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PLDT Home added new fiber customers faster than other providers in the first half of the year, outpacing its nearest competitor by 30%, sustaining its lead in the fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) space.   With 1.8 million PLDT fiber subscribers as of end-June, almost six out of every 10 fibered up homes in the Philippines are with PLDT, including the household of married couple Mark and Michelle Caintic, both schoolteachers in Cebu.   Mark Caintic shares that “the stable internet connection from PLDT helped our family to do our work and responsibilities in this time of pandemic. Especially, for us teachers that relied on internet for our online classes, online paper works, and webinars. Our kids are also dependent on the internet for their classes as none of them selected printed learning modality.”   Michelle also shares how internet connection has helped made work easier for them at the onset of the pandemic. “It’s like we’re having real classes, though it’s virtual but w...

More board exam tips: Pros and cons of review centers vs self review. For those who will be taking professional board exams in the Philippines, is it worth it to enroll in review centers? Let's talk about the benefits and disadvantages of enrolling in review centers. I also included some tips on how to self-review if you are not enrolling in a review center. I usually talk about board exam tips for the Librarians Licensure Examination in the Philippines but this can also apply to board exams for other professions.  Time stamps: 0:29 Advantages or pros of enrolling in a review center 1:50 Disadvantages of enrolling in a review center 3:39 Self-review tips for board exam takers From the blog: Review Center or Self-Review for the board exam? Pros and Cons: https://rotf.lol/nn7tzcak Subscribe to my channel at https://youtube.com/malditanglibrarian Follow/Like my page on Facebook: https://facebook.com/malditanglibrarian  

November 2021 is the 31st Library and Information Services Month in the Philippines. The annual event was officially launched online last September 6 on the official online pages of the National Library of the Philippines. For more information on this event, see their online page on the NLP website . The annual Library and Information Services (LIS) month every November started in 1991 with Presidential Proclamation No. 837. The LIS month was designed for "public awareness to the invaluable service that libraries and information centers render." The month-long activities, under the direction and auspices of the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts - National Committee on Libraries and Information Services (NCCA-NCLIS), were designed to achieve the following objectives: Improve the level of awareness and attitudes of the library community towards their significant roles in the UN 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. Maximize the...

Let's talk about the next step after the board exam, whether you passed or failed. This was made for the Librarian Licensure Examination in mind but can be applicable to other board exams in the Philippines.  Time stamps: Failed? 1:08 Passed? 3:35 For those who failed, take some time off but keep going. For new professionals: try to join a librarians group or association, read the CPD law, join seminars and conferences, and keep learning! DOWNLOAD How to Study by George Fillmore Swain for free at Project Gutenberg Read related blog entries:  Failure is not the End Congrats, you passed the board exam! What's next? Join the Facebook Group: Webinars for Library and Information Specialists Subscribe to my Youtube channel for updates! https://youtube.com/malditanglibrarian Visit my website: https://www.malditanglibrarian.com Follow/Like my page on Facebook: https://facebook.com/malditanglibrarian Instagram: https://instagram.com/malditanglibrarian

This 2021 board examination is very different from previous examinations because of COVID-19. In a way, it is more difficult because of the pandemic. Aside from the usual requirements set by the PRC, there are additional health protocols to follow. Now, test-takers have to adhere to more rules such as social distancing, maintaining cleanliness at every turn, and taking swab tests to make sure that you are not infected before taking the exam. Additional requirements also mean additional expenses for test-takers. Travel is more difficult and risky at this time. Quarantine classifications and border restrictions must be taken into account. Examinees who live near testing centers are lucky, but for most who have to travel to take a board exam are facing more challenges than before. To have an idea of current guidelines, see Program, schedule, and new normal guidelines for the Librarians Licensure Examination . This is the first Librarians Licensure Examination with COVID-19. Depending on...

The Cultural Center of the Philippines with the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) launched a free eBook, " Magkaiba? Magkaisa! Magbasa: Ang Danas ng Nagkakaisang Sektor para sa Librong Pambata sa Panahon ng COVID " to celebrate the National Children's Book Day last July 20, 2021. The book contains writings by various authors on the state of the Children's Books sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes 9 essays by authors, publishers, educators, and children's books advocates on how the industry is doing with the current situation. Ana Rosa Almario is the editor of the free book. The National Children's Books Day or NCBD in the Philippines is celebrated every third Tuesday of July, for the anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal's publication of the children's story "The Monkey and the Turtle." Zarah Gagatiga, Filipino Librarian and blogger for the blog School Librarian in Action , has an article on "Librarians and Libr...

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 and communities, providing much needed connectivity in these agriculture-dependent towns. The installation of fast, reliable, and fiber-powered Smart WiFi in the towns’ plazas, municipal halls, public markets, Inabanga Cultural and Creative Park, and a VOC-TEC (Vocational-Technical) school in San Miguel, helps fulfill the daily internet needs of residents, not only for entertainment and recreation but also for learning and education. In separate virtual ceremonies, San Miguel Mayor Virgilio Mendez and Inabanga Mayor Josephine Jumamoy underscored the importance of providing reliable connectivity to their constituents, especially in the New Normal. “Over the past few years, I personally witnessed how difficult it is for school-age children without the means for internet access to meet the dem...