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Malacañang declared that June 20, 2011, Monday a special non-working holiday in the Philippines.

As per Official Gazette post, President Benigno S. Aquino III signed Proclamation No. 154 entitled DECLARING MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011, AS SPECIAL (NON-WORKING) DAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.





According to the Proclamation No. 154, June 19, 2011 marks the 150th birth anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippines national hero.

Smart Mobile Surfing

Surf the Internet from your Smart Buddy prepaid cellphone. Anytime, Anywhere. It's fast and affordable.

Designed for the heavy mobile internet user, SMART Buddy’s UNLI SURF data plans allow you to connect to the internet using your mobile phone and surf to your heart’s content at the most affordable rates without worrying about per minute charges.

Cellular leader Smart Communications has introduced to the country what company officials describe as the world’s fastest mobile broadband technology.

Called Long Term Evolution (LTE), this is the latest stage in the development of mobile broadband technology and is popularly referred to as the fourth-generation 4G mobile phone technology.

“LTE promises to raise the quality of mobile broadband services several notches higher compared to earlier technologies,” said Smart’s chief wireless adviser Orlando B. Vea. “This will us help deliver our commitment to bring the Internet – indeed super-fast Internet – to more and more Filipinos.”

In Smart’s network, LTE is currently delivering download and upload speeds of up to 50 mbps. In the future, data speeds will be raised up to 100 mbps.

Nokia was recently awarded the best-selling mobile and smartphone brand for 2010 during the recent GfK No. 1 Awards held at the Marriott Hotel Manila. The GfK No. 1 Awards is an awarding scheme by global market research company GfK (Growth from Knowledge) that recognizes top performing brands in various major product categories that include consumer electronics, home appliances, IT, photo and mobile phone products.



The winning brands announced during the recent ceremony were determined based on unit sales for the period January to December 2010. The GfK No. 1 Awards is also held in other Asian countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Accepting the award from GfK accounts director Gary Espejo (leftmost) and general manager Jake Savellano was Cris Soberano, channel development manager for Nokia Philippines.

Globe announces a major expansion of its current 4G footprint by becoming the first carrier in the Philippines to launch the commercial roll out of 4G mobile technology. This rollout, the first phase of which utilizes the global standard HSPA+ or Evolved High-Speed Packet Access, will complement Globe Telecom’s existing 4G WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) network. The rollout of Globe 4G mobile network will provide its subscribers high speed broadband access with the added convenience of full mobility.

To date, Globe 4G mobile technology has been deployed covering sites across Metro Manila, which includes Marikina, Quezon City, Makati, Pasay, Las Pinas, Taguig and the City of Manila. By end-2011, Globe expects to increase its 4G presence dramatically with continued expansion planned into 2012.

KFC’s A Taste of Summer campaign was launched recently and three new products were introduced, the Ben10 Bucket Meal, the Fish Twister, and the Summer Krushers.

With Globe Prepaid Superfree Weekends, you can now get FREE 250 texts to ALL NETWORKS + 1 hour of cellphone internet from Saturday to Sunday when you load* at least P199 from Monday to Friday!

Text ALL your friends ALL you want with Globe's first and only all-network unlimited text offer! GLOBE MYSUPERTXTALL lets you enjoy unlimited texts to Smart, Sun, Globe, Talk 'n Text, Red and TM –to all 84 million mobile subscribers nationwide for only P599/30days. That is only equivalent to P20/day!

Existing Sun postpaid subscribers can now avail Sun Unlimited Broadband for only P649/month additional to your existing Plan. That’s P150 discount/month on your broadband subscription.

This offer is also available to new Sun Postpaid subscribers. Just pay P1,895 as modem fee and P799 for the advance MSF and present your Valid ID with address.

The Globe DUO and SUPERDUO are now available in 18 areas! Enjoy unlimited calls to DUO numbers, Globe landline, and other selected landlines nationwide plus unlimited calls to Globe/TM while on SUPERDUO.



The service now covers Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna, Pangasinan, Negros Oriental, Leyte, Antique and South Cotabato. Since its launch two years ago, Globe DUO has already established coverage in Metro Manila, Rizal, Cebu, Bohol, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Batangas, Quezon, Northern Samar and Davao del Sur.

GRAB-A-GOLD (grabagold) is a web gaming portal wherein Globe subscribers can subscribe to games packs, play them online, earn GOLD from accomplishing game levels, use earned Gold to spin the Prize Wheel and win prizes instantly.

What is a "games pack"?

Grab a gold games pack is composed of 15 casual games that can be played unlimitedly while you are subscribed to it. Prepaid subscribers will be charged P15/5-day access per game pack while postpaid subscribers will be charged P79/30-day access per game pack. There will be multiple games packs to choose from.