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	<title>Michael Abonitalla &#8211; Founder of ThriveWhiz</title>
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		<title>30th Anniversary of Philippine Internet Connection and Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2024 02:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Philippines connecting to the Internet (March 29, 1994). It was a government-initiated project called Philnet that connects several universities and government agencies around the country including Xavier University. Recalling my journey with the Internet, started in 1990 when after several months of convincing my dad to buy me [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Human Genome Project pieced together only 92% of the DNA – now scientists have finally filled in the remaining 8%</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2022 06:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gabrielle Hartley, University of Connecticut When the Human Genome Project announced that they had completed the first human genome in 2003, it was a momentous accomplishment &#8211; for the first time, the DNA blueprint of human life was unlocked. But it came with a catch &#8211; they weren’t actually able to put together all the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Philippine healthcare benefit costs to increase by an average of 14.4% in 2022</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 03:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Employer-sponsored healthcare benefit cost trends are expected to increase by 14.4% on average in the Philippines in 2022, according to a survey of medical insurers. Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW), a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, conducted the 2022 Global Medical Trends Survey. The projected healthcare benefit costs declined in 2020 at 6.4% before [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Globe is most valuable PH telco amid digital solutions platform pivot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 05:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Globe has emerged as the most valuable telecommunications company in the country as of October this year.&#160; Its market capitalization in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) soared to a record P456 billion amid its pivot to become a digital solutions platform. Globe’s stock price zoomed to an all-time high of P3,410 last October 6.&#160; This [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Asticom bags double bronze in Asia Pacific STEVIE® Awards 2021 for COVID-19 response</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 11:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Asticom bagged a double Bronze in Asia Pacific STEVIE® Awards 2021 for Most Exemplary Employer and Most Valuable Corporate Response, two newly-introduced categories under COVID-19 response. These special categories were created to honor the contributions of individuals, groups, and organizations that have worked valiantly over the past months to keep people safe, healthy, employed, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why 3G is obsolete and what you can do about it?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the New Year in, demand for connectivity, wider coverage, and bigger data remain high as more and more Filipinos now rely on the internet for work, distance learning, basic government services, cashless transactions, deliveries, and other needs while observing quarantine, travel restrictions, and social distancing. Since last year, Globe has been strongly pushing its [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>SOPA 2021 Journalism Awards Open for Entries; Deadline 25 Feb</title>
		<link>https://bigmikesworld.com/sopa-2021-journalism-awards-open-for-entries-deadline-25-feb/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), a Hong Kong-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to pursuing excellence in journalism, today announced that the SOPA 2021 Awards for Editorial Excellence are open for entries. The deadline for submissions is 3pm Hong Kong time on Thursday, 25 February 2021. The SOPA Awards for Editorial Excellence are the annual [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Globe recreates Christmas for all Filipinos in this year&#8217;s fully digital Wonderful World of Globe</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 07:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Christmas is fast approaching and yet, the realities of celebrating the holidays with a pandemic can be difficult for most Filipino families today. Despite this, the desire to enjoy our usual holiday activities and observe cherished local traditions remain strong in many of us. After all, the true spirit of Christmas is about hope, joy, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>More Filipino homes shift to broadband fiber for faster connectivity</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 12:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Home broadband penetration in the Philippines has always been low mainly due to the dominance of the mobile platform which accounted for 97% of total Internet users in the country based on the Digital 2020 report of HootSuite and We Are Social. The pandemic, however, triggered the need for Filipinos to shift from mobile to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pandemic spurs increase in ECPay partners, customers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 01:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Multi-payment platform Electronic Commerce Payments Inc. (ECPay) has reported a significant increase in digital merchant partners, biller portfolio, and customer reach during the pandemic as many Filipinos shift to digital channels to remain safe from COVID-19 infection. ECPay has recorded an 18% increase in digital merchant partners in April to July resulting in a 114% [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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