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...
PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications, Inc. blocked over 23 million malicious messages in just three days , June 11 to 14, 2022, the telcos announced. ‘Smishing’ or SMS phishing is a form of social engineering done through text messages. They deceive customers into thinking they were sent by...
Cosco Capital, Inc., the retail holding firm of businessman Lucio Co, is venturing into the construction and home depot business through a P500 million partnership with Siam Global House Public Company Limited of Thailand. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Cosco said it has signed a...
PLDT Inc. recently deployed additional submarine cable links to connect major islands in Southern Luzon and Visayas for the first time, expanding its fiber service to Burias Island in Masbate, Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro and Semirara Island in Antique. The fiber connectivity will improve...
Cebuana Lhuillier and Element partnership Privacy-led, modern AI pioneer in digital identity services, Element, Inc., announced its partnership with Cebuana Lhuillier, the Philippines largest micro financial services provider to provide electronic Know-Your-Customer (eKYC) services to all...
Customers of the Maynilad Water Services Inc. in the business areas of Muntinlupa, Las Piñas, Malabon, Valenzuela and Quezon City will get rebates in their water bill after the company implemented tax rates that are not in accordance with those approved by the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage...
The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) – Field Operations Division for Visayas met with a Cebu-based developer to finalize the turnover and blessing ceremony of a 100-unit-medium rise building at Brgy. Lorega-San Miguel, Cebu City. (PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR)...
Figaro Coffee Group Inc. (FGC), one of the country’s rising food and beverage groups, is aiming to grow its network by 25 percent to 150 branches by the end of the year by expanding to untapped, high-demand areas in the country. Currently, FCG, which owns popular food brands Angel's Pizza, Figaro...
Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), the investment arm of tycoon Andrew Tan, is increasing its capital expenditure budget by 33 percent to P60 billion this year. The firm said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange that the higher capex budget is in preparation for a further improvement in...
