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My father, Supreme Court justice and man of mystery

Audrey Carpio
Updated as of Jun 16 01:57 PM

As Tony Carpio retires as one of the longest-serving Supreme Court justices in the country this October, his daughter writes about their atypical dad-child connection, his passion for work, and how she never resented his being an absentee father knowing he was out there for the greater good Read more »

Huawei devices on Globe, PLDT, Smart unaffected by trade woes, telcos say

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Updated as of May 20 08:04 PM

Globe Telecom and PLDT assured their subscribers on Monday that their services and Huawei devices would not be affected by the US trade ban on the Chinese telecoms giant. Read more »

iPhone or Huawei? PLDT's Pangilinan answers questions on Twitter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 03:29 PM

Pangilinan got numerous replies from a Twitter post late Tuesday about testing 5G on a Huawei device, but the post was labeled as sent from Twitter for iPhone. Read more »

PLDT names new chief revenue officer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 11:01 AM

The company did not say why Eric Alberto was being replaced by Alfredo Panlilio as chief revenue officer. Read more »

PH internet speed still below global average: Speedtest

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Posted at Apr 18 11:45 AM

Speedtest Global Index said that, in terms of mobile internet speed, the Philippines ranks 103rd among 139 surveyed countries. Read more »

PLDT, Globe to roll out 5G network in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 11:46 PM

The Philippines' so-called telco duopoly is in a tight race to roll out 5G technology this year. Read more »

PLDT taps Cisco for 5G transport network infrastructure

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 01:27 PM

Cisco will build the 5G transport network using PLDT's existing fiber facilities, company officials said during an event that launched the partnership. Read more »

PLDT taps Nokia for 5G development

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 08:25 PM

PLDT Inc has identified 5G, the next generation wireless standard, as a major investment. Read more »

PLDT profit jumps 41 percent in 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 11:34 PM

Philippine telco giant PLDT plans to ramp up its capital expenditure next year to a record P78.4 billion. Read more »

PLDT, Smart provide fastest internet connections, says Ookla

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Posted at Mar 04 09:31 PM

Independent internet speed-testing firm Ookla said PLDT-Smart still provides the fastest internet speeds in the Philippines. Read more »

'Laging busy': 8888 complaint hotline inulan ng reklamo

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Posted at Mar 01 09:32 PM

Pati si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte, hindi napigilan na maglabas ng hinaing sa citizen's complaint hotline na 8888, na lagi umanong busy. Read more »

8888 Hotline to get upgrade to improve services: Medialdea

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Posted at Mar 01 11:51 AM

MANILA - Short messaging service or SMS would soon be added as another option to the 8888 Citizens' Complaint Hotline to further improve its service to the public, a Palace official said Friday. Read more »

Manny Pangilinan denies PLDT owes gov't P8 billion

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 08:17 PM

MANILA - PLDT Chairman and CEO Manny V. Pangilinan on Thursday denied President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that the telecommunications giant owes government P8 billion. Read more »

PLDT moves to improve gov't hotline after Duterte complaint

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Posted at Feb 26 03:15 PM

Speaking in Cebuano during a campaign sortie in Cebu City last Sunday, Duterte said could shut PLDT unless the telco took action. Read more »

Ilang subscribers may alinlangan sa bagong mobile number portability

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 11:17 PM

May pangamba ang ilang subscribers kaugnay sa bagong pirmang Mobile Number Portability Act. Read more »

PLDT not shutting out Huawei from 5G pilot tests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 08:37 PM

PLDT-Smart chairman Manny Pangilinan said they have asked telecoms vendors Ericsson, Nokia, ZTE and Huawei to provide a plan to test their 5G platforms.  Read more »

PSL: Imports take over as Petron sweeps PLDT

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Posted at Feb 19 05:45 PM

Petron dismissed PLDT Home Fibr, 25-19, 25-9, 25-10, in their first game of the 2019 Philippine Superliga Grand Prix. Read more »

Mislatel to pressure Globe, PLDT, analysts say

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Posted at Feb 12 11:16 PM

Globe Telecom seeks to further ramp up spending this year as it continues to upgrade data-related services.  Read more »

Mislatel can ‘withstand any scrutiny’ after securing Congress nod: spokesperson

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Posted at Feb 08 06:54 PM

Any legal case against mounted against Mislatel will be considered “baseless” after the Congress affirmed the validity of its franchise, its spokesperson said Friday.  Read more »

PLDT Inc sets P70 billion capex for 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 05:36 PM

This year technology capex will cover expansions in mobile LTE/3G, increase in capacity to support data traffic, upgrade in transport network for faster speed and continued investments in 5G developments, PLDT said. Read more »