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(Daily Tribune) Dominant telecom PLDT Home has placed the Philippines in the same league as many first-world countries with the introduction of Internet speeds of up to 10,000 Mbp through its unit, PLDT Home.

As the world nears full automation, artificial intelligence, and the metaverse environment, having a high internet speed will define how we play, work, and even human development. Imagine controlling your thermostat from your phone remotely or at home, streaming movies and music. At the same time, your robot vacuum cleaner does its work, you can work on your small business while you and your spouse work remotely, and in the next room, the kids are playing video games with friends from around the world.

While all of these can now be done with a decently fast internet connection, imagine all the possibilities if you have 10,000 Mbps at your disposal.

FAST Hub: what a next-level smart home looks like

To enable people to fully experience and appreciate the fastest available 10,000 Mbps Internet speed in the Philippines, PLDT Home introduces the FAST (Fiber Accelerated Speed Tech) Hub.

FAST Hub is a visual representation of everything 10,000 Mbps can offer. Here, you can experience what it’s like to have a hyper-fast home Internet connection across two rooms: The Living Room, Office, and Gaming Areas.

Make your home smarter: Control the lights, electronics, security, and gadgets using your phone and your ultra-fast connection. And the best part is with such a connection. You can program your smart home to handle complex routines. Imagine at 6 a.m., you can automatically start coffee with your smart coffee maker and turn on the lights, then have the robo-vacuum start doing its thing at 6:15 a.m., among others — and have your smarthome work like a well-oiled machine while you’re still waking up and getting your bearings.

Level up your entertainment and gear up for an immersive binge-watching experience at your home theater/entertainment system because having ultra-fast speeds means you can watch your favorite shows in 4K and even 8K. Enjoy actual cinema-quality graphics and sound while you sit down and relax with your favorite movie snacks.

Play stronger and lag-free because, with 10,000 Mbps, you have the power to excel in every game, stream, connect with and grow your fanbase — all these you can do simultaneously. The Smart Work/Gaming Station enables families to do things better without worrying about bandwidth usage for each device and zero latency. Suit up and set up your VR headsets and experience an immersive experience like never before.

Work faster and more efficiently through virtual meetings or lectures while multitasking in your home-based business, editing, rendering and uploading your next trending video while beefing up your home security devices — all working simultaneously, without worrying about bandwidth or dropped connection.

Imagine being able to download and upload massive files in seconds — that’s the reality of having 10,000 Mbps. You can also scale your home business because you have enough bandwidth to power a small office with multiple heavy users. No more prioritization or workarounds because with such a connection, every household member can do their thing without worrying if they’re slowing down the link for everyone else.

As the country’s undisputed fastest internet service provider for four consecutive years at the Ookla Speedtest Awards, PLDT Home’s mission has always been to provide Filipino families with future-ready innovations to do things better, stronger and faster at home… Read More

(Asian Journal) Rappler executive editor and chief executive officer Maria Ressa and writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. on Monday, June 15, were convicted of cyber libel by a Manila court.

Ressa and Santos, a former researcher at the news site, were found guilty of violating Section 4(c)(4) of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, or cyber libel, sentencing them to the indeterminate penalty of imprisonment ranging from six months and one day as a minimum to up to six years, according to the sentence handed down by Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa.

According to Rappler, the court allowed bail under the same bond. It also ordered Ressa and Santos to pay complainant Wilfredo Keng P200,000 in moral damages and another P200,000 (a total of $7,900) in exemplary damages.

Keng in 2017 filed cyber libel charges against the two for naming him in an article as the owner of a sports utility vehicle (SUV) used by the late Chief Justice Renato Corona, who was then facing impeachment in 2012.

Meanwhile, the court found Rappler Inc. to have no corporate liability in the case… Read More

(The Manila Times) NARA, Japan: Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation’s most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, hospital officials said.

Abe, 67, was shot from behind minutes after he started his speech in Nara. He was airlifted to a hospital for emergency treatment but was not breathing and his heart had stopped. He was later pronounced dead, despite emergency treatment that included massive blood transfusions, hospital officials said.

Police arrested the suspected gunman at the scene of an attack that shocked many in Japan, which is one of the world’s safest nations and has some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Cabinet ministers hastily returned to Tokyo from campaign events around the country after the shooting, which he called “dastardly and barbaric.”

Nara Medical University emergency department chief Hidetada Fukushima said Abe suffered major damage to his heart in addition to two neck wounds that damaged an artery, causing extensive bleeding. He was in a state of cardio and pulmonary arrest when he arrived at the hospital and never regained his vital signs, Fukushima said… Read More

(PRNewswire) Authentic Filipino Flavors for All, Fila Manila Introduces All-Natural Coconut Spreads

Kumain ka na (let’s eat)! Fila Manila, a Filipino-American-owned brand creating a modern twist on iconic Filipino sauces, condiments, and spreads, launches two new all-natural jams: Ube Purple Yam Jam and Coconut Jam. These are the first all-natural Ube and Coconut spreads on the market and continue Fila Manila’s celebration of Filipino culture and cuisine.

