by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Aug 31, 2019 | Good Tech
The Cebuano language from the Philippines can now be understood by worldwide travelers after it was added to Google Translate’s Word Lens, a feature that allows users instant translation using smartphone cameras. Cebuano, one of the country’s major...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Aug 30, 2019 | Good Balita
The Philippines’ indigenous writing systems – the Baybayin, Buhid, Hanunuo, and Tagbanwa – have been preserved online through the Google Gboard for smartphones. Google announced on Thursday the inclusion of the native scripts in the latest update on...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Aug 19, 2019 | Good Tech
The Philippine office of internet industry giant Google recently gathered a select group from the country’s top news teams to share more efficient ways to conduct newsgathering using the internet. The worldwide Google News Initiative (GNI), which works with the...
by Kris Crismundo, Philippine News Agency | Feb 3, 2018 | Featured, Good Balita
Since it opened its office in the Philippines in 2013, Google continues to be a partner for growth in the country. During Google Philippines fifth anniversary, its country manager Ken Lingan announced the company’s thrust in the Philippines in the coming years. Lingan...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Sep 11, 2015 | Good Tech
Filipino musical acts Kjwan, Sponge Cola, Itchyworms and Ebe Dancel, along with entertainer Mikey Bustos, have collaborated on a track dedicated to overseas Filipino workers. The lyrics of the song, titled “Miss Ko Na” (Miss It Already), were crowdsourced...
