Familiaran: We Want to Restore the Image of Bacolod City

Familiaran

Almost 80% of the illegal structures in Bacolod City have already been demolished. El Cid Familiaran, acting mayor of the city, said Friday that he wants “to restore the image of Bacolod City.” Familiaran said that all village officials were already submitted their accomplishment reports and it depends on the Department of the Interior and … Read more

Ripple: Facebook’s Libra Project is a “Walled Garden”

Ripple

According to Marcus Treacher of Ripple, Facebook’s plan to create a digital currency Libra comes with one major defect. Marcus Treacher, senior vice president of customer success from Ripple, told CNBC that a big problem with the social network’s Libra project is that this cryptocurrency is a “walled garden” or a closed system. Facebook’s proposed … Read more

Martin Diño: DILG Would Not Extend Deadline for Clearing Operations

Martin Diño

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño said Friday that the interior department will not extend its deadline set on September 29 for mayors and barangay officials nationwide. “Wala pong extension,” (No more extension) according to Martin Diño as he was quoting the directive of Eduardo Año, Interior … Read more

Google Confirms Chrome Update is Breaking Apple Macs Due to Bugs

Chrome Update

Google confirmed that the Chrome update is at fault for a strange reported wave of unbootable Macs. Chrome’s update starts to cause issues by corrupting the OS folder in which prevented those impacted from being able to log in to macOS. Reports of issues first became visible on September 24 when Bleeping Computer stated that … Read more

SMC Eyes to Build Panay – Guimaras Bridge Project

SMC

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said in a disclosure Thursday that the company wants to build a bridge that will connect two provinces in the Visayas. The listed firm confirmed plans to submit an unsought proposal to build the Panay-Guimaras bridge. SMC told the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) that the company has “plan(s) to invest in … Read more