BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara By the time this column comes out, two of the country’s biggest e-commerce platforms — Lazada and Shopee — would be wrapping up their respective “9.9” (September 9) online sales, where customers can purchase almost anything at either discounted rates or...
Globe Telecom Inc., the country's largest publicly-listed telco, is transforming itself into a digital solutions group. Globe has a market value of over P363 billion at the Philippine Stock Exchange, as of end-August trade. Once exclusively a telco business, the Globe Group of Companies has...
Filipino firm Go Shopping Philippines (GSP) is banking on the sustained boom in digital malls and marketplace in the Philippines for its growth and expansion here and abroad. 30626 “With the imposition of lockdowns, it’s inevitable people can’t go out. This paved the way for online e-commerce...
Caloocan City has completed the distribution of the cash assistance (ayuda) to its constituents that were severely affected by the declaration of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) , the first Local Government Unit (LGU) in Metro Manila to do so. Overall, Department of the Interior and Local...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has underscored the necessity of pouring more investments in information and communications technology to bridge the “digital divide” that has surfaced as a result of the continued devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. AIPA Conference Velasco aired his view as he...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to complete its review of two more local-owned banks applying for digital bank license next week, the last two slots for authorized digital banks in the country which has been limited to just seven banks. “There are two more in the pipeline. One...
With the inevitable shift to digital education, a local textbook publisher found a way to make its e-books more accessible to learners by offering an affordable e-learning advantage program. (Photo from PIXABAY) To make learning resources more affordable and convenient for students and parents to...
What a challenge to be young at this time! There’s the pandemic, there’s climate change, but short attention spans, gadget-ruined eyes, lazy memory cells, the age of obsolescence, and snowflakes as well AGE OF OBSOLESCENCE Unlike this TV from the 1950s, nothing lasts anymore, not your latest...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will stop accepting digital bank license applications by next week and will close the window for three years after limiting the number of digital banks in the country to just seven. “The judgment of the Monetary Board is that we will keep it close for...
Turning public art into technology-infused SM-art The great idea behind public art is that it’s accessible, easily viewed by people from all walks of life as it blends into the urban landscape. It runs counter to the notion of art being elitist, reserved for the few, or even accessible only by...
In compliance with international standards, the Philippines is among the early adopters of the World Health Organization (WHO) digital vaccination certificates, Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II announced Thursday, August 12. Just two...
The local government units (LGUs) may conduct digital payment or tap financial service providers (FSPs) to distribute the financial assistance to residents affected by the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20, the Department of Social Welfare and Development...
