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Globe urges users to report spam messages, scams to them
Globe asks users to visit its Stop Spam webpage, which lets customers file reports against a suspected spammer or scammer
Globe to cut spending by P2 billion as Q1 2020 earnings fall 3%
Globe joins other Ayala companies in cutting capex for the year, as the conglomerate carefully analyzes the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the business environment
Heartwarming digital film shares message of hope and connection amid isolation
Community and human connections prevail as the country’s premiere telecom stands with Filipinos in this COVID-19 crisis
FALSE: Globe gives free P500 load to every user
Globe Telecom says this is not a legitimate offer from them
Globe announces safety measures on home internet services amid COVID-19 scare
Globe at Home assures customers that repairmen and installers undergo stringent health checks before carrying out services
Globe nets P22.3 billion in 2019 as users watch more videos, play games
Globe is planning to spend P63 billion in capital expenditures in 2020
Globe, Smart offer free calls, internet for Taal Volcano eruption victims
Charging stations are also available in some areas
PH telcos tap Syniverse for mobile portability services
Syniverse estimates it would take about 18 months to set up the support mechanism for the Mobile Number Portability Law in the Philippines
Typhoon Ursula downs mobile services in parts of Visayas, Southern Luzon
Globe says its personnel are doing their best to restore mobile and internet services in areas affected by Typhoon Ursula (Phanfone)
Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy can’t get enough of PH ad about the franchise
The two-minuter, by local telecom and media giant Globe, shows just how imaginative fans of the Star Wars franchise can be
IN PHOTOS: Globe at Home brings the magical world of Disney Frozen 2 to life
Kids and kids at heart got to experience Frozen 2’s Enchanted Forest at SM Mall of Asia last November 22
Globe 9-month net income in 2019 soars by 20% to P17.7 billion
Data usage continues to send Globe's earnings soaring
Makati to soon get free public WiFi from Globe
(UPDATED) Globe will provide Internet access to 27 barangay health centers, the University of Makati, the Ospital ng Makati, and city hall
DOT, Globe partner to promote sustainable and digital tourism
They kicked off the partnership at the Globe-Siargao Sustainability Week
Mobile games, videos push Globe's profits in H1 2019
Globe subscribers' data usage continues to rise, while texts and calls drop by double digits
Globe Telecom’s Pebbles Sy-Manalang on what it’s like being a woman in tech
And why the IT industry is the best place to be these days
Globe Telecom's 0917 Lifestyle, Saga Events bring back StyleFestPH
Get a chance to be one of the young designer-entrepreneurs who will take part in the Designer Mentorship Program
GCash to help reforest, protect 300-hectare area in Ipo watershed
GCash, in partnership with World Wildlife Fund-Philippines, will work on the reforestation, management, and protection of the forest in Ipo watershed in Bulacan
Globe services in Visayas and Mindanao interrupted due to cut submarine cables
There is no advisory yet on when services will be fully restored
PLDT, Globe say Huawei will keep its devices updated despite trade ban
(UPDATED) PLDT says current products 'will continue to function normally' on the PLDT-Smart network, while Globe says the current situation 'will not impact its network services'
Data usage sends Globe's profit soaring by 40% in Q1 2019
It's a good 1st quarter for Globe, with its net income jumping by 40% on the back of customers' higher data usage
Globe to pilot 5G in June 2019
Globe says the commercial pilot launch this June will be for home subscribers outside Metro Manila
Globe data services restored after 7-hour interruption
A nationwide disruption of the Globe internet services lasts from 1:30 am to 8 am, Friday, April 12
[WATCH] The Philippines' Best Work Spaces: Globe Telecom
Join Jonathan Yabut as he looks for the metro's best and coolest work spaces
Globe CEO says Huawei concerns overblown 'to a certain degree'
'As we’ve said many times, [Huawei] supplies the equipment but we run the network – and so, what’s attached to our network and what goes through it,' Ernest Cu says in a Bloomberg TV interview
Mobile data boosts Globe's net income to P18.4 billion in 2018
Mobile data usage lifts Globe Telecom's finances, while revenues from text messages and calls slow down
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8,851 subscribers affected as Globe sends personal data to wrong recipients
Globe experiences a 'wrong-send'
PLDT, Globe subscribers to get 8-digit telephone numbers in March 2019