Fila Manila’s new line of Coconut Spreads is the company’s next iteration of modernizing traditional Filipino flavors. Ube Purple Yam Jam, a NEXTY award winner at this year’s Natural Products Expo West, is made with real Philippine Ube, an indigenous Yam known for its vibrant purple hue, which is known as the country’s most beloved, symbolic, and beautiful foods. Fila Manila fans got a sneak peek of the Ube Purple Yam Jam in a secret launch in March, and it sold out in just 30 minutes! The Coconut Jam is a smooth and creamy, spread typically used on bread or in desserts. It can also be used as a delicious and unique alternative to peanut butter – spread it, dip it, mix it, or spoon it. Both spreads contain no artificial colors or flavors and are gluten-free, dairy-free, peanut-free, and vegan.

“We’ve made it our mission at Fila Manila to ignite Filipino cuisine and our community and make these delicious flavors accessible to all,” said Jake Deleon, Founder and CEO of Fila Manila. “These jams are inspired by some of my family’s favorite staples growing up as a 1st generation Filipino American immigrant… Read More

(Interaksyon) For those thinking of renewing their Netflix subscription this month amid the rising cost of basic necessities, this might assuage your guilt.

The Philippines is the third-best country in the world and the best in Southeast Asia to have a Netflix subscription in terms of price and variety of content, according to UK-based price comparison service Uswitch.

Uswitch computed the streaming platform’s cost-per-title in each country by dividing the monthly subscription fee (based on the price of the premium Netflix tier) by the number of available titles on the platform.

Netflix users in the Philippines can choose from 6,425 titles for a monthly cost of P562.93 (€9.88)– the third cheapest in the world – making each movie and TV show cost about P0.085 (€0.0015).

Ranking first on Uswitch’s list is Turkey, which offers fewer available titles than the Philippines but charges the most affordable monthly fee at P281.48 (€4.94). With 4,686 titles, Turkey subscribers essentially pay for each title at about P0.063 (€0.0011). .. Read More

(Manila Bulletin) Malacañang confirmed late Tuesday that among those who took their oath of office were Tirso Cruz III as the new chairperson and chief executive of Film Development Council (FDC); Junie Cua as Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) chairperson; and Antonio Manuel Lagdameo as ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations (UN).

Colonel Ramon Zagala, who recently took over as the Presidential Security Group (PSG) Commander, was also among those who were sworn in by the President.

Also sworn in were Abdulghani Salapuddin as the Southern Philippines Development Authority (SPDA) Administrator and Chairman; Jose Arnulfo Veloso as Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) President and General Manager; and Amenah Pangandaman as the new Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary… Read More

(Inquirer Ph) MANILA, Philippines — The European Union (EU) has invited President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to visit Brussels, where the bloc’s headquarters is located.

European Council President Charles Michel, who was not able to attend Marcos Jr.’s inauguration last June 30, extended his invitation to the Philippines’ new top leader through a letter, according to a statement from the EU Delegation to the Philippines on Tuesday.

“I would, however, like to extend an invitation to you to come to Brussels at a mutually convenient time. We have much to discuss, from our bilateral relations, EU-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) ties, and wider foreign policy issues, to our support for the rules-based international order,” reads Michel’s letter.

The EU delegation also said Michel’s invitation was personally relayed by EU Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Véron to Marcos Jr. during the latter’s inauguration.

Véron represented Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the presidential inauguration.

“The EU has also expressed the hope that President Marcos Jr. would participate in the upcoming EU-ASEAN Commemorative Summit in Brussels in December this year,” the delegation’s statement also said… Read More

(GMA News) GMA News and Public Affairs further cements its status as the Philippines’ most trusted broadcast news organization, with its coverage of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s inauguration being the most watched by both viewers and netizens.

Based on Nielsen Philippines’ overnight TAM data for June 30, “Ang Inagurasyon: The GMA News and Public Affairs Special Coverage,” which aired on both GMA and GTV, posted a combined people net reach of 18.7 percent in Total Philippines, reaching more than 15.2 million viewers nationwide.

It was clearly ahead of its counterparts’ net reach, with TV5’s 6.1 percent and A2Z/Kapamilya Channel’s 4.2 percent.

“Ang Inagurasyon: The GMA News and Public Affairs Special Coverage” also ruled in National Urban TV Audience Measurement (NUTAM) with a combined people net reach of 21.3 percent.

Online, GMA News’ livestream of the inauguration was ahead of competition, earning 1 million views on its Facebook page and 1.5 million views on GMA News’ YouTube channel.

For inauguration day, GMA News accounts were the most viewed Philippine news pages, with 10.7 million video views on Facebook and 4.8 million video views on YouTube, according to data from Tubular Labs. ABS-CBN News had 6.2 million views on Facebook and 1.9 million views on YouTube… Read More