Brillantes blames telcos anew for failure to transmit results
By Philip C. TubezaSome 18,000 automated machines failed to transmit results to the transparency server of the Commission on Elections, Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. said Thursday.
Some 18,000 automated machines failed to transmit results to the transparency server of the Commission on Elections, Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. said Thursday.

After almost 12 long years of court battle, a veteran journalist has been acquitted by a Quezon City court of libel case filed by former Southern Leyte Representative Aniceto Saludo.

Authorities warned the public Thursday that using signal jammers on the day of the midterm elections next month is a criminal offense and punishable with at least eight years of imprisonment.
THREE persons were arrested by security personnel of Globe Telecom after they were allegedly caught using fake documents in their postpaid service subscription application.
SMART Communications Inc. is once again supporting a government initiative that aims to get the involvement of the academe and the youth on environmental issues.
IN emergency cases, providing telecommunications access to affected communities as a humanitarian response is as critical as the need for food, water, shelter and medical help. This was the case for the residents of three coastal towns in Davao Oriental who were displaced by typhoon Pablo in December last year. Most of the structures, including [...]
The late Interior Secretary Jessie Robredo is Inquirer’s Filipino of the Year for 2012.
SMART Communications Inc. (Smart), together with the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), the Hoskyn Fisherfolks Association Inc., Philippine Coast Guard and local government officials, replanted around 1,000 mangrove propagules last month in Guimaras.

Smart Communications Inc. has normalized services in many of the provinces hit hard by Typhoon “Pablo,” and has put up free call and charging stations there.
CABLE thieves were suspected to have caused the loss of 600 phone lines in barangay Mambaling and nearby areas in Cebu City, including the emergency lines for police and offices tasked to handle calamity relief and rescue operations. All three 166 emergency hotlines of the Mobile Patrol Group of the Cebu City Police Office bogged [...]

Lawmakers on Wednesday urged phone companies to comply immediately with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) order to refund the excess charges on text messages slapped on their millions of subscribers or risk losing their franchise.

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has ordered the country’s top telecommunications firms to refund millions of subscribers after finding that the telcos have been overcharging customers for text messages.

House minority leader Danilo Suarez on Wednesday said they would submit their proposed amendments to the P2.006 trillion national budget for 2013 which is set for approval on third reading next week.