Life moves fast. Your payment app should too—without the extra fees and unnecessary fuss. In a world where you can do almost anything with a tap, digital payments shouldn’t cost you extra just to access your money. That 's what BDO Pay is all about: A payment app built around handling...
Philippine banks have begun onboarding customers to the newly launched Apple Pay, enabling Mastercard- and Visa-powered debit and credit cardholders to use the digital payment service in the country. Apple Inc.’s website showed that Apple Pay currently supports card linking for cardholders of...
Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, announced today, Aug. 4, that Visa debit and credit cardholders in the Philippines can now add their eligible cards to Apple Pay on their iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac. Apple Pay is an easy, secure and private way to pay in-store, in-app...
With anticipation and hype, Apple Pay is officially available in the Philippines, providing contactless and card-less payments for iPhone and Apple Watch users. The rollout begins through Apple’s Wallet app, where partnered cards can be registered within moments. Users don’t have to input card...
Filipino Apple users and online communities reported since Monday night, Aug. 3, that Apple Pay has begun rolling out in the Philippines, with many sharing screenshots showing they had successfully added eligible payment cards to the Wallet app and completed their first contactless transactions. ...
Navotas City lone district Rep. Tobias "Toby" Tiangco has joined the legislative effort to increase the annual income tax exemption threshold from ₱250,000 to ₱350,000, which no less than President Marcos sought in his latest State of the Nation Address (SONA). Tiangco filed House Bill (HB) No....
There is now a call to include top government officials under the so-called "no work, no pay" scheme. Senator Erwin Tulfo found it embarrassing that top government officials are off the hook and still get paid despite being absent for weeks or months. "It’s embarrassing that our staff or...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has released pay rules for workers who are either too dedicated to their job or those who have actually no choice but to report on June 12. President Marcos declared June 12 as a regular holiday under Proclamation No. 1006, Series of 2025, and for those...
Google Pay adoption in the Philippines remains slow six months after its debut, mirroring early launch patterns seen in other global markets as digital wallets struggle to capture a meaningful slice of local transaction volumes. While the use of the mobile payment provider over physical cards is...
Senator Ronald “Bato’’Dela Rosa should face the music and must not enjoy protection from fellow senators, a group of mayors said as it called for the maintenance of dignity and integrity of the Senate. In a statement, the Mayors for Good Governance also emphasized the need to strictly...
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. emerged as the highest paid member of President Marcos’ Cabinet in 2025, receiving a total net pay of P6.66 million, per the latest report released by the Commission on Audit (COA). In its 2025 Report on Salaries and...
Even though the Senate has no specific rules about absences, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa should voluntarily decline receiving his salary and allowances as a senator. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito made the appeal days ahead of the resumption of the Senate’s regular session on May...
