A Globe cell site in Calamba, Laguna. FILE PHOTO LAST December, in view of the telecom corporations’ refusal to obey what the NTC told the public was its order for the telcos to reduce their per-text rate, the party list group Bayan Muna’s congressman, Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño today called on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to sanction the country’s telecommunications companies for ignoring the commission’s order to lower rates for text messages. Read more
Romi Garduce holds the Philippine flag at peak of Mount Vinson Massif in Antartica. Seven summits. Seven continents. And a total height of over 120,000 feet. Read more
Filipinos are world’s most avid texters THE telecommunications companies’ resolve to scorn the National Telecommunications Commission’s order for them to lower the texting rates they charge their subscribers has led the NTC to issue another order: Read more
Nonito Donaire Jr. AFP FILE PHOTO WORLD Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said on Saturday (Friday in USA) that he would teach his foe, Puerto Rican fighter Wilfredo Vasquez Jr. a painful lesson. Read more
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THE prosecution panel will neither replace Rep. Neil Tupas of Iloilo as lead counsel nor implement a reshuffle, according to Deputy Speaker Erin Tanada.
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A Globe cell site in Calamba, Laguna. FILE PHOTO LAST December, in view of the telecom corporations’ refusal to obey what the NTC told the public was its order for the telcos to r...
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