Special gift ideas crafted by the guards of Philippine heritage “Local crafts are the baseline of the creative economy, which will alleviate poverty and spur sustainable development,” HABI president and long-time purveyor of local goods, Adelaida Lim, tells Manila Bulletin. Who wouldn’t agree...
And the promising projections keep coming for the Philippines. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Screenshot from Facebook live) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles reported on Tuesday, Dec. 7 that New York-based think tank Global Source Partners has pegged the...
This Facebook page is making the holidays merrier for Aeta farmers in Pampanga If there is one food craze we still can’t get enough of throughout our pandemic time, it is the purple yam or ube . A produce locally grown in the Philippines, ube and its many forms have been part of Filipinos’...
Ongoing builds at the Magelco site Globe Telecom Inc. forged a 25-year partnership with the Maguindanao Electric Cooperative (MAGELCO) to hasten the rollout of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) technology and provide more affordable electricity in Mindanao. The partnership involves a joint pole agreement...
GM_Hero-shot Grab, Southeast Asia's superapp is expanding its grocery delivery service across the region, partnering with S&R supermarket, best known for members-only discounts, in the Philippines. Other retail partners include Indomaret, a convenience store chain with over 15,000 stores in...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) is urging riders in food delivery and courier activities to become self-employed members to enjoy various benefit programs and loan privileges offered by the pension fund. Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said that undeniably, among...
media International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) will operate the country’s first 5G-enabled ‘intelligent’ port at its flagship, the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT). ICTSI partnered with PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. to develop 5G technology use cases for...
Wavemaker Partners, Southeast Asia’s leading venture capital (VC) firm for enterprise and deep tech, has won two awards at the 29th Annual Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (SVCA) Awards for deals worth more than $80 million. The firm bagged awards for “VC Exit of the...
Singapore-based insurtech firm Igloo has clinched the deal to underwrite GCash users when they transact using the e-wallet. igloo2019-768x768 Already, fraudsters have targeted 44 percent of digital consumers as of end-March 2021. Specifically, fraudsters targeted 44 percent of Gen Z and 39 percent...
With a vision to gamify the world and bring out the gamer in everyone, Mineski Global, the premier esports and gaming organization in Southeast Asia, provides all-encompassing, tech-powered solutions that put the gamer at the front and center of value creation. Just recently, TEG Holding Pte. Ltd.,...
International Container Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently partnered with Microsoft to centralize its data platforms across its terminals worldwide and improve operations. "With Microsoft technology, our new data platform gives us 24x7 visibility and critical system monitoring services across all our...
Ride-hailing firm Grab Philippines will be giving out rewards to vaccinated driver-partners and delivery riders as a way to encourage them to get the jab and support the inoculation efforts of the government against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
