Business NEWS

The age of smart phones is ending, paving the way for a single digital smart assistant enabling all devices to “talk” to each other.

With most passengers opting for self-service in booking and managing their flights online, Cebu Pacific (CEB) decided to discontinue its Philippine hotline numbers by next month, May 1, 2021. 

As part of this year’s P70 billion expansion program, Globe Telecom Inc. will deploy more than 1 million fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) lines to meet rising demand for faster internet and work-from-home requirements due to the pandemic.

Users can now make instant cash-ins to their GrabPay wallet for free by linking it to their bank accounts (Banco de Oro (BDO), Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and Unionbank) or visiting the nearest SM mall or 7-Eleven store.

The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) granted a P1.275-billion loan to Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Group to improve their hospitals in Northeast and Central Luzon.

Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has teamed up with NTT Docomo to launch 5G roaming services in Japan.

In the face of the global health crisis, Huawei devised five strategies to survive and looks forward to an Intelligent World in 2030 when it’s over.

Globe Telecom Inc. helped over 67,000 public school teachers and students navigate the digital learning space since the pandemic started, according to Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications Yoly Crisanto.

DITO Telecommunity Corporation (DITO) just broke ground for its first Data Center, “expected to generate thousands of jobs”, at Udenna Land, Inc. (ULI)’s Clark Global City (CGC).

After opening Skyway Extension’s four-kilometer northbound section to the public last Sunday, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Wednesday, (April 14) announced it is fast-tracking the southbound section so it will be completed by third quarter this year.

The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) Tuesday, (April 13) announced the temporary suspension of LRT-1 operations for two weekends this April for maintenance works.

Under the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) of NCR Plus (Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal), only essential travel will be allowed until end of the month although AirAsia will continue to operate all other domestic flights to and from Manila, subject to compliance with Local Government Unit (LGU) restrictions on frequencies and capacity, the airline announced.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) today (April 13) issued its latest advisory under the less stringent Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) covering Metro Manila and surrounding provinces (NCR+) till the end of this month.

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) Sunday (April 11) opened two of three lanes of the Skyway Extension project’s northbound section , with no toll fees until further notice.

Under the government’s Modified Enhanced (Community Quarantine (MECQ) from April 12 to 30, 2021, Cebu Pacific (CEB) will continue to operate its scheduled domestic and international flights, the carrier today announced.

The Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI)’s Australian aubsidiary, recently welcomed the container vessel Soroe Maersk, the longest vessel to call at the Melbourne port.

Cebu Pacific (CEB) transported 77,800 additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines to six cities this week, flying in a total of 130,800 doses nationwide since last month.

With major hospitals in Metro Manila and nearby areas operating beyond full capacity, the Department of Transportation (DOTr), together with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), are converting two of their quarantine facilities into isolation facilities to accommodate more COVID-19 patients by tomorrow, Friday ( April 9).