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Philippines has Slowest LTE Broadband in the World - Int'l Surver Says

<p>After six million users from around the world were asked to comment about their download speed and time spent during LTE access, Philippines rank as the slowest LTE or Long Term Evolution connection among the 16 countries surveyed.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 22px;">The OpenSignal app allows users to contribute to our impartial coverage maps of mobile networks, we took data from those of our 6 million users who have LTE and focussed on their experience of two key metrics: download speed, and the proportion of time spent with LTE access. All data included in this report comes from the second half of 2013. - OpenSignal</span></blockquote>
According to the report, Australia has the fastest average LTE speeds in the world while the USA and the Philippines is the slowest.<br />
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Globe has the poorest coverage and slowest connection with 38% at a time among the 38 telecommunications network worldwide and was even described as "Worst Performing Network" according to the study. While Smart is at 6th with poorest coverage at 48%<br />
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Countries that rank top among others are the following:<br />
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<li>Fastest  Country with LTE - Australia (24.5 Mbps)</li>
<li>Fastest Network with LTE - Claro Brazil (27.8 Mbps)</li>
<li>Most Improved Country for LTE Speed - Japan (66% LTE Improvement)</li>
<li>Network with Best Coverage - Tele2 Sweden (93% Coverage)</li>
<li>Country with Best Coverage - South Korea (91% Average Coverage)</li>
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Philippines has Slowest LTE Broadband in the World - Int'l Surver Says

After six million users from around the world were asked to comment about their download speed and time spent during LTE access, Philippines...

Philippines Listed as Cheapest and a Must Visit Tourist Destination in 2014

<p>It's still fun in the Philippines after the country listed as one of the "<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/smartertravel/10-places-to-go-while-the_b_4810515.html">10 Places to Go While They Are Still Cheap 2014</a>" and "<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/budget-travel/7-places-you-should-visit_b_4826202.html">7 Places You Should Visit in 2014</a>" articles of the news website <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">Huffington Post</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 21px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">"The Philippines is one of our favorite countries in Southeast Asia. It's got incredible natural beauty, kind locals who take you under their wings, tons of activities and killer beaches." -Huffington</span></span></blockquote>
The article mention that after the struck of the Super Typhoon Haiyan the people of the Philippines are as resilient as ever, they also mention the different famous tourist spot in the Philippines like Boracay, Cebu, Bohol and Palawan.<br />
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According to the article, Bargain Hunter, outdoor types, and food obsessed should not miss to visit <br />
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This is the third time this year that Huffington Post write about travelling in the Philippines. They recently post an article last <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lina-eroh/its-still-fun-in-the-phil_b_4670670.html">January 2014</a> their list of their favorite destination in the country including Malaspacua, Camiguin, Pangalao and Balicasag, Siquijor, and Bohol. They mention that Philippines is one of their favorite country in Southeast Asia.<br />
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Department of Tourism ensure that the main tourist destination are still accessible, intact and open for business for visitors despite of the storm, that the country considers tourism to be an important part of it's recovery.<br />
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So plan your travels now because it is sure that this summer the Philippines will be fully book.<br />

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Philippines Listed as Cheapest and a Must Visit Tourist Destination in 2014

It's still fun in the Philippines after the country listed as one of the " 10 Places to Go While They Are Still Cheap 2014 " a...

Bulalo Point - Tagaytay City

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City is famous of its cool climate, horse back riding and the breath taking
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Not as fancy as the other restaurants in Tagaytay but Bulalo Point got the the best meals at affordable prices, where most of their dishes are good for two to three persons. They have a good, wide range of menus, from juices to main course.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">They have three versions of Bulalo there, Sinampalukan, Kare-kare and the Special Bulalo. for only P300 you can enjoy the hot Bulalo with your friends while sightseeing the fantastic view of Taal Lake.</span></span><br />
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If you are not in the mood for Bulalo, which is impossible, You can also try their other specialty like the Sizzling Sisig, Crispy Pata and their Native Tinolang Manok, plus they have a variety of choices from s<span style="line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">teaks, mixed vegetables, fried. grill, sizzling, </span><span style="line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">seafood</span><span style="line-height: 17.1200008392334px;"> and many more.</span></div>
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The Mystery Behind "Olivia, will you marry me?" Billboards

