NATIONAL VACCINATION DAY. Health Secreatary Francisco Duque inoculates a teenager with COVID19 vaccine during a ceremonial vaccination to mark the start of the National COVID-19 Vaccinaton Day at Marikina Sports Center in Marikina City, November 29 2021.In order for the country to meet it...
Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday, March 8 expressed hopes that stakeholders from the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) sector could find potential business partners among external investors following the recent ratification of the amended Foreign...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) credited electronic commerce (e-commerce) for keeping afloat the micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) of Western Visayas region during the pandemic. “The online selling sustained the MSMEs,” said DTI-6 Regional Director...
The digital landscape and pandemic changed the 2022 election season so much that former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who is running under the ticket of Vice President Leni Robredo, called on the people to fight “digital threats, fake news, and trolls” to change the country for the better....
Lack of jobs and livelihood. (Photos from Ren Pasco's Facebook) Barkadahan Party-list 1st nominee Ren Pasco said these are currently the biggest problems besseting the country, which for the past two years has been grappling with the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. "In our...
As 90 percent of employment comes from micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), vice-presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said he will push for a P100-billion stimulus fund for the country's millions of small entrepreneurs. Senator Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan (Photo courtesy of...
A newly-formed, pro-micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) party-list has highlighted its strong performance in a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. (Tim Mossholder/ Unsplash) The results of the SWS survey, conducted from January 9 to 24, 2022, showed that Angat Pinoy Party-list has...
A Robredo or a Marcos administration will be good for the Philippines' small business sector, presidential adviser for entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo Facebook page) “Judging from the...
Positive government intervention will be needed to help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)--which account for a huge chunk of the local labor force--recover from the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Senator Panfilo Lacson Senator Panfilo Lacson, Partido Reporma...
Technology has indeed become a big part of our lives—how we move, how we work or learn, how we think. Essentially, technology allowed us to live life with more ease and convenience. But it is still not as ubiquitous as it may seem. Somehow, technology still doesn’t click for everyone,...
2022 Gawad Madiskarte PH Unsung heroes. In the past two years of the pandemic, that’s what our moms have proven to be. Despite bearing the brunt of COVID-19’s impact in the labor sector (many of whom lost their jobs or suffered pay cuts), these women made sure their family needs are taken care...
Shell LiveWIRE Virtual Homeroom’s module on the Lean Startup Methodology helped enable companies to shorten development cycles while testing their viability. It equipped startup founders, entrepreneurs, and owners of micro, small, medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with the tools to accelerate...