Month: December 2014
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‘Unli’ internet: Telcos reap ‘tubong lugaw’ for Asia’s worst, priciest
Consumers, rejoice! The Department of Justice (DOJ) released on Dec. 12, 2014 an Advisory Opinion clearly siding with Filipino internet users against the telco practice of imposing data caps and speed throttling through so-called “fair usage” policies (FUP). The DOJ’s Advisory Opinion practically laid out the legal basis for suing the telcos over the arbitrary “limits” they impose…
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#ReliefPH ops have started for #RubyPH (Hagupit)
Soon after its first landfall, supertyphoon #RubyPH (international name: Hagupit) made an impact on Eastern Samar, one of the Philippines’ poorest provinces. According to People Surge, the organization of survivors of 2013’s howler Yolanda (Haiyan):