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On the eve of Valentines Day, billboards of "Olivia, will you marry me? 21414" had been seen across waiting sheds along EDSA and Commonwealth Avenue that somewhat sparked the curiosity of passer-bys, bringing the question to their minds of "Who Olivia is?"</div>
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Some people had an answer that this was a "gimmick" by John Prats, whose in a relationship with Isabel Oli as of this time. Isabel Oli's real name was Olivia Daytia and the date 21414 is John Prat's birthday, therefore bringing a conclusion that John Prats proposes to Isabel Oli on the mentioned date of  February 14, 2014.</div>
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However, John Prats had answered that he is not the one behind the billboards supporting it with a word that if he will propose to Isabel, she is the one to know first. Also, on Isabel Oli's side, she said that John Prats is a private person and added that she will announce it publicly if they got engaged.</div>
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Now who is this Olivia and what is the mystery behind the billboards? Is this a gimmick to promote a feminine product? or a gimmick of a random Filipino guy proposing to his love named Olivia?</div>
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The only nearest answer to the question of "who is Olivia and who is proposing to her", though has no brief confirmation, is about a fictional character Olivia Pope and her would-be fiance, Fitzgerald Grant. Both people are fictional characters of the TV show Scandal, which will air on February 27. Scandal tells of the story of Pope, a crisis manager of the consulting firm Olivia Pope and Associates whose clients are high profile politicians including the President of the United States Fitzgerald Grant III. The theorized answer to the mystery behind the billboards was from Bella Padilla's tweet about the new TV show.<br />
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Few days after Valentines Day, another related billboard to the "Olivia, will you marry me?" billboards had spawned and it gave the confirmed answer to the mystery and it is confirmed now that it is an advertisement of one of condominiums of Empire East Land Holdings Inc., Pioneer Woodlands, which is located in Mandaluyong. The image below is a photo of the latest billboard shot by of one of Rappler.com's writers.<br />
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The latest billboard says "Olivia said YES! So we bought our first investment together at Pioneer Woodlands Mandaluyong City". Addition to the billboard is the 21414 numbers is actually the weekly price of a unit on the condominium. "For as low as P2141.4/week", as printed on the new billboard.<br />
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The mystery behind the billboard is now solved, and the advertisement campaign actually had sparked the curiosity of Filipinos and thereby, created a conclusion to the Empire East Land Holdings Inc. marketing strategy, a genius one. So the theory behind John Prat's proposal to Isabel Oli, and the TV show Scandal, being related to the billboards is not the answer behind the infamous billboards.</div></p>

The Mystery Behind "Olivia, will you marry me?" Billboards

On the eve of Valentines Day, billboards of "Olivia, will you marry me? 21414" had been seen across waiting sheds along EDSA and...

It's a Hoax! No One Died Because of Flappy Bird

<p>It's all over the internet today that the creator of the famous game "Flappy Bird", Don Nguyen commit suicide after he shut down the game permanently.<br />
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The news was originally posted from <a href="http://huzlers.com/creator-flappy-bird-commits-suicide-minutes-removing-flappy-bird-app-store/">http://Huzlers.com</a><span style="color: blue;">, </span>A satire news website.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: inherit;">Flappy Bird developer Dong Nguyen has just been found dead in his home with a gunshot wound in his head. Authorities are confirming that Nguyen committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a pistol. Authorities are saying that the sensational game Flappy Bird had something to do with the suicide. - <a href="http://huzlers.com/creator-flappy-bird-commits-suicide-minutes-removing-flappy-bird-app-store/">http://huzlers.com</a></span></span></blockquote>
Huzlers[dot]com description states that the website is a combination of real shocking news and satire news to keep the visitors in a state of disbelief". If you visit the Facebook Fan page of Huzlers you can also see their tagline "you're love being lied to".<br />
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Rumors said that Don Nguyen is earning $50,000 a day from game advertisement revenue, It said to be that the creator could not handle the publicity and the overrated news of media and decided to shut down the game permanently.<br />
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T<span style="font-family: inherit;">his is not the first time that netizen been victim of Hoaxes. Fake news about a teen boy that got arrested for killing his brother because of the a high score in the famous game Flappy Bird also shock the Social Media world. The news was also from the satire </span>website<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Huzler[dot]com.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the bottomline is t</span>he creator did not commit suicide but he did announce to take down the game.<br />
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It's a Hoax! No One Died Because of Flappy Bird

It's all over the internet today that the creator of the famous game "Flappy Bird", Don Nguyen commit suicide after he shut do...

The Tragic Bontoc Bus Crush

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<span style="text-align: justify;">The morning of February 7 was strucked right ahead of a tragic accident somewhere in the highest and mountainous areas of Bontoc, Mountain Province.</span></div>
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A bus fell off a ravine in Bontoc, Mountain Province which led to the deaths of 14 people, including two foreign nationals and the famous comedian, Arvin "Tado" Jimenez, and 20 injured. The bus, owned by GV Florida Transport was traveling for already 12 hours from Sampaloc, Manila and it was 30 minutes away from its destination when the accident happened. The bus company is also known to travel that same route directly from Manila since 2013.</div>
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The accident resulted for a prompt of LTFRB to suspend the franchise of the 228 units of GV Florida and putting all of its units to vehicular tests, as well as their drivers for a drug examinations. Another news that followed after the accident is that the plate number of the bus unit that was involved in the accident wasn't registered to GV Florida but to another bus company, Mountain Province Cable Tours. The tragic accident as well prompted the lawmakers to create laws governing the management of bus companies, in order to protect the passengers.</div>
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The Tragic Bontoc Bus Crush

The morning of February 7 was strucked right ahead of a tragic accident somewhere in the highest and mountainous areas of Bontoc, Mountain ...