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Globe recorded 746 incidents of cable theft in the first five months of the year, affecting at least 1,600 customers who experienced connectivity issues due to the deliberate cable cuts.The cases declined from the same five-month period last year at 1,876, and a full year total of 3,598, a press release from Globe said.But this is due to the reduction in existing copper cable lines as part of Globe’s transition to fiber, and the bundling of cables that makes it more difficult to cut. Copper is the type of cable often stolen and sold to junk shops at around P470 per kilo, Globe said.“While the reported cases may have decreased, we believe one incident is one too many. Because ultimately, it’s our customers who suffer. Cable theft causes unnecessary inconvenience for our customer...

Rahul Hora, Manulife Philippines president and CEO, and Manuel Parroco, N1S president and CEO, in Bacolod City on Tuesday.*Global financial services provider Manulife has been tapped by Bacolod-based consumer goods distributor Number 1 Supplier, Inc. (N1S) to provide life insurance coverage to its employees.Through the partnership, all eligible N1S employees will be covered by Manulife FutureBoost, a flexible insurance and investment bundle that allows customers to increase their coverage anytime and enhance their protection at every stage of their life, Manulife announced at a press conference in Bacolod City on Tuesday, August 1.“Manulife offers innovative life insurance plans such as FutureBoost that are designed to provide customers long-term protection coverage from...

Globe reported a last day surge in SIM registrations to the NTC as the deadline lapsed and the grace period for reactivation began.The leading mobile network attributed this welcome stream of last-minute registrants to its vigorous communications campaign and the support of its customers, government regulators and private sector partnerships, its press release said..On July 25, the last day of SIM registrations, Globe saw a total 3.344 million SIM registrations, with customers rushing to beat the deadline.The following day, July 26, when deactivations began, a total 452,997 customers caught up to reactivate their mobile services, while 126,344 more complied on July 27.As of July 27, Globe has logged over 52.302 million SIM registrations, covering Globe Prepaid, Globe Postpa...

If you still missed the SIM registration deadline, you have a final grace period to comply with the law, Globe said.Globe, TM, and Globe At Home Prepaid WiFi users who missed the July 25 deadline for SIM registration will already feel the impact of non-compliance, with their outgoing services and incoming calls deactivated, a press release from Globe said.But, as stipulated in the implementing rules and regulations of the SIM Registration Act, they still have five days - from July 26 to 30 – to catch up and save their SIM from permanent deactivation. Their incoming SMS is still left active so they could receive a One-Time Pin for SIM registration, it said."Globe recognizes the essential role of uninterrupted mobile and broadband services in our customers' daily lives. So, as pr...

“Globe thanks the government for granting SIM users the 90-day extension to register their SIMs. This gave our customers more time to finish their SIM registration and allowed us to ensure that we covered as many SIM users as we could through various initiatives,” the firm said in a press statement Monday, July 17.Since the government announced the deadline extension in April, Globe said it has been able to deploy new modes to make SIM registration more convenient, including optimizing GCash for the registration of verified users and the rollout of more SIM registration assistance desks across the country to support customers experiencing challenges in registering their SIMs.“We believe SIM users have been given enough time– from December 27, 2022 to July 25, 2023, or a total of 21...