Manila Communications

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Manila

Philippine Internet Service Organization (PISO)-over 30 ISP members in organization www.piso.org.ph. There are over 100 ISPs now in the Philippines-this is a brief listing of some popular companies:

Destiny Internet www.mydestiny.net

Epic Net www.epic.net

Evolution Services www.evoserve.com

Impactnet Information Systems www.impactcentral.com

Mailstation Net www.mailstation.net

Mosaic Communications www.mozcom.com

Now Cable Internet www.now.com.ph

Pacific Internet www.pacific.net.ph

Philworld Online www.pworld.net.ph

Sequel.Net www.sequel.net

Sky Internet www.skyinet.net

SoHo-Connect www.iconn.com.ph

Virtual Asia www.vasia.com

Worldtel Philippines worldtelphil.com

World Touch Technology www.wtouch.net

ZPDee Cable Internet www.zpdee.net

Manila Newspapers & Other Media

The newspapers in the Philippines have been called the freest in the world, as you will see for yourself, with more than 24 different morning papers to choose from, most of them in English. There is also a wide selection of magazines printed in English including Time, Newsweek and Asiaweek. In Metro Manila you can buy the Asian Wall Street Journal, The International Herald Tribune and USA Today.

 Television is "on the air" from early morning to midnight, showing American programming as well as local programming. The standard channels are 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 13, and 23. If you need more channels, most of the major hotels are with Cable TV bringing in TV programs from all over the world.

There is also AM and FM radio broadcasting with the pop stations primarily on AM in Filipino and the English language programs on FM.

Delivery of Newspapers and Magazines

Generally, its not recommended having magazines mailed from outside the Philippines as they tend get lost in the mail system. Locally ordered magazines and international newspapers, such as Time Magazine and International Herald Tribune, can be delivered to