Express e-commerce delivery firm wins customer award
E-COMMERCE delivery company J&T Express was named Best Newcomer of the Year in the courier services industry at the recently concluded National Customers’ Choice Awards held at Diamond Hotel...
View ArticleNTC ordered to issue CPC to Newsnet
THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has been instructed by the Anti-Red Tape Authority (Arta) to immediately issue a certificate of public convenience (CPC) for the use of certain...
View ArticleAuctions could bring in $20-B RE investment to PHL, study shows
A WHOPPING $20-billion investment in renewable energy (RE) could be raised by the Philippines over the next decade via auctions in and beyond the Green Energy Tariff Program proposed by the Department...
View ArticleSMEs urged to invest in pro-environment technologies amid climate-change threat
Amid persistent threats from climate change, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) need to take a more proactive approach in doing business by always considering their impact on the environment while...
View ArticleRevving up ‘agropolis’ living in PHL
LEADING real-estate company Damosa Land Inc. (DLI) has officially launched its multibillion-peso mixed-use development project called the “Agriya,” which is envisioned to become an agricultural...
View ArticleOnline realty hunters prefer to buy rather than lease estates
MAJORITY of property seekers in Metro Manila, just like last year, still look for estates on sale, as 62 percent of Lamudi users search for them online, according to the real-estate platform provider’s...
View ArticleLogistics firm taps Globe unit’s payment platform
FREIGHT and logistics company JRS Express Corp. announced it entered into a deal with G-Xchange Inc. to use the digital payment platform of the Globe Telecom Inc. unit. According to JRS Express...
View ArticleBose Professional launches expanded product portfolio in PHL
AUDIO technology provider Bose unveiled its expanded line of products and technologies across business verticals as part of its user-centric strategy for the Philippines aimed at amplifying further its...
View ArticleThe power of A.I.
WHILE most Southeast Asian companies are now reaping the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) in their operations, their Philippine counterparts still lag behind in the adoption of such technology...
View ArticleSchool sanitation drive to benefit 7M students in 2021
TO help address the negative effects of poor sanitation on the learning capacity of students, a toilet hygiene brand tied up with the Department of Education (DepEd) and Germany’s Deutsche Gesellschaft...
View ArticleColliers sees positive outlook for property market this year
CONTINUOUS public infrastructure spending under the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program will further push the real-estate industry’s growth this year, according to Colliers...
View ArticleLady entrepreneur faces the challenge of mixing business and beauty contests
THE business world is pretty tough. Because of stiff competition, only the brave, unconventional and, sometimes, crazy ones survive—the real entrepreneurs. This was how 25-year-old Alexangela “Gila”...
View ArticleOfficial: PUIs in Muntinlupa are free from COVID-19
Laboratory tests confirmed that five patients under investigation (PUIs) in hospitals in Muntinlupa City are free from the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the city health officer....
View ArticleSam Worthington will lead suspense flick to be filmed in Manila
HOLLYWOOD actor Sam Worthington will star in a new action thriller, titled CounterPlay, which will be shot in the Philippines in August of this year, announced Blue Fox Entertainment. In this suspense...
View Article7-Eleven partners with GCash for cashless transactionS
TO provide customers the ease of going cashless, the barcode technology from GCash is now available at 7-Eleven branches with the strategic partnership forged by the G-Xchange Inc. and Philippine Seven...
View ArticleFilipinos may settle govt dues soon via GCash
ACCOUNT holders of GCash may soon pay for government services as G-Xchange Inc. broadens its initiatives in support of the country’s digital transformation strategy by providing electronic payments...
View ArticleThink tank seeks Senate review of Cavite international airport plan
A SENATE review of the ongoing Sangley International Airport project led by the provincial government of Cavite is being sought by an infrastructure-oriented think tank to determine if it is in...
View ArticleHot Air Balloon festival all set on March 6-8 amid virus scare
AMID the global coronavirus scare, the Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, the most highly anticipated and longest-running sports aviation event in Asia, is still pushing through at the...
View ArticleResearch firm reminds SMBs: Fight malware attacks
ONLINE threats are here to stay as research company Gartner projects that most of exploited vulnerabilities in organizations through 2020 will be those that have been already known by security and...
View ArticleTwitter creates a better, safer cyberspace for all
TIMELY to this year’s recent celebration of Safer Internet Day, themed “Together for a Better Internet,” Twitter has implemented a new rule to address synthetic and manipulated media. Just lately, it...
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