Despite uncertainties due to the lingering pandemic, majority of online sellers in southeast Asia, including the Philippines, are optimistic about future growth, according to a survey. A survey conducted Lazada, Southeast Asia’s leading eCommerce platform, showed that 70 percent of 750...
A netizen fell victim to an online scam and lost about P18,000. (Unsplash) In a Facebook post, Ice Idanan shared how she was scammed by an online bike shop. Idanan said they were supposed to buy a hospital bed for her mom and saw one worth P5,000 posted in an online shopping network. The seller...
Quezon City residents will soon register their newly-born babies online as the local government is set to launch this year its first online birth registration portal. The local government made the announcement Monday, saying the project is part of its digitalization program of its public services....
The close and blooming ties between the Philippines and Japan were foremost in the mind of Ana Liezl Quibrantar when she decided to join the Food and Friendship: The Japan-Philippines 65th Anniversary Online Cooking Contest launched by the Embassy of Japan in Manila early this year. Ana Liezl...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said the new passers of the Environmental Planners Licensure Examination will have their online oathtaking on August 19. PRC/MB The Commission said the online oathtaking at 10 a.m. will be spearheaded by PRC San Fernando, Pampanga through Microsoft...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has extended the deadline for government workers to submit their entries for this year’s Online Photography Contest until August 13. (CSC Facebook page) The CSC had announced that they will accept entries until July 30 . “Government workers may still submit...
Passers of the Agriculturist Licensure Examination will have their online oathtaking on August 18. PRC/MB The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said the online oathtaking at 10 a.m. will be spearheaded by PRC Tuguegarao through Microsoft Teams. "Inductees shall wear a formal or business...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) a Chinese national wanted by his government over a large-scale, Internet-based pyramiding investment racket. (Photo by Glenn Carstens Peters/ Unsplash) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said 56-year-ol...
More than 1.6 million Filipinos have so far regìstered in the online program of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). TESDA On Thursday, July 29, TESDA reported that 1,632,168 individuals have registered in the TOP from March 2020 to June 2021. The agency said this...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) bared Wednesday, July 28, the launch of a national study on online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) in the country, and an online poll on Filipino kids in a move to raise public awareness against all forms of violence against...
More than 580,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been assisted by the online training program of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). TESDA "We have 100 courses available in our TESDA online training program. As of now, we have assisted 586,000 through this...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents caught three Koreans in the act of operating online gaming sites in Pampanga--a no-no based on their country’s law against illegal gambling. (Photo from BI Facebook page) BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said members of the bureau’s fugitive search unit (FSU)...
