Globe Business continued to push for digital empowerment of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to ensure their businesses thrive during this Christmas season. Globe Business opened its Christmas tradition “Gift Local” on Wednesday, Nov. 23, to advocate its support for local...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has reiterated the lower chamber's commitment toward the digital transformation being sought by the Marcos administration. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left, standing) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (2nd from right) meet with journalists at the APEC...
FROM THE MARGINS The world is increasingly becoming digital. Many of our kababayans now buy and sell goods online. People take online classes, track their exercise regimen on FitBit, and use Facebook to keep in touch. More are choosing tablets over news print, and Viber over phone lines. The...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. highlighted the importance of better coordination mechanisms between the national and local governments in the area of food supply. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the President) Marcos said this during his meeting...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Strengthening collaboration between the government and the private sector has always been relevant in nation building. President Bongbong Marcos has said that Public Private Partnerships (PPP) hold great potential for the expansion of infrastructure development and for...
The Department of Finance (DOF) ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to fast-track its digitalization program to enable the government exceeds its revenue targets. Speaking at the BIR anniversary celebration, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the bureau, which contributes about...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. unveiled his administration's plans to ensure that no Filipino will be left behind as the country enters the age of exponential technology adoption. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA),...
The Social Security System (SSS) said on Monday, July 18, that the digitalization of services remains one of the state-run pension fund’s top priorities in the coming years. SSS FB “In 2021, out of the 52.62 million transactions we received, excluding inquiries, 43.52 million or 82.7 percent...
On 'techglomerate' rebirth Aboitiz recasts competitive playing fields By MYRNA M. VELASCO Businesses worldwide are all pacing for a very fragile post-pandemic recovery and they’re in that crossover while competitive playing fields of corporates are also undergoing tectonic shifts. By far, the...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) announced Friday, July 8, that it has temporarily shelved its digitalize audit program which is supposed to minimize corruption in the service. Bureau of Internal Revenue BIR Commissioner Lilia C. Guillermo told field officials in a virtual Zoom meeting that the...
Globe Telecom Inc. welcomes the new administration’s goal to streamline government service through digitalization, President and CEO Ernest Cu stated Friday, July 1. “This will ultimately improve public service– an aspiration that Globe deeply shares with the government as we serve a customer...
In order to combat the continuing widespread corruption in government, state agencies should pursue digitalization or accelerate digitization in their processes and transactions, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Friday, June 10. “All government collections should be paperless or done through...
