The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has expressed support for the acceleration of the implementation of paperless trade through an inclusive and capacity-building intergovernmental platform. The BOC participated in the first Paperless Trade Week hosted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission...
The Parañaque city government announced on Tuesday, Jan. 3, that the Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) will be accepting online application, assessment, and payment of business permit renewal. According to BPLO chief, lawyer Melanie Soriano-Malaya, online transaction was made to avoid...
Finance app GCash breached the P500-billion mark in Gross Transaction Value in March 2022 and expects to sustain its growth throughout the year, with user engagement continuing to thrive as the world opens up. Active GCash users are now five times larger than the next e-wallet, with daily logins...
Businesses — especially the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) — stand to benefit from the adoption of digital payments, as technology enables them to streamline their financial transactions while providing them with greater security and convenience. Southeast Asia has seen a boom in...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has expressed deep concern over the dramatic rise in the illegal drug trafficking activities using the Internet. With the Covid-19 pandemic, PDEA Director General Wilkins Villanueva drug traffickers took advantage of the “technological boom’’...
There’s a reason why a lot of people apply for credit cards; if you don’t have one yet, get this one credit card If you can use plastic responsibly, it could be an efficient instrument in your arsenal for dealing with finances during the pandemic. We’re not talking about recycling, but credit...
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...
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are coming back to the country are encouraged to register with the One Health Pass (OHP), an online portal that streamlines all the necessary transactions needed to be accomplished by arriving international passengers. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN One-stop shops...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, August 24, appealed to concerned government agencies to double their efforts making their services accessible online, especially as COVID-19 cases in the Philippines continue to rise. Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Poe) “Online transactions and services should be...
Taking into consideration the safety and convenience of residents, the local government unity (LGU) of Makati City will start distributing the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) “ayuda (cash aid)” through electronic money (e-money) transfer on Wednesday (August 11). (ALI VICOY / MANILA...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) exhorted the local government units (LGUs), private groups, and the general public on Sunday, June 13, to use the Philippine Identification (PhilID) card as the single official government-issued identification card for all their...
Various countries around the world have begun to ease up on lockdown protocols previously adopted to reduce the transmission of the Covid-19 and ease the burdens of admissions in the struggling health systems. Among these nations, the Philippines is promoting travel once again, with the recent...
