Well-heeled Indonesian travellers may soon be able to escape Jakarta’s notorious traffic jams by using their smartphones to hail a Grab helicopter. Ride-hailing firm Grab, which also operates in the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam is preparing for a trial run of GrabHeli next weekend. A similar scheme was announced for Manila in… Full Story »
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Check your account: BPI glitch causes rogue transactions
The Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) has admitted that a major system glitch, which is causing unauthorised transactions to hit customer accounts. The bank said the error caused some transactions at BPI and BPI Family Savings, between April 27 and May 2, to be double-posted on June 6, in cases by as much as 100,000 pesos.… Full Story »
Philippines has slowest internet in region as government promises action
It’s official — the Philippines had the slowest internet in the Asia Pacific region over the last three months of 2016. According to Akamai’s fourth quarter State of the Internet report, internet speeds averaged 4.5 Mbps over this time, up 7.9 per cent from the previous quarter and up 44 per cent on the year.… Full Story »
Mega subway planned as part of ‘Dutertenomics’ infrastructure programme
The Philippines will have its first subway system from Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City to the airport in Pasay City by 2024, it has been announced. The “Mega Manila Subway” project is part of a new economic programme called “Dutertenomics” which was launched yesterday (Tuesday, April 18) under the banner of “Build, Build, Build”. Speaking… Full Story »
Frustrated by power cuts? Hong Kong firm unveils elegant solution
For anyone doing business in the Philippines, the niggling fear of work being interrupted by power cuts is always present. At the moment, the only practical solution is to hook up to a noisy, gas guzzling generator — or just shrug your shoulders and take the day off. However, all this could soon be just… Full Story »
