A look at Mastercard’s extensive digital payment authentication process Mastercard leverages the new EMV 3-D Secure standards to provide safe and secure digital transactions. When the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas announced its goal to reach at least 50 percent of payments in the Philippines done...
Rabiya Mateo After months of waiting, Miss Universe Philippines Rabiya Mateo is now ready to compete at the 69th Miss Universe beauty pageant which will be held in Hollywood, Florida on May 16. This was revealed by Jonas Gaffud, creative and events director of the Miss Universe Philippines brand...
Up to 40 percent of the fish caught and distributed in the Philippines in 2019 came from illegal fishing, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) report showed. (ALVIN KASIBAN/MANILA BULLETIN) On March 9, USAID, together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR),...
After implementing salary cuts last year, employers in the Philippines are projecting slight pay hikes this year to average 5.6 percent, signaling economic optimism for 2021, according to a salary budget planning survey report. The latest report by Willis Towers Watson (WTW)’s, which survey’s...
Rep. Alfred Vargas Rep. Alfred Vargas of the 5th District of Quezon City has lauded Mayor Joy Belmonte for including 300,000 senior citizens, 20,000 persons with disabilities (PWDs) and 703,000 indigents under the QC ProtekTodo plan. “Being one of the biggest cities in Metro Manila, we must all...
If you must go out, do so responsibly It’s been over a year since the coronavirus outbreak. Much has happened, thousands of lives lost, lockdowns imposed, barring us from having social gatherings and travel—some of the few things that make our stressful lives more bearable. March is a month of...
Success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts. —Winston Churchill With almost a year in lockdown, it is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has forced most businesses to reduce their spending, if not completely reduce their workforce or halt their...
FOOD SECURE HOUSEHOLD Growing one’s own food is one way to ensure food security, particularly during these challenging times Not everyone can afford to grow their own food. But for those who have the space, time, physical ability, and mindset to do so, it can be a fulfilling experience for the...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed its support for the Sustainable Tourism Development Project (STDP) to be launched in Coron and El Nido in Palawan this year which aims to draw more visitors and hasten their tourism recovery. Kayangan Lake in Coron, Palawan (File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC), the country’s second largest car company, has issued a public advisory requiring buyers to post provisional cash deposit on brand new motor vehicle purchases affected by the provisional safeguard duty imposed by the government. In the public...
There’s an online tool that predicts when you are likely to get the jab It’s called the Vaccine Queue Calculator and it estimates how many people are ahead of you in the queue It will also predict how long you might have to wait to get the vaccine jab The much-awaited vaccination drive against...
Despite the safeguard measure, Isuzu Philippines Corp. (IPC) has set a bullish 15 percent market share this year for its All-New D-MAX, almost doubling the current 8 percent market share. IPC Vice-President for Sales, Yasuhiko Oyama announced the digital debut of the imported completely built-up...
