Giving customers the power to pursue passions and stay connected wherever they go, Globe Platinum launches the Platinum Lifestyle No Lock-up Plans that have double the data of up to 40 GB and built-in unlimited roaming allocation per month, all starting at Plan 3799.

From left are Globe Senior Vice President for Program Governance, Network Technical Group Joel Agustin; PHAR Managing Director-Asia Prem Bhatia; Globe President & CEO Ernest Cu; LRMC & President Jesus Francisco; and LRMC Business Development Head Janet Bautista.

The Philippine Movement for Climate Justice (PMCJ) commemorates the 40 days after death of anti-coal activist Gloria Capitan. The group also strongly condemns the slow turn out of investigation regarding the said extrajudicial killing.

Kapandesal Multipurpose Cooperative (KMPC), one of the fastest growing cooperatives in the country, signed up with SpotMedia Marketing Communication Inc. to bring you “Kapandesal Double Your Money”, a financial literacy and advocacy radio program which will be aired on Inquirer Radio (DZIQ 990 AM).

Globe Telecom’s 2015 Annual & Sustainability Report was feted by the League of American Communications Professionals by including it in the Top 100 Sustainability Reports Worldwide, where it ranked No. 77.

Throwing out the opposition of the Philippine Competition Commission, the Court of Appeals (CA) approved Globe Telecom’s urgent motion to consolidate its petition with PLDT.

From 4-5 August, the Ateneo de Davao University has organized an environmental summit led by the new DENR Secretary Ms Regina Paz Lopez. The summit brings together the DENR, NGOs and communities in a dialogue about the state of the environment in Mindanao and ways forward.

HealthJustice Philippines, a public health think tank and advocacy group with expertise in tobacco control and health promotion, welcomes the proposal of Department of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez to increase taxes on cigarettes, liquor, and sweetened beverages, among others. “[A bill] was submitted to congress, [in which] the tax will depend on the sugar content,” Paula Alvarez, Spokesperson of the DoF, also said.

Keeping its dividend payout at 77% of its core net income, Globe Telecom announced that its Board of Directors approved the declaration of the third quarterly cash dividend of P22 per share for holders of its common shares. The dividend will be paid to shareholders on record as of August 16, 2016, with payment date on September 1, 2016.

Globe Telecom sustained its growth momentum in the first half of the year, delivering a double-digit hike in revenues, reaching a total P59.6 billion, up 11% from P53.8 billion a year earlier. Despite heightened competitive intensity, the robust revenue growth was underpinned by the rise in data-related service revenues across mobile, home broadband and corporate data, driven by efforts in providing market-relevant data offers and the sustained investments in the company’s data network.