USAID, the principal US government agency to extend assistance to countries, launched a P1 billion digitalization program that aims to digitally transform 30,000 small micro and medium enterprises (MSMEs) over a five-year period. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson announced the $18...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has launched a management portal system that will connect its electronic data-based documents to its counterparts in the Southeast Asia region. BOC Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz said the project is the Philippine government's commitment to have interconnectivity of...
The Philippines' digital transformation must go side-by-side with its continued infrastructure development. (Sam Albury/ Unsplash) Thus, reckoned Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, who learned from Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it will continue improving its digital capabilities to make the payment and collection of taxes easier. BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr. made the assurance to allay concerns of some revenuers and even outsiders that he might not continue the...
FROM THE MARGINS The future is Agriculture 4.0. Slowly but surely, the breakthroughs in technology that have transformed other industries is changing agriculture. Connectivity, mobile adoption, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies are transforming the whole agricultural value...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has reiterated the lower chamber's commitment toward the digital transformation being sought by the Marcos administration. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left, standing) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (2nd from right) meet with journalists at the APEC...
ZTE Corporation kicked off the 5G Summit and User Congress 2022 at Lake Maggiore in Stresa, Italy last November 8-9, 2022. With the theme “Inspire the Digital Transformation”, the 2-day event, gathered thought leaders, industry partners, leading analysts from GSMA, Intel, CCS, IGF, 3GPP and...
UBX, the financial technology (fintech) venture studio of the Aboitiz Group, is leading the multi-sectoral initiative to hasten the government's digital transformation. UBX officially introduced the Digital Transformation ng Pilipinas (#DigiPinas) Initiative on Thursday, Oct. 27. The...
Juan Manuel Hoyos, the president of Nissan Philippines The first 100 days of Nissan’s President, Juan Manuel Hoyos Presidents, whether of countries or companies, face an unenviable challenge: that of steering the proverbial ship towards its goals. As has now become a tradition, one of the early...
The Philippines must not be left behind in technological innovations, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said as he reaffirmed his administration's commitment in advancing the country's digitalization. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of OP) Speaking during the...
Don Rae, Senior Advisor for Globe Business, Enterprise Group, was joined on stage by (from left) Sam Gregory Lim, NRCE 2022 Conference Chairman and Vice President of Blims Lifestyle Group; Rosemarie B. Ong, PRA President & Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Wilcon...
Globe Business ornately decorated its exclusive Whiskey Business event for CIOs to dine, unwind, and have fun. In the fast-paced world of information technology and digital transformation, it pays for all the leaders behind tech-led enterprises to take it slow after a long, tiring day. And what...
