PH Trails in Internet Speed, Broadband Adoption in SEA — Report

If you’re looking for blazingly fast Internet speeds, the country to migrate to is South Korea. But if you’re fine with sub-par surfing speeds that can’t even be considered “broadband,” then you’re in the right country, at least according to the latest report by technology platform provider Akamai.

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PH Wasting 300,000 Tons of Rice Yearly: IRRI

The Philippines, one of the world’s biggest importers of rice, could go a long way to achieving its elusive goal of self-sufficiency simply by wasting less, a global research institute said.

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HIV Cases Increasing in the Philippines

LOCAL health authorities recently reported an increase of human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) cases in the country despite a worldwide decreasing trend.

Dr. Rowena Galpo, OIC-City Health Officer, said the Philippines is one of the eight countries where HIV cases continue to rise.

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Philippines Improves in World Corruption Rankings

PERCEPTION of corruption in the Philippines has eased from last year due to the Aquino administration’s campaign for good governance, global civil society group Transparency International said in its latest rankings published yesterday.

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Concern on Youths’ Eroding Discipline

There is an erosion of discipline among the Filipino youth and Vice President Jejomar C. Binay is deeply concerned about it.

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Figaro Takes the Filipino Brand Name Overseas

ONE more Filipino company, this time in the coffee shop business, is planning to invade rich markets abroad.
Figaro Coffee Co. is set to open stores in Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and Papua New as it continues to seek the best locations abroad.

Crismel Verano, Figaro CEO, said the company is ready to ship Philippine-grown beans to Papua New Guinea after signing the franchise agreement.

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DPWH’s lack of integrity on Photoshop fiasco

It has been a week after the most embarrassing photo of 3 officials (photoshopped and fabricated) circulated the cyberspace. Now, the photo concept has become viral with different versions for everyone to see.

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New Philippine Peso Bills

Why is the BSP changing the designs of our money?
As a matter of practice, central banks regularly change the designs of their money – whether coins or banknotes – to guard against counterfeiters. By making it very difficult and costly for counterfeiters to produce exact copies of our money, we protect the integrity of our currency against criminals. While other central banks redesign their banknotes every 10 years on average, our present currency series has been in place for about 25 years now.

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