LinkedIn helps accelerate recruitment of frontliners
HEALTH-CARE and nonprofit organizations in the Philippines and even abroad working on coronavirus disaster relief and essential services can now post new mission critical jobs for free for the next...
View ArticleParañaque dad vows probe of how Pogo operated amid lockdown
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin L. Olivarez ordered, over the weekend, investigation on how a Chinese-operated offshore gambling business ran while similar non-essential businesses were shut down during a...
View ArticleDisiplina Village tenants given 120-day rental reprieve
GOOD news for the residents of Disiplina Village Bignay and Disiplina Village Ugong in Valenzuela as the local government granted them a four-month grace period to settle their rental bills via a city...
View ArticleIn time of Covid-19, finding the right logistics partner is key to business...
DIFFERENT factors must be considered to ensure the success (or in these times even survival) of any business—whether big or small and medium enterprise (SME). But one thing for sure is that running a...
View Article‘Work from home’ trend climbs amid quarantine, study confirms
FOR the second time around that the government-imposed enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) has been extended anew to May 15 in Metro Manila and other high-risks areas to contain the spread of the...
View ArticleJeep drivers give free rides to frontliners
JEEPNEY Kings has backed a transportation-for-a-cause project called “Elmer’s Run” as it rolled out 10 units of public utility vehicles (PUVs) manned by 17 jeepney drivers called “TsuperHeroes.” This...
View ArticleCybersecurity firm protects ‘work from home’ employees for free
INTERNET security company ESET, with its official distributor B1G2 Technologies, is giving away free antivirus as protection against online threats for the general public, particularly majority of the...
View ArticlePilmico extends bread donations until May 15
PILMICO Foods Corp. said it has extended its initial monthlong bread distribution until May 15 at the end of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) imposed in Metro Manila and other areas affected by...
View ArticleBuying property in the time of Covid-19
WHILE the whole world, not only the Philippines, has ground to a halt due to the ensuing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis, property buyers are advised now is the right time to buy one....
View ArticleReal estate, real scare?
AKIN to global crises in the past, the current coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic apparently has cast doubt on the Philippine economy’s prospects. And yet, for all the doom and gloom...
View ArticleCNN Worldwide names leader of new global post
A VETERAN of American news-based pay television channel CNN has been named by its owner as president of CNN Commercial. Rani Raad was appointed by CNN Worldwide to lead the newly created position to...
View ArticleUSSC disburses aid to CAR workers
UNIVERSAL Storefront Services Corp. (USSC) said it has disbursed 92 percent, or P51.19 million, of the monetary support of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to employees in the Cordillera...
View ArticleYoung entrepreneur finds thriving business amid rise of ‘work from home’ deals
WHILE majority of the labor market temporarily have lost their jobs due to the national government-imposed enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the lockdown initiative has benefited an entrepreneur and...
View ArticleHMO’s profit reaches P130.6 million
HEALTH maintenance organization (HMO) Philhealthcare Inc. (PhilCare) reported an increase of 20.9 percent in net income to P130.6 million in 2019 from P108 million in 2018 on the back of strong market...
View ArticleEMPG acquires Lamudi to expand into SE Asia
INTERNATIONAL online classifieds provider EMPG announced that it acquired Lamudi Global at an undisclosed amount to strengthen further its presence in Southeast Asia. Established in 2013, Lamudi is now...
View ArticleMetro Retail opens more branches
GAISANO-LED Metro Retail opened three other branches on Monday as the government-imposed enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) eased in some areas, which allowed the resumption of some essential...
View ArticleHomeseekers will still buy house online even after pandemic
AMID the challenges and limitations brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, AboitizLand Inc. has been able to sustain half of its pre-lockdown reservation volume. The Aboitiz...
View ArticlePayMaya speeds up cash distribution to Manila’s senior citizens
FINANCIAL technology provider PayMaya has enabled the City of Manila to disburse more than P13 million in financial assistance to eligible senior citizen beneficiaries during the ongoing enhanced...
View ArticleShrimp producers and exporters cut costs through good growing practices
GOOD practices have enabled local shrimp growers to decrease costs by 38.5 percent, thus helping them achieve the maximum revenue potential of exporting such aquatic resource. Confronted by various...
View ArticleAverting an ‘Infodemic’
OTHER than the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) that has brought the world to its knees, fake news related to this pandemic has been spreading so fast that experts have been prompted to raise an...
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