Swiss weather-tools provider backs up climate-forecast upgrade in PHL
GLOBAL weather technology and services company Meteologix AG is supporting the upgrade of existing platforms of WeatherPhilippines Foundation Inc. (WeatherPhilippines) to help achieve sustainable...
View ArticleStart-up think tank launched in Philippines
STARTUPBOAT, a think tank start-up that originated in Greece in response to the growing refugee crisis in Europe, was recently launched in the Philippines to build a community of creative thinkers,...
View ArticleLBC, Ramco partner for unified HR solution
LOGISTICS and remittance company LBC Express Inc. has forged a deal with Ramco Systems for its human-resource (HR) unified solution, covering its 8,000 work force. Following the agreement, LBC will...
View ArticleAccenture holds coding activities to promote STEM to Filipino students
ACCENTURE in the Philippines once again has teamed up with Code.org to support Hour of Code meant to promote adoption of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among young Filipinos,...
View ArticleLalamove raises P1.48-billion funding for expansion plan in Asia, PHL
HONG KONG-BASED on-demand delivery provider Lalamove is all set to widen its footprint in Asia, including the Philippines, as it raised $30 million (P1.48 billion) from the just-completed Series B...
View ArticleDOLE, Edukasyon.ph tie up to raise awareness of senior-high students about...
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has tied up with an academic start-up to heighten student awareness on online jobs and help improve their decision-making with their parents in getting the...
View ArticleLearn to Trade seeks to promote currency trading, raise fund for homeless in...
TRADER education company Learn to Trade has launched recently a brand-new series of seminars across the Philippines, where attendees not only can learn how to make an immediate income from trading the...
View ArticleAccenture, SAP develop new cloud-based solutions to increase revenues of oil,...
MULTINATIONALS Accenture and SAP beefed up their partnership by developing two innovative digital solutions to help oil-and-gas companies enhance their bottom line. These new offerings will bring...
View ArticleMcDonald’s PHL allocates P3.5 billion for expansion this year
STILL upbeat on the domestic consumer market due to the country’s burgeoning economic growth, McDonald’s Philippines bared on Wednesday its investment of around P3.5 billion for its expansion plan this...
View ArticleFortinet appoints top info security exec
GLOBAL cyber-security solutions provider Fortinet has named a new chief information security officer (Ciso), who will be responsible on the firm’s information security and guarantee compliance with the...
View ArticleProperty market seen sustaining strength in 2017
THE Philippine real-estate industry has remained in good shape at the tail end of last year, with the new administration in place, and is expected to sustain its strength through 2017, according to...
View ArticleMega Global Corp. posted 28% hike in 2016 sardines sales, to expand operations
FILIPINO-OWNED Mega Global Corp. (MGC) reported a 28-percent increase in terms of sales volume for its sardines portfolio last year, making it the market leader in the category, according to a recent...
View ArticleBosch Group sales revenue reached €73.1 billion last year
AMID the weakening of the euro against the greenback that, more often than not, has a toll on the business sector, Bosch Group still managed to achieve a positive financial performance last year. Based...
View ArticleStudy cites high business confidence, digital adoption among local SMEs
By Roderick L. Abad | Contributor HOMEGROWN small and medium enterprises (SMEs) engaged in international trade are more confident of their businesses than nontraders, and adoptive of today’s digital...
View ArticleDLSP taps Converge ICT for better academic service delivery to youth
PREMIER academic institution De La Salle Philippines (DLSP) has recently partnered with Converge ICT to provide the best learning environment for their students with better Internet connection. With...
View ArticleLamudi scholars named
LAMUDI Philippines has named its first-ever academic scholars for school year 2016-2017 in an effort to help poor, but exemplary, students in the country to continue studying. Walter David Villegas, a...
View ArticleKone booked net sales totaling €8.8 billion in 2016
KONE Corp. reported net sales of €8.8 billion as it completed the fourth set of its three-year development programs by end of 2016. The company’s constant growth could be mainly attributed to improved...
View ArticleAboitiz supports enterprise development with P29.3-million loan grants
To help bring inclusive growth to the grassroots, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of the Aboitiz Group has provided loans for small-scale businesses amounting to P29.3 million to date....
View ArticleFood, agritech start-ups challenged to feed world ‘sustainably’ in regional...
TO ensure the growing global population is always fed well, the search for the newest and most promising enterprises in the food and agriculture technology (agritech) industries is now ongoing. These...
View ArticleAHRC allots P15 billion for room-inventory expansion by 2019
AYALA LAND Hotels and Resorts Corp. (AHRC) said it is investing around P15 billion to add 2,464 rooms in nine properties of its wholly-owned Seda Hotels over the next couple of years. “Our goal is to...
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