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Boracay hotel calls out Agoda for ‘unauthorized’ online bookings

Hotel-and-resort chain Crown Regency issued an advisory on Tuesday, notifying guests that bookings for its Boracay properties that were made with Agoda are “not authorized.” The company called out the online travel booking platform for putting up Crown Regency Boracay listings, claiming that these are falsely advertised and marketed. Richelle King of Crown Regency shared […]

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Converge FiberX Plan 1500 speed upgraded from 50Mbps to 100Mbps

Converge ICT announces a faster FiberX 1500 plan as it permanently upgrades the service’s speed to 100Mbps—double the speed of the previous 50Mbps. In an official Facebook post, the company made a surprising announcement, including all the pertinent details about the permanent upgrade. “Ang FiberX Plan 1500, DOBLE NA!” the post claims. Accompanying the public […]

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Globe is working to ‘typhoon-proof’ its network

Heavy rainfall and strong winds were known factors in disrupting Globe’s internet service to its customers, a fault often attributed to the traditional above-ground structure. Learning from this error, Globe in a statement on Tuesday, suggests that the company is already in the works to “typhoon-proof” its network by bringing the communication lines underground. Bringing […]