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Have the merriest holiday with Home Credit’s The Great 0% Interest Festival
Grab your most desired items at 0% interest rates through Home Credit from almost 10,000 stores nationwide! Manila, Philippines. November 11, 2022 — The most awaited season for Filipinos is fast…
technology
Smart LTE expansion keeps Northern Samar island town connected
PLDT's wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart)'s ramped-up network expansion continues to reach more areas across the country, including the island municipality of Capul in…
technology
PLDT supports gov't push to improve digital infrastructure
Leading telco company PLDT, Inc. (PLDT) is supporting the government's vision to digitalize the Philippines by boosting the country's digital infrastructure. "Recognizing the impor…
technology
PLDT expands fiber to reach Burias, Lubang, Semirara islands for the first time
This fiber connectivity will improve the existing 4G/LTE service on the island, and later provide 5G. It will also soon allow residents, businesses, and communities in Burias island to enjoy fiber-…
technology
10 chill, free & nostalgic online browser games to play
Hidden object games I'm not by any means a 'gamer' but I love casual games. There were two video games I loved in my high school days, American McGee's Alice and Alice: Madness R…
technology
Palawan Pawnshop launches PalawanPay e-wallet
The Palawan Pawnshop Group (PPG) has launched the PalawanPay e-wallet app as part of the company’s mission to give Filipinos unserved by formal banking channels access to financial services. Than…
technology
DOST & DLSU to create Mangyan dictionary app to preserve indigenous language
Illustration by Elle Batung (via CNN Philippines ) Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council (DOST-NRCP), in partnership with researchers from De La Salle University, is seek…
technology
FYRLAB: 1st ever startup accelerator in Western Visayas launched
Program Officer Daryl Lasafin (right) chats with Rayjand Gellamucho, executive director of Youth First Initiative Philippines Inc., during the FyrLab Accelerator Launch Day on February 10, 2022, in…
technology
PLDT, Smart offer additional rebates post Odette
PLDT and Smart continue to assist customers who were severely impacted by super typhoon Odette. With the tropical cyclone leaving a path of destruction in its wake, PLDT and Smart further extend …
technology
Smart boosts digital inclusion for Boholanos
PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc., (Smart) are partnering with the municipalities of San Miguel and Inabanga in Bohol to bring high-speed internet access closer to people …
technology
UAE launches Nat'l Crypto Library to safeguard information
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched the world's first national crypto library to protect and secure confidential information in the country. This was initiated by the Cryptography Resea…
technology
6,000+ public school teachers get connectivity support from Ayala & Globe
Preloaded prepaid SIM cards are distributed to teachers nationwide Globe Telecom and Ayala Foundation provided internet connectivity assistance to over 6,000 public school teachers for the Departme…
universities
Philippine Women’s University adopts technology for online learning
Classes have resumed despite the COVID-19 pandemic, but rather than traditional face-to-face classes, schools have implemented online classes for the health and safety of students and faculty. To …
technology
Globe to build 2000 cell sites by next year
Globe will continue to build the momentum of its aggressive network expansion as it targets to install a record number of new cell sites or towers in more cities and municipalities in the country n…
technology
Libraries in Japan use UV to disinfect books
UV sterilizing machine for books. Picture by Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters Libraries in Japan have began acquiring UV (ultra-violet) machines to sterilize and disinfect books borrowed and returned. The …
technology
The iPhone 12 is Here
Much like any other new iPhone series, the arrival of the iPhone 12 has been hotly anticipated by fans worldwide including the Philippines. Now, the long wait is over and devotees can finally get t…
Malditang Librarian has been blogging about books, librarianship, and Iloilo City since 2016. I am a member of Iloilo Bloggers Society and I write for IBS Digital Network.
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