Open fishing season starts with a bang on the gong during a ceremony at the Sangali Fishing Port, Zamboanga City on Tuesday, March 1. (Photo by Ely Dumaboc) Some 34,000 sardine factory workers are expected to return to work during the start of the Open Season for Sardine Fishing in Zamboanga...
The Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) kicks off its calendar year by holding the 2022 PSI National Open on Feb. 25 to 27 at the refurbished Rizal Memorial Swimming Pool in Manila. The event will serve as a qualifying meet for the various international competitions, specifically the 31st Southeast...
66972 UBX doubling workforce in 2022 Open finance platform UBX plans to add over 200 employees, more than doubling its workforce in the country this year, to serve more consumers and businesses. “Despite the pandemic, we were able to grow our workforce to a little over 200 in 2021," disclosed UBX...
Netbank, a fully-regulated bank that offers Banking-as-a-Service solutions has unveiled Netbank Virtual ( https://virtual.netbank.ph ), an openly accessible web-based platform where anyone can freely browse, test and integrate Netbank’s financial products and solutions. “While some larger local...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año condemned on Saturday, Feb. 12, the New People’s Army (NPA) for the encounter in Northern Samar that led to the death of two children. Año said the communist rebels opened fire at the troop of the Philippine...
65270 As demand for digital financial solutions skyrocketed in the pandemic, local open finance platform UBX quintupled its revenues last year and expects to sustain its growth momentum in 2022. In 2021 alone, UBX hauled in P20 billion in annual gross transaction value serving over 200,000 business...
More than 71% of Filipinos remain unbanked and have zero access to financial services, based on the 2019 survey of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). This unbanked sector includes aspiring entrepreneurs and MSMEs resulting in their inability to secure funding and support to expand their...
The Philippines has expressed support for measures to protect civilians in urban settings affected by war and conflict during a high-level open debate at the United Nations (UN). Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Ariel R. Peñaranda of the Philippine Mission to the UN (Photo courtesy...
Spain's Rafael Nadal lifts the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup trophy following his victory against Russia's Daniil Medvedev in their men's singles final match on day fourteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 31, 2022. (AFP) Rafael Nadal's record 21st Grand Slam title,...
Spain's Rafael Nadal kisses the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup trophy following his victory against Russia's Daniil Medvedev in their men's singles final match on day fourteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 31, 2022. (AFP) Rafael Nadal roared back from two sets down...
Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after victory against Italy's Matteo Berrettini during their men's singles semi-final match on day twelve of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2022. (AFP) Rafael Nadal will be looking to move ahead of his great "Big Three" rivals Roger...
Australia's Ashleigh Barty reacts after winning against Danielle Collins of the US during their women's singles final match on day thirteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 29, 2022. (AFP) An imperious Ashleigh Barty became the first Australian to win her home Grand...
