The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has commended the local government of Pasig City for its latest innovative service that allows residents to pay their annual real property tax for 2022 using the Pasig City Online Payment Facility. 40540 ARTA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Pasig...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Monday, Oct. 18, issued a show cause order against two consortiums operating along the EDSA Busway for deploying insufficient numbers of buses on the route and for not paying the salary of their drivers and conductors under the...
Drugstores have become increasingly vital for public health amid the pandemic. As an essential service, they must pivot to continue to supply the growing medical needs of the consumers in a safe manner. To help meet this need during the pandemic, GCash, the country’s leading mobile wallet app,...
Payments infrastructure startup Xendit has become a Southeast Asian unicorn, securing $150 million Series C funding, after its Philippines launch last year. XENDIT-LOGOArtboard-1@2x Tiger Global Management led the round and existing investors - Accel, Amasia, and Justin Kan’s Goat Capital, also...
Most Filipino online shoppers, two out of three, prefer to use e-wallets to pay for their purchases and mobile payment transactions are expected to grow ninefold. 05-1280x720 This was according to the most recent Online Payment Sentiments survey of Vesta, the end-to-end transaction guarantee...
Senator Grace Poe is pushing the passage of a bill that would protect consumers against cybercimes such as skimming and phishing. (PIXABAY) Poe filed Senate Bill No. 2380, or the proposed “Bank Account, E-wallet, and Other Financial Accounts Regulation Act”, which calls for a "stable and...
Homegrown insurance technology (insurtech) startup Kwik.insure has rolled out a zero-interest installment payment scheme for availing its insurance policies for vehicles. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, Kwik.insure said customers can pay their premiums over three or six months using...
Philhealth logo The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said it is temporarily stopping the implementation of the controversial "Temporary Suspension of Payment of Claims" (TSPC) policy. PhilHealth Circular No. 2021-0013 which contains the guidelines for the implementation of the...
Malacañang asked nurses and other health workers to not turn in their resignation letters amid the country's fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, assuring them that their payment was already being processed. Malacañang / JANSEN ROMERO / Manila Bulletin file photos Presidential...
President Duterte has given the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) 10 days to process the fund needed by the Department of Health (DOH) to compensate health care workers amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement after...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said it is implementing a "temporary suspension of payment of claims" (TSPC) against healthcare providers (HCPs) that are "subject of investigations pertaining to...
An in-house developed e-Payment system has been deployed to agencies under Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in a move to facilitate seamless business transactions and ensure those availing the services of its Institutes will be better served. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy”...
