Ascent offers 2,000 BPO jobs to nurses, health-care workers
TO help bridge the unemployment gap in the Philippine health-care sector, homegrown recruitment, consulting and business-process outsourcing (BPO) firm Ascent is employing this year 2,000 Filipino...
View ArticleEpson sees printers, projectors helpful to achieve ‘double-digit’ growth this...
SIARGAO, Surigao del Norte—Diversified technology firm Epson Philippines Corp. (EPC) said on Thursday it is bullish on achieving a “double-digit” growth this year in terms of total revenues on the back...
View ArticleVirtual education lets learners follow demands of workplace
TO build a more world-class and competent labor force in the Philippines, AMA Education System is pioneering a full online-education program in the country to equip Filipinos with the right skills...
View ArticleEpson Lipa facility expansion on track for completion and operation by 2017
SIARGAO, Surigao del Norte—Epson Precision (Philippines) Inc. (EPPI), a manufacturing subsidiary of Seiko Epson Corp., said over the weekend here its new plant in Lipa, Batangas, is on track to be...
View ArticleSMEs urged to outsource labor needs to mitigate cost of high turnover rates
GIVEN that the massive employee turnover trend is now apparent across all industries which, in turn, could be costly to any organization, Filipino companies, especially small and medium enterprises...
View ArticleLessons from a Pinoy scribe in the making
LEARNING is a continuous process that does not only require an open mind; it also needs a big heart with a strong desire to gain knowledge and share it with others. This is what motivates Santiago J....
View ArticlePanasonic likely to achieve over 30% sales growth in 2016
JAPANESE electronic technologies and solutions provider Panasonic is bullish on meeting its 2016 sales-growth target in the Philippines, mainly due to improved consumer products performance and unique...
View ArticleFilipino enterprises, multinationals warned vs attack from cyber-spy group
LOCAL and multinational firms are encouraged to strengthen their information-technology (IT) system as protection from cyber-espionage groups targeting various organizations here and abroad. “We urge...
View ArticleMetro Retail expands footprint in QC
PUBLICLY listed Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI) recently opened its 49th store at the Fairview Terraces Mall in Quezon City, as the company leverages on its growth and future expansion. “We...
View ArticleBPI Foundation, PEF allot P30 million for social enterprises in 3 years
TO help finance social enterprises (SEs) with limited access to monetary assistance, the BPI Foundation and Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF) have entered into a three-year agreement to provide around...
View ArticleCBRE sees real-estate growth under Duterte
COMMERCIAL real-estate services company CBRE Group Inc. lauded on Thursday the inclusive growth thrust of President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte by way of a decentralized system of governance, saying this...
View ArticleFacebook launches new ‘buy and sell’ feature as platform for local SMEs
SOCIAL network Facebook announced the recent launch of a Shop section for Pages in the Philippines to allow local businesses to use this as a platform to showcase their products online and connect to...
View ArticlePhilippines, Vietnam urged to beef up trade partnership
LEVERAGING on the economic benefits of the recent integration of the 10 member-economies of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean), the Philippines and Vietnam should now strengthen their...
View ArticleSMEs urged to outsource labor needs to arrest high turnover rates
GIVEN the massive employee turnover trend now apparent across all industries which is, in turn, costly on any organization, Filipino companies, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), are...
View ArticleMichelin sets road-safety events nationwide
THERE’S no stopping Michelin Philippines to roll out its road-safety campaign with more Fill Up with Air (Fuwa) activities happening across the country. Now ongoing until July 2016, the scheduled...
View ArticleHealth expert: Colon cancer comes with aging; early detection needed
LIFE begins at 40, and to help prolong it, colon cancer must also be detected early. This is what Dr. Noel R. Fajardo, a Las Vegas-based Filipino gastroenterologist who recently visited the...
View ArticleHCHS all set for K to 12
WITH the new K to 12 Program of the Department of Education now in place, Hope Christian High School (HCHS) is all set and better equipped to deal with this overhaul in the country’s educational...
View ArticleLamudi issues housing guide for students this school year
IF you think that the biggest worry of parents over school expenses of their children is now over since the new academic year has just officially opened nationwide, well, it’s not really over yet....
View ArticlePrivate-sector cooperation called for continuous national growth
THE League of Corporate Foundations (LCF) said on Wednesday cooperation among members of the business community is needed to continue the Philippines’s economic growth with the incoming administration...
View ArticleImpact Hub, PEF, WWF to choose 3 start-ups in sustainable energy for funding...
SEEING a handful of innovative concepts from local entrepreneurs that could create a positive impact to today’s world being faced by various environmental issues, a global entrepreneurial network aims...
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