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SKY Fiber offers free speed boost for home internet subscriptions

SKY Fiber offers free speed boost for home internet subscriptions

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Updated Mar 19, 2021 04:34 PM PHT

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MANILA - SKY Fiber said Friday subscribers can now enjoy leveled-up connectivity after speeds of their home internet service were upgraded without an added cost.

Subscribers of its P999 plan can get up to 20 Mbps from 10 Mbps, SKY Fiber said in a statement. The P999 offer is considered as the "most affordable postpaid plan" in the country, it said.

“Subscribers will continue to have broadband plans from SKY that are affordable but in addition get faster speeds that will entirely meet their needs," SKY’s Consumer Products Group Head Claudia Suarez said.

"SKY Fiber’s internet plans were designed to assist Filipino households to cope with their combined demand for remote work, e-learning, online entrepreneurship, or content streaming,” Suarez added.

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The upgrade is also applicable for SKY Fiber unlimited broadband plan options, such as its highest speed plan which upgraded to 200 Mbps from 150 Mbps for the same price of P3,499, SKYFiber said.

SKY Fiber also offers other options for consumers with different budgets and needs such as 40 Mbps for P1,499 per month or 80 Mbps for only P1,999 per month.

Upgrades are automatic for subscribers nationwide, SKYFiber said. To activate the new speed, subscribers just need to do a 3-minute hard modem reset, it said.

SKY Fiber also has unlimited broadband plus HD cable bundle speed plans of up to 120 Mbps. For P2,999, subscribers can enjoy up to 120 Mbps from just 60 Mbps for smoother streaming of online videos while having access to over 60 cable channels, it said.

SKY Fiber said its super speed bundle plans now come with SKY EVO, the newest digibox innovation that gives subscribers over 190 SKYcable channels, 5,000 downloadable apps, and pre-installed content streaming apps such as iWantTFC, HBO GO, YouTube, Prime Video and Spotify.

The value-added upgrades were meant to "ease the burden" of Filipinos, SKY’s head for Consumer Broadband Products Alan Supnet said.

Fiber-fast speeds of up to 200 Mbps for "highly competitive prices" are available. Visit the SKY Fiber website for more information.

The leveled-up SKY Fiber Super Speed plans are now available in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Cebu, Dumaguete, Bacolod, Iloilo, and Davao. Meanwhile, Baguio, General Santos City, and Zamboanga can experience fiber-fast speeds of up to 80Mbps, SKY Fiber said.

Internet use, whether fixed or wireless, have seen exponential growth during the COVID-19 pandemic as restrictions meant to mitigate the spread of the virus forced millions to work and study at home.

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Agriculture dept to implement maximum SRP for pork by March

Agriculture dept to implement maximum SRP for pork by March

Jervis Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

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Updated Feb 17, 2025 05:25 PM PHT

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MANILA (UPDATED) -- The Department of Agriculture is set to implement a maximum SRP for pork by March amidst rising pork prices.

Data from DA Bantay Presyo shows that some pork cuts sell as high as P480 per kilo in some wet markets in Metro Manila.

In a briefing on Monday, Agriculture spokesperson Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said the consultation with stakeholders will be finalized this week so that the maximum SRP will be implemented next month.

The final figure for the MSRP is yet to be announced, but officials earlier hinted it would be below P400.

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"Kung farmgate mo P250, so yung nababanggit nga ng 100 to 100 plus na profit margin. So P380 is reasonable. Sinabi na naman ni Secretary, anything above 400 is medyo sobra," De Mesa said.

(If farmgate is P250, and then you have a profit margin of P100 and above, then P380 is reasonable. The Secretary earlier said that anything above P400 is excessive.)

The agency earlier set 'maximum SRP' or 'MSRP' for rice, which has been lowered regularly to influence prevailing market prices.

The maximum suggested retail price for imported rice has been lowered further to P52/kilo starting February 15.

This is in accordance with the plans of the Department of Agriculture of gradually lowering the MSRP while giving time for retailers to finish old stock.

This is the second time the MSRP for imported rice was lowered. It was initially pegged at P58/kilo, and then lowered to P55/kilo earlier this February.

DA Agriculture Spokesperson Arnel de Mesa said by March, it would be further lowered to P49/kilo.

"Kaya nga tayo mag-set ng MSRP for the compliance. At kaya nga merong pag-aaral muna and then susunod ang mga konsultasyon para lahat aware dun sa mga gagawing hakbang at para bago pa man din magkaroon ng paglalatag ng MSRP. So yung likelihood ng compliance mataas," De Mesa said.

(We are setting the MSRP for compliance. We study it first and then we consult with stakeholders so everyone is aware even before we implement it.)

"The same na naging strategy with rice. Malaman natin na dapat ganito lamang yung presyo so pag naglatag tayo ng MSRP, susunod sila at maiwasan yung sobrang profit yun o sobrang paglalagay ng mataas na presyo," he added.

(Same strategy with rice. We will know the right pricing and when we implement the MSRP, they will follow. We will avoid having excessive profits and selling at exorbitant prices.)

Consumers like Liezl Santos, who runs her own eatery, said they are feeling the spike in pork prices.

"Nagbabawas na kami ng bili ng pork kasi ang mahal. Nasa 100 ata tinaas," she said.

(We are cutting our pork purchases since pork is so expensive now. It went higher by around P100.)

The Department is also mulling the direct sale of cheaper pork, similar to the Rice for All program.

"Similar to rice where we introduce yung Rice for All, we are also looking in the possibility that DA can also intervene doon," he added.

In a February press briefing, National Statistician Claire Dennis Mapa noted that prices climbed because of the problem of African swine fever in some parts of the Philippines.

Inflation was at 2.9 percent in January, as price increases for food quickened.

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