Keeping the public safe from fraudulent activities online, Globe Telecom Inc. has blocked over 138 million spam and scam messages from January to June 15 this year, the company reported Monday, June 27. Globe's anti-spam blocking peaked in May, with 74.48 million total unwanted messages filtered...
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels. There is a global wheat shortage. The Philippine Association of Flour Millers, Inc. (PAFMI) mainly attributes this to the war between Russia and Ukraine, which collectively supply a third of the global wheat supply. Wheat exports from Ukraine are blocked by the Russian...
Playpark, Inc. a subsidiary of Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Limited, announced the release of their incoming online games, namely Elyon SEA - Ascent Infinite Realm, Dream of a New World SEA, Tera Classic SEA, and Noah's Heart SEA. Playpark Launch 2022 To celebrate the upcoming release of...
Bargain-hunting led the PSEi to end higher as the local bourse rang the bell for the last time in its trading floor. The main index jumped 152.33 points or 2.51 percent to close at 6,216.56 as the Property sector led the rebound although the Mining and Oil counter remained in the red. Volume...
PLDT Inc. will triple its international capacity as it activates the US-Transpacific Jupiter cable system this July, the telco disclosed Friday, June 24. Jupiter will increase PLDT’s international capacity of 20 Terabit/s to about 60 Terabit/s to US and Japan. “Specifically, it will fortify the...
Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) has raised P11.9 billion from the issuance of 3-year and 5-year peso fixed-rate bonds to refinance maturing debt and fund its capital expenditure program. In a statement, the firm said the bond offering was almost 10 times oversubscribed over the base amount of P8.0...
The local stock market fell again as investors worry about the possibility of a new surge in Covid cases as higher interest rates due to rising inflation. The main index plunged 117.19 points or 1.87 percent to close at 6,168.00 with the Property sector suffering the biggest drop. Volume increased...
Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. is ramping up the expansion of newly-acquired Potato Corner with the aim of doubling its store count in three to four years instead of the previous plan of five to seven years. The firm is planning to put up 150 Potato Corner stores this year in addition to the...
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) backed the renewed push for Subscriber Identity Mobile (SIM) Card Registration Bill to ensure consumer protection, the telco stated Wednesday, June 22. This comes as Senator Grace Poe, chair of the Senate public services committee, urged members of the incoming...
A priest from the Diocese of San Fernando of La Union is planning to join the Iglesia Ni Cristo. Photo Diocese of San Fernando de La Union FB In a statement dated June 20, the diocese said Fr. Romeo G. Lopez's has long been contemplating on joining the INC. "We regret to inform you that for a long...
Razon's Prime Infra slates P28-B IPO By JAMES A. LOYOLA Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. (Prime Infra) of the second richest Filipino Enrique K. Razon Jr. is planning an initial public offering worth up to P28.2 billion. The Securities and Exchange Commission has received the registration...
BDO Unibank has primed its digital banking channels to address the sudden demand for contactless financial transactions during the pandemic as well as to make bank services more accessible and convenient in the new normal. In a statement, the bank said it launched BDO Online and BDO Pay allow BDO...
