Globe’s Upgrades GFiber Prepaid With 300Mbps Internet Plus 7 days FREE to Ease Work From Home

As the country faces an energy crisis and rising fuel costs, more Filipinos are encouraged to stay and spend time at home. At the same time, government initiatives have authorized flexible learning and full online classes, while many companies continue to promote work‑from‑home arrangements. These shifts make faster and more reliable home internet not just a convenience, but a necessity.

Globe is responding to this reality by redefining digital inclusion through GFiber Prepaid, making high‑speed fiber internet more affordable and accessible for households nationwide. With Globe AT HOME’s GFiber Prepaid, families can now enjoy up to 300Mbps internet speeds, six times faster than the previous 50Mbps baseline, for the same ₱699 installation fee, plus 7 days free of UNLI internet. This upgrade sets a new standard for prepaid internet, giving your family the digital power to thrive while keeping your hard-earned savings intact.

Movie Night, Elevated: Oscar-Winning Titles to Watch on LG OLED77G5

Awards season has a way of reshaping the watchlist. Once the Oscars wrap, movie nights become less about scrolling and more about finally catching up on the films everyone has been talking about. For viewers building a weekend lineup around this year’s winners, the LG OLED77G5 offers a screen designed to bring out different strengths in each title—from richer contrast, more faithful color, and perfect black to stronger cinematic sound.

The LG OLED evo G5 lineup highlights Brightness Booster Ultimate, Perfect Black, Perfect Color, Filmmaker Mode, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, HDR10, and HLG, making it well suited to a broad mix of films and genres. Here are some of the best Oscar-winning films to watch on the LG OLED77G5, with a different LG OLED strength highlighted for each one.

Summer Wardrobe Ready: Refresh Your Clothes with LG Styler RX5

LG Electronics Philippines introduces the LG Styler RX5 with Dual TrueSteam™, AutoFresh System™, Dynamic MovingHanger™ and LG ThinQ™ for advanced clothing care at home

LG Electronics Philippines introduces the LG Styler RX5 (SC5GMR80H), a clothing care solution designed to help users refresh garments at home between washes. Combining steam care, motion-based garment treatment and smart connectivity, the LG Styler RX5 supports everyday clothing care with features designed for convenience, efficiency and ease of use.

Daily monitoring of satellite data shows air quality in Metro Manila has not returned to normal levels

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) has done daily monitoring of satellite data since the Navotas landfill fire reportedly broke out on 10 April 2026. As of Thursday (23 April), the Bureau of Fire Protection has reported “smoldering conditions” onsite and satellite data show that air quality in Metro Manila has not returned to normal levels. Daily monitoring of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentration over Metro Manila (taken every 8:45AM), shows that levels are still higher than on 6 April, prior to the fire. Nitrogen dioxide is a pollutant produced from burning and is a component of smoke.

The map shows the estimated smoke extent over Metro Manila and surrounding provinces at 8:45AM on Thursday, 23 April. Colors indicate the level of concentration of NO2, with darker red colors indicating higher levels of concentration.

Lenovo Appoints Sumir Bhatia as Chief Commercial Officer for the Asia Pacific Region

Lenovo has appointed its first Chief Commercial Officer for the Asia Pacific region*, Sumir Bhatia. Bhatia will lead the newly created commercial organization in Asia Pacific, bringing together enterprise sales, solution sales, channel, and alliances teams to drive stronger commercial alignment and accelerate growth across the region. He will continue reporting to Amar Babu, President, Asia Pacific, Lenovo. 

Bhatia is a Lenovo veteran, having led its Infrastructure Solutions Group business for the past decade. He has been spearheading a transformative phase of sustained growth for Lenovo’s Asia Pacific infrastructure business.  

The Asia Pacific region represents a highly dynamic landscape for digital transformation and technology adoption for organizations to drive business impact. This dynamic is defined by diverse levels of digital maturity, evolving infrastructure, and significant untapped potential, which presents a unique opportunity for Lenovo to deliver flexible, end-to-end solutions that address a wide range of customer needs. 

200MP Portrait Master: realme Gives First Look at realme 16 Series 5G Ahead of its Local Launch

200MP cameras, 7000mAh battery, and AI-powered features headline the latest Number Series

realme has officially unveiled the realme 16 Series 5G in the Philippines via a livestream on its official Facebook page, introducing a lineup focused on improved photography, longer battery life, and smarter AI features. The lineup includes the realme 16 Pro+ 5G, realme 16 Pro 5G, and realme 16 5G.

Globe Partners with Grab to Strengthen Network Optimization Through Real‑World Insights

Globe, the country’s most reliable and consistent mobile network, has partnered with Grab and its driver-partners to capture real‑world data on connectivity strength and consistency across Metro Manila. This integration transforms everyday trips into live data‑gathering missions, allowing Globe to continuously measure and optimize its network performance in actual conditions. By leveraging Grab’s extensive driver community, Globe gains unprecedented visibility into how its network performs across diverse routes, traffic patterns, and time periods.

During the survey period, over one hundred Grab driver-partners collected more than 20,000 Globe network samples, providing a ground‑truth perspective on coverage and performance. This initiative enabled Globe to capture performance in high‑traffic and previously untested areas, identify poor coverage zones for targeted improvements, and benchmark live, dynamic data during actual rides for stronger accuracy.