The 8-digit format ensures a sufficient resource pool to cater to the rapid growth of landline customers in major cities
SC asked to stop Globe, Smart's use of 700 MHz frequency
The petitioners ask the Supreme Court to make the frequency available for other telecommunications companies
Telco problems in Typhoon Ompong areas
(3rd UPDATE) Smart and Globe offer free charging and calling stations in affected areas
All Globe prepaid load valid for 1 year starting July 5
'Effective July 5, 2018, all Globe prepaid load, including those with denominations below P300, will carry a one-year expiration period,' Globe announces
PLDT not keen on joining Globe for independent cell tower firm
PLDT chief Manuel Pangilinan says his firm does not see the need to share any of its existing network elements, including cellular towers
Globe turns on LTE in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
Globe President and CEO Ernest Cu also says Globe has allotted $850 million this year 'to improve its data network and address the increasing demand in video streaming and gaming'
Globe Telecom open to partnering with PLDT for cell tower firm
The Ayala-led company says the creation of an independent cell tower firm would significantly reduce the time needed for a new player to roll out
Globe: 'System issue' affects services to prepaid, postpaid customers
(3rd UPDATE) Globe announces past 4 pm that they have restored their system for prepaid and Globe at Home users. Postpaid and platinum users will continue to experience 'intermittent' mobile data.
Globe works to make GCash compatible with Alipay
GCash and Alipay launch a new QR code for Chinese Alipay users in the Philippines, while Filipino GCash users would eventually be able to pay via their digital wallets in China, too
Globe seeks new revenues from eSports
With the launch of Globe Gaming, the telco looks to repeat its strategy of building new revenue streams around specific content, similar to what it has done with music, videos, and live events
Globe teams up with Riot Games, Garena, Mineski in strategic partnership
The partnership, the companies say, will offer gamers better access to local, regional, and global eSports competitions, as well as original content and exclusive programming
Globe, Shakey's tie up for free calls for delivery, GCash payments
Globe subscribers can call #77777 for free to have Shakey's delivered, and will eventually be able to pay for both in-store and delivery orders using Globe's GCash app
Ayala Corp net income up 16% in 2017
The net income of the Ayala Group's holding firm hits P30.3 billion in 2017, with Ayala Land leading the subsidiaries
PLDT formally gives Cure's 3G frequency for free
The Department of Information and Communications Technology says the surrendered 3G frequency is now available for a new major telecommunications player
Globe, Smart urged to notify prepaid users of each load deduction
'In that way, mas madali buhay nila.... At kung meron mang binawas sa 'yo, 'di ka nag-opt in, puwede kang mag-complain,' says Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV
Senate committee set to investigate 'nakaw-load'
'Let us not allow our countrymen to be victims of theft,' says Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV as his committee is set to probe the 'nakaw-load' scheme
Globe in talks for independent cell tower firm
Globe president Ernest Cu also says the firm is looking at divesting all or part of its tower assets to independent tower companies
Duterte order on Cure frequencies for 3rd telco contradicts PLDT-NTC deal
A 2011 agreement states that the National Telecommunications Commission would bid out the surrendered Cure frequencies, with PLDT being given monetary compensation. President Rodrigo Duterte now refuses to give that compensation.
Globe Telecom expects to sustain high capital spending until 2020
The Ayala-led telecommunications giant projects between $850 million and $900 million as annual capital spending budget until 2020
Globe tightens rules on 3rd parties to protect vs 'nakaw-load'
'We want to assure our customers that we have clauses in our contracts with partner content providers which penalize those who resort to fraud,' says Globe Telecom
[OPINION] Economic conditions don’t favor 3rd telco player
It would take a grind of 3-4 years to settle the corporate and regulatory issues before the third player could operate in the local market, which is being dominated by the duopoly of the PLDT Group and Globe Telecom
3 consortia forming up to battle for Philippines' 3rd telco slot
The acting chief of Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) says these 3 groups will each be led by Converge ICT Solutions Incorporated, Now Corporation, and Philippine Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (PT&T)
