DITO Telecom sets technical launch on July 8

Telco startup DITO Telecommunity Corp. is still on track and ready for its technical launch on July 8, DITO chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said.

“The DITO Telecommunity rollout is continuing as best as we can during this COVID19 pandemic and is currently assessing how best to proceed with the mandated technical launch on July 8,” he added.

This week, DITO conducted its speed test dry run in Taguig City.

The technical launch means the start of internal monitoring of its commitment to provide services to 37 percent of the country’s population with a minimum average speed of 27 megabits per second during its first year of operations.

By the end of its fifth year, DITO promised to cover 84 percent of the Philippines and offer a minimum average speed of at least 55 mbps.

The technical launch differs from the rollout of commercial services to subscribers, which could come as late as March 2021.

Metro Manila and urban areas in Luzon are key markets in ensuring DITO meets its population coverage targets.

“Let me assure the public that we are very much aware of the pressing need for world class connectivity that Filipinos truly deserve which this global pandemic has made even more evident,” Tamano said.

In 2018, DITO was named as the country’s third major telco player that would challenge industry incumbents PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom. 

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LTO suspends issuing of student driver’s permits starting July 1 and on August 3, 15 hour theoretical exam will start.

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will suspend the issuance of student driver’s permits effective July 1. LTO Chief Edgar Galvante said those who will be getting student permits must undergo a 15-hour theoretical driving course by August wherein rules and regulation in driving will be studied.

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Kwentong Dream House nila Doug Kramer at Cheska Garcia-Kramer

Photo courtesy: Team Kramer Facebook Account

Pinakita ng mag-asawang Doug Kramer at Cheska Garcia-Kramer ang kanilang Bahay na napakaganda at napakalaki. 

BASAHIN: Isang dream house na hindi mo na gugustuhing lumabas dahil lahat ng kailangan mo nasa loob na ng iyong sariling bakod. Ito ang nasa isip ng aktres na si Cheska Garcia at PBA player na si Doug Kramer nang itinayo ang kanilang bahay. 

Higit sa isang milyon ang fans nila sa kanilang Facebook account. Kaliwa't kanan din ang guestings at endorsements nila.  Ganito kasikat ang mag-asawang Cheska at Doug Kramer kasama ang kanilang tatlong anak na sina Kendra, Scarlet at Gavin o mas kilala bilang Team Kramer. 

Sa kanilang tatlong palapag na bahay, lahat daw ay paborito nila pero ang pinaka pinaggastusan nila ay ang kanilang home cinema na umaabot daw ng milyon ang halaga. Ipasisilip din nina Doug at Cheska ang kanilang walk-in closet . Ninety percent daw ng laman nito ay damit, sapatos, bags, at accessories ni Cheska.  

Hindi rin magpapahuli ang kanilang mga chikiting dahil may kanya- kanya rin silang closet. Sa katunayan, ang apat na taong gulang at dalawang taong gulang na sina Kendra at Scarlet ang mismong magbibigay ng tour sa kanilang kwarto. Kamakailan lamang ay ni-renovate ito at ginawang Frozen ang tema kung saan bida sa kanilang silid ang Disney characters na sina Elsa at Anna.

Sa kusina naman ng Team Kramer, matatagpuan ang isang cabinet na puno ng junkfood.  Isang wine cabinet din ang makikita dito dahil mahilig daw kasing mag-date sina Doug at Cheska  at masaya na sila kahit sa lanai lamang ng kanilang bahay sila mag-bonding. Isang child-friendly swimming pool din ang pinagawa ng mag-asawa para sa kanilang mga anak. Talagang kumpleto ang kanilang bahay at bihira na raw sila lumabas, mas tipid pa! 

Marami ang napabilib sa team work ng Team Kramer kaya naman marami ang sumusuporta sa kanila. Sa katunayan ay nanguna sila sa isang petisyon  para makapagtayo ng  mobile hospital sa mga probinsya na nasalanta ng Bagyong Yolanda.  Umabot sa 15,000 ang pledge sa petisyon na ito. 

Sa kabila ng kasikatan ng kanilang pamilya ay nasakripisyo naman daw ang kanilang pribadong buhay.

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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian recommends postponement of class opening

READ - Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday said he would recommend to defer the opening of classes in August should the Department of Education (DepEd) still be unprepared by July 15.

The DepEd needs to train at least 80 percent of the 800,000 public school teachers by the said date before they could say that the country is ready to open virtual and distance-learning classes on August 24, Gatchalian said in an online press conference.

"Nakita naman natin na gumagalaw, but we have to be realistic kasi ang DepEd ay napakalaki at napakarami ng estudyante," 

"Kung hindi tayo ready, walang matutunan ang bata at magsasayng lang tayo ng pera kaya importante ang readiness natin," Gatchalian said.

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List of Companies boycott Facebook over Content Policy

List of companies have pledged to suspend advertising on Facebook Inc. after critics accused the social network of inadequately policing hateful and misleading content on its platform.

Here’s a list of those that have appeared in news reports so far saying they will join the boycott. Many of these companies control multiple brands that advertise on social media.

• Unilever Plc
• Coca-Cola Co.
• Honda Motor Co.
• Hershey Co.
• Diageo Plc
• PepsiCo
• Verizon Communications Inc.
• Levi Strauss & Co.
• Diamond Foundry Inc.
• Patagonia Inc.
• Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc.
• Viber
• The North Face
• REI
• Upwork Inc.
• Eileen Fisher Inc.

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Dito Telecommunications is setting its tower in Pangasinan despite of Covid-19.

DITO Telecom is currently building cell-sites in Albay. An antenna is currently being installed in Washington Drive, Peñaranda, Doña Maria Subd.

Department of Information and Communication Technology (Dict) Mindanao Cluster 3 regional director Erlito Tancontian said Dito committed to serve around 25 to 27 megabits per second (mbps) to about 30 percent of the whole population in the entire country for its first year of operation.

It targets to fully serve the subscribers by March 2021 as mandated in the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) issued to them by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

In Photo: ongoing construction

Dito chief technology officer Rodolfo Santiago has also reported that they have so far installed 721 towers.

Dito Telecommunity Corporation is a consortium between Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy and the state-run China Telecom.

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