Lawmakers call for more progressive approach against NCDs
THREE members of the House of Representatives urged governments and civil-society stakeholders to go beyond traditional ways and adopt a more progressive and whole-of-society approach in preventing and...
View ArticlePT&T bullish on resuming trading at PSE this year
THE Philippine Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (PT&T) expects to resume trading its 800 million common shares at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) this year, following its compliance with the...
View ArticleDMCI to hire 2,000 skilled workers in Q3 this year
CONSTRUCTION company DM Consunji Inc. (DMCI) is in need of around 2,000 laborers to fill up various job orders for their projects this third quarter of the year, its top recruitment officer said. “This...
View ArticleHolcim to spend P160 million for CSR programs
CEMENT manufacturer Holcim Philippines Inc. (HPI) is allotting P160 million for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs that will benefit close to 400,000 people by 2020. The company told...
View ArticlePT&T to settle P3.8-million PSE fine, commits cooperation to resume trade
FOLLOWING its recent settlement of more than half-a-million-peso fine to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Co. (PT&T) said it is willing to pay over P3...
View ArticleLazada launches biggest online mall in Southeast Asia
ONLINE retail platform Lazada has officially launched the biggest online mall in Southeast Asia and is set to offer discounts of up to 90 percent to shoppers on September 9 with its early Christmas...
View ArticleJob-search mobile app launched to serve 4.1 million Tesda graduates, other...
HOMEGROWN job-search app provider FindWork officially launched in the Philippines, benefiting all the 4.1 million certified Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) graduates, as...
View ArticleDSWD accredits 50 Muntinlupa day-care teachers
THE local government unit (LGU) of Muntinlupa welcomes the Level 1 accreditation to the city’s 50 day-care center (DCC) workers by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Muntinlupa...
View ArticleFirms urged to bid for govt procurement deals
The Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) called on the private sector to participate in biddings for government procurement deals after upgrading its portal. PhilGEPS...
View ArticleNKTI to buy 2 more machines to treat deadly leptospirosis
THE National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said on Monday it is spending around P16 million to purchase two more units of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator (Ecmo), a technology used in the...
View ArticleParañaque residents to benefit from city’s P15-million sociliazed housing...
TWO hundred more homeless residents of Parañaque stand to benefit early next year from the P15-million social housing project of the local government, dubbed “Bagong Parañaque Homes III,” in C-5...
View ArticleIPC offers app to improve health industry in PHL
IP-CONVERGE Data Center Services Inc. (IPC), a local cloud services pioneer and a unit of ePLDT, announced its offering of a new service meant to enhance patient care and manage treatment. “With Health...
View ArticleDOTr to fine supplier for delayed delivery of vehicle-license plates
POWER Plates Development Concepts Inc. and J. Knieriem BV Power Plates (PPI-JKG) will be sanctioned by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for the alleged violation of its contract with the...
View ArticleConfronting The ‘Killer’ NKTI acquires new ‘weapon’ in uphill battle vs...
WITH the rainy season far from over, the threat from the flood-borne leptospirosis continues to send chills down the spine of both the public and the health-care sector, which continues to fight an...
View ArticleKuya J launches franchise program
TO further expand its footprint nationwide, casual-dining bistro Kuya J Restaurant has launched its franchise program, giving potential franchisees a chance to own an outlet of this homegrown brand at...
View ArticleFullerton Health local units acquire $40-M loan from IFC to improve health...
FOUR months after Fullerton Healthcare Corp. Ltd. (Fullerton Health) entered the domestic market, its local subsidiaries Fullerton Health Philippines Holdings Corp. and Fullerton Health Philippines...
View ArticleCLI fully spent P2.15-billion IPO funds raised for expansion
PROPERTY developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) bared on Wednesday the full utilization of the P2.15-billion capitalization it raised from the sale of over 400 million shares it initially offered to...
View ArticleRemitly seeks to gain 40% share of PHL remittance market by 2022
UNITED STATES-BASED Remitly said on Wednesday it is targeting to increase its share of the Philippine remittance market from 16 percent to 40 percent by 2022 as it aggressively expands its money-...
View ArticlePHL office market deals hit record-high 1.4 million sq.m. as of September 2018
AMID the continued growth in capital and lease values in the Philippines, the office segment of the real-estate industry remains robust as it posted a record-high 1.4 million square meters (sq m) of...
View ArticleEpson sees 19% revenue hike for FY 2018
EPSON Philippines is expecting to sustain its strong double-digit revenue growth at 19 percent by end of fiscal year 2018, mainly driven by strong end-user demand for both its inkjet printer and...
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