You plan to move to the Philippines? Wollen Sie auf den Philippinen leben?

There are REALLY TONS of websites telling us how, why, maybe why not and when you'll be able to move to the Philippines. I only love to tell and explain some things "between the lines". Enjoy reading, be informed, have fun and be entertained too!

Ja, es gibt tonnenweise Webseiten, die Ihnen sagen wie, warum, vielleicht warum nicht und wann Sie am besten auf die Philippinen auswandern könnten. Ich möchte Ihnen in Zukunft "zwischen den Zeilen" einige zusätzlichen Dinge berichten und erzählen. Viel Spass beim Lesen und Gute Unterhaltung!


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Showing posts with label SMART Telecommuncations. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Philippines' Internet at 19!

When Philippines was connected to the internet on March 19 nineteen yars ago, the Internet was seen as a high-tech thing only computer nerds would understand and enjoy. It was also very expensive - it costs 10,000 US$ a month to lease a 64K line connecting to the united States.

Now an ordinary Filipino can share photos with tons of friends on Facebook, watch videos on You Tube, and get the largest news online for low as 10 Pesos under the Smart Network. Efforts of companies like a Smart Communications, Inc. to bring down the cost of internet use have contributed tremendously to its pervasiveness and dynamism in the country today.

About half of Filipinos already have access to the Internet, with 30 millions of them having a Facebook account and 10 millions present on Twitter. And sure, also me, living as an expat in the Philippines: yes, you can count me in... .

Now, that the Internet is being used to transmit bigger and bigger volumes of information, improving speed is essential. Indeed, the Internet has come a long way from being the turf or nerds and academics to being an indispensable tool in the daily life of Filipinos.

In a report titled "The State of Broadband 2012: Achieving Digital Inclusion for All", the UN agency Broadband Commission for Digital Development said mobile broadband usage accounted for 6.9 percent of the growth in Philippine gross domestic product in the past decade.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Automatic Weather Stations Installed in Region XI

Six Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) were successfully installed in Region XI by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PAGASA). the six weather stations were strategically located at the Provincial Nursery of Baganga, Davao Oriental; Jose Abad Santos, Davao del Sur; PAGASA office, Sasa, Davoa City; City Hall, Island Garden City of Samal; Provincial Capitol of Nabunturan, Compostela Valley Province; and at the Davao Oriental State college o Science and Technology in Mati, Davao Oriental. The AWS are stand-alone devices that measure weather-related factors and transmit data from remote areas to the PAGASA Head Office on real-time basis.

"These AWS stations installed in the region play critical role in mitigating hazards not only in the region but all throughout the country. This equipment will transmit weather data from the remote sites to PAGASA Head Office for further analysis and weather forecasting," says DOST XI Regional Director Dr. Anthony Sales. 

Aside from those installed by DOST-PAGASA, there were four units installed in Region XI under the collocation project with SMART Communications Inc. The collocation project of DOST-PAGASA with SMART aims to improve the weather monitoring, forecasts, warnings and strengthen the disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts of the Philippines. 

If you need further information please do not hesitate and contact Mr. Eric c. Colmenares thru telephone no. (082) 221-5428.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

SMART Gains International Recognition for Green Initiatives

SMART Telecommunications Philippines recently received two prestigious awards in 2011 for programs that support the preservation of the environment - one from the Asia Communication Awards and other from the World Communications Awards.




The Asia Communications Awards bestowed upon SMART the Green Technology Award while the World Communications Awards gave the Philippine company the Green Award, both for its "Alternative Power for Cell Sites" program. This brings to five, SMART's awards for the said program which enforces the use of renewable engery to power cell-sites in off-grid areas nationwide.

SMART's mangroves continue to flourish along the shoreline of Cagsao in Camarines Sur (see photo above).

"We are proud and fulfilled that our environmental initiatives are being recognized as one of the world's best practices when it comes to protecting the environment", said Darwin Flores, SMART Public Affairs' Senior Manager for Community Partnerships.

I strongly agree with you, Sir. Kudos!