country. With its new product, the leading wireless phone provider is eyeing budget-conscious household because it allows them to make calls to 17 key overseas destinations for as low as P2.50 per minute.

The Easycall Communications Philippines, Inc. (ECPI) has been granted the license to install, operate and maintain a nationwide data communication network by the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC). The license however, comes with a condition.

Amidst a widely criticized trips and dinner overseas, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo left for Libya early this morning. But this time though, the president has a “lean” delegation composed of only five Cabinet officials.
Travelling with the president in Libya are Press Secretary Cerge M. Remonde, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto G. Romulo, Labor Secretary Marianito D. Roque, [...]

Bayan Telecommunications, Inc. (Bayantel) lost in its bid to acquire the last 3G license, but it said it is not yet through with the fight. Citing that the selection process of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is flawed therefore should be declared invalid.
The Lopez-controlled telecommunications company said it would “exhaust all legal remedies to rightfully [...]

Chief information officers (CIOs) are continuing to look for strategies, as the global crisis slowly unravels, to prepare them and ensure continuity of business for the eventual upturn. But it is easier said than done, as some CIOs still lack the maturity to implement strategies, because they are not yet familiar with effective industry practices, [...]

The ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation is aiming to raise an additional P600 million this year in order to expand the broadband business of unit SkyCable Corp. The broadband service which is dubbed the Sky Broadband is being marketed as the fastest Internet product of its kind in the country.

SONA 2009 PGMA (FULL HD) 1/7

Here’s a complete text transcript of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last Monday, July 27, 2009.
GMA’s SONA transcript

On August 27 to 30, 2009 the 5th Agriculture and Fisheries Technology Commercialization Forum and Exhibit will be held at the Megatrade Hall 3, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City. The said forum and exhibit will be spearheaded by the Bureau of Agricultural Research.
The theme for this year is “Enhancing Entrepreneurships in Agriculture and Fisheries through Technology [...]

Author and entrepreneur Rajesh Setty writes that there are six levels of engagement in online conversations.
He says there is Mindless Chatter which is the first level. This is where you say whatever comes to your mine. You’re using the other person as a sounding board and you may or may not get any [...]

Sony-Ericsson is tightly keeping information on its Google Android-based mobile phone set to be out in the market by next year. This did not seem to be a challenge as the Danish site Mobil managed to gather some information and ran pictures of what the phone looks like.
The Android-based mobile phone dubbed Rachael is [...]

Finally, the expiration of cell phone loads have been extended, as telecommunications companies have agreed to the request of the government to extend the validity of prepaid load credits, although they said they need time to carry out the changes, because it would entail changes in the company’s software.

The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) Group, through its subsidiary Pilipino Telephone Corp. (Piltel) has completed its acquisition of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) share Tuesday after noon.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will finally get the chance to personally meet the 44th president of the United States of America, as she has already accepted the invitation to meet with US President Barack Obama in Washington DC on July 30, 2009. This was reported by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Tighter telco rules were proposed to address the missing prepaid phone credits and the ‘spam’ or unwanted content.
Ruel V. Canobas of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said they crafted four new rules in order deal with the “vanishing load credits” and the unsolicited content.

The Globe Telecom is introducing a new iPhone plan that will allow targeted customers to avail of the iPhone 3G unit at a cheaper price. Globe, who is the official network carrier of Apple’s iPhone, made the units more affordable with its new monthly plans worth P399 and P899.
The new plans come bundled with free [...]

The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) reported that it experienced an 8-percent drop in its revenue for the first quarter of 2009, while remaining optimistic that it will be able to recover in the second quarter.
For the period of January to March, the PLDT Group’s net income stood at P9.6 billion, which is 8 [...]