Author Archives: JPFenix

Will old infrastructure weigh down the future of telecoms?

A MAJOR development in the telecoms industry is the bold Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Converge ICT, an internet service provider that has brought fixed broadband internet connection. Converge’s high speed internet coverage has grown by leaps and bounds since … Continue reading

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It’s time for Gangwon-Do!

SOCIAL media influencers came together to promote winter tourism in Gangwon, South Korea’s up-and-coming premier destination. A special summit of leaders of ASEAN and South Korea marked the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-Republic of Korea dialogue relations. The event closed last … Continue reading

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How Duterte propagandists are actually doing the president a great disservice

IT’S LAUGHABLE how some pro-Duterte bloggers and trolls are actually doing more harm to the president than good, because as they lie through their teeth they will eventually be found out. Then who will suffer because of all the lies … Continue reading

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Giving street children baths saved their lives

WE CALLED him Hubad – “naked” – literally, this boy playing in the streets of Barangay La Paz in Makati. It was in the early to mid-1990s, and he would be seen hanging out on the street outside the condominium … Continue reading

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Gina Lopez Was Nuts

GINA Lopez was nuts. She was an absolute nutcase. She pursued her crazy advocacies with an insane passion and insatiable drive. And she did so despite criticisms of the high and mighty who felt a raging discomfort over her actions. … Continue reading

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Budget delayed is budget denied – et tu, Senate?

COMES now Ernesto Pernia, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), sounding alarm bells over the resulting slower growth caused by the Senate-delayed transmittal of the General Appropriations Bill or proposed 2019 national budget … Continue reading

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Daikin Philippines marks 10 years of aircon technological advancements for energy efficiency and care for the environment

THE DAIKIN brand has been a force in air-conditioning in the Philippines for 50 years, primarily known for those huge three-ton office and company units.  But in the past decade that changed as it dove in head first in the … Continue reading

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Compelling storytelling won over flashy designs and executions in 2018 National Digital Arts Awards

AMID today’s technological advances, flashy visual executions, and ultramodern graphic design renditions, judges for the National Digital Arts Awards (NDAA) 2018 were one in pointing out that it was compelling and creative story-telling that caught their eyes in choosing the … Continue reading

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2019 National Budget stalled by Ping’s politics?

THE FIRST quarter of 2019 is almost done, yet the year’s national budget is still stalled due to the political bickering from Congress’ Senate side, specifically from Ping Lacson, who seems to have a beef with the leadership of the … Continue reading

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The Inconvenient Truth of Ma. and Maria

There was a time – as late as the 1990s, in fact – when Filipinos with the name Maria had some of their records with the abbreviated name Ma. Most women – and some men – of this predominantly Catholic … Continue reading

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