By Agnès PEDRERO GENEVA, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) – Global trade growth will be sharply lower than forecast this year as stubborn inflation, high interest rates and the war in Ukraine pressure economies around the globe, the World Trade Organization said Thursday. Strains in China’s vast property market also prompted the WTO to cut its trade growth forecast to just 0.8 percent this year, less than half the increase it had previously projected. “The projected […]
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NPC warns public about “smishing” as text scams rise, says global syndicates behind scam text surge
Summons data protection officers of telecom firms, e-commerce platforms and banks (Eagle News) – Amid the recent surge of scam texts, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) asked telecommunications firms, online or e-commerce platforms, and several banks to report the steps that they are taking to fight fraudsters that target not only internet users, but mobile phone users as well. Privacy Commissioner Raymund Liboro called the public’s attention to “smishing,” a new scam procedure being used […]
Drones form Tokyo 2020 emblem and globe during opening ceremony
Hundreds of drones form the Tokyo 2020 emblem and then a globe during the Olympics opening ceremony. © Agence France-Presse
Pres. Duterte gives telco giants until December to improve services, or gov’t might take over operations
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte gave telecommunication companies until December to improve their services, or government might just take over to provide Filipinos with better communication services. During his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 27, Duterte called on “communication companies to improve their services, or we would be forced to take drastic steps for the less than clear services that the public is getting from you.” He urged […]
8 digit landline numbers to take effect on Oct. 6 in Metro Manila, neighboring areas
(Eagle News) –Starting October 6, all landline customers in Metro Manila and neighboring areas will have eight-digit telephone numbers in accordance with a National Telecommunications directive. Globe Telecom Inc., and PLDT Inc., had already issued separate advisories announcing their intention to comply with the directive, ) in its memorandum no. 10–10–2017 which orders all telecoms providers in the Metro Manila area to migrate all their customers to eight-digit telephone numbers “to address the insufficient […]
In a London workshop, artisans craft bespoke globes
by Joe JACKSON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — In 2008, Peter Bellerby set out to buy his father a high quality handmade globe as an 80th birthday present. When he could not find one, the Briton decided to make it himself — and, in the process, catapulted himself into a new profession. Just over a decade later, his company Bellerby and Co claims to be the finest globemaker in the world, selling tailor-made products to […]
‘Breakthroughs: Tourism’ charts future of travel
By Caesar Vallejos OPEN FOR BUSINESS, Eagle News In spite of the country’s rich natural resources and great customer service, the Philippine tourism industry is faced with roadblocks that include the lack of facilities and infrastructures. The need to maximize digital technologies will help realize the industry’s full development, spurring the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in the country. “If we can just develop this particular aspect of our economy, I think this has […]
EBC and Globe myBusiness sign agreement to promote small and medium enterprises
Eagle Broadcasting Corporation and Globe Telecommunications signed an agreement on Saturday, January 26, 2019, on the promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises to help spur the growth of these SMEs which are vital in the country’s economy. The promotion is through EBC’s online business program, “Open For Business” hosted and produced by Caesar Vallejos of Posting Life Communications. Signing for EBC are its president Rowena Dela Fuente-Deimoy, Chief Operating Officer James Manzanero, Online Media […]
Telcos to implement eight-digit landline numbers for those with (02) area code starting March 2019
(Eagle News) – Expect an eight-digit telephone number for all landline customers in Metro Manila and neighboring areas, or those with a “02” area code, starting March next year, according to the National Telecommunications Commission. All telecommunications companies in the Philippines are covered by the NTC directive. Globe Telecom Inc., and PLDT Inc., had already issued separate advisories announcing their intention to comply with the directive. The only difference of this eight-number landline is the […]
Trillanes wants Dennis Uy invited to Senate panel telco hearing
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV wants Dennis Uy to be invited to the Senate panel hearing on Mislatel, the country’s third major telecommunications player. According to Trillanes, this is because he wants to ask Uy directly about how Mislatel, which is composed of Uy’s Udenna Corp. and its subsidiary Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp, and China Telecom and Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co., bagged the contract on Nov. 19. “The public would like to know […]
Roque: President Duterte asked China to enter PHL telecommunications industry
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has offered China the opportunity to put up a telecommunications company that would rival PLDT and Globe. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President made the offer during a bilateral meeting with Premier Li Keqiang. According to Roque, there had long been plans of breaking up the PLDT-Globe duopoly. Then-Informations and Communications Technology Rodolfo Salalima, however, he said did not act on this soonest. Salalima, a former Globe official, […]
Gov’t eyes opening telecoms to foreign control
Agence France Presse — Limits on foreign ownership of the Philippine telecom industry should be lifted to attract investment and improve its service, a senior minister said Thursday. Currently foreign firms can own a maximum 40 per cent of Philippine utilities, including telecom companies, which should be raised, according to Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia. “If we want to attract foreign direct investment, they have to have a larger stake in the investment,” he told […]
