BDO Capital is PH Corporate and Investment Bank of the Year
BDO Capital & Investment Corp. (BDO Capital) has been recognized as the country’s Corporate and Investment Bank of the year for the 5th straight year at the Asian Banking & Finance Awards. BDO Capital’s e achievement is a testament to its consistent excellence in delivering best-in-class investment banking services across various product lines in the Philippine capital markets.
BDO Capital is a full-service investment house offering a wide range of investment banking services, including securities underwriting and trading, loan syndication, financial advisory, private placement of debt and equity, project finance, and direct equity investment. The company’s continued dominance in the domestic investment banking industry can be attributed to its solid capital strength and stability, unmatched distribution capability and customer-centric approach with its customized, optimal solutions to achieve clients’, issuers’ and investors’ business goals.
The Asian Banking & Finance Corporate & Investment Banking Awards honor financial institutions for their noteworthy performance in delivering exceptional services to their customers. The judges also assess the local and investment banks’ unique and innovative initiatives and cutting-edge deals and their impact to clients’ businesses and in the industry.
Junca Global Partners operations in PH
Japan’s Junca Global Partners, Inc. (JGPI) chairman and CEO Dr. Hisayuki Nagatome, left, is welcomed by Lito Villanueva, middle, regarding the country’s plan andefforts toward digitalization. Mr Villanueva is the Chairman of Fintech Alliance Phils and atop executive of RCBC. “We are more than excited to start our IT operations here and assistyour micro-entrepreneurs to become digitally adept and globally competetive” said DrNagatome. Also in photo is business consultant Voltaire Magpayo.
GoTyme Bank partnerships
GoTyme Bank account holders are in for many perks as the Gokongwei-led digital bank launches its partnership with Robinsons Supermarket, Shopwise, The Marketplace and the Go Rewards lifestyle rewards program.
Through this partnership, account holders can now present their active GoTyme Bank Visa debit card at the checkout counter to avail of Go Rewards points and cashback promos.
For its initial offering, they can claim 20 percent cashback in the form of Go Rewards points, up to a maximum of 200 points, on their first single-receipt purchase using the GoTyme Bank physical debit card in participating Robinsons retail stores.
The GoTyme Bank kiosks are now in 27 Robinsons Supermarket, 5 Shopwise and 6 The Marketplace branches.
M Bakery’s custom cakes
Customers can schedule a consultation with the M Bakery team to bake their dream cake to make any celebration unique and more memorable.
M Bakery’s bespoke cakes are perfect for any occasion: Gender Reveal Cake (starts at P2,300) or the Gender Reveal Cupcakes (Ph165 each); Edible Image Cake (P2,300) or Cupcake (P220 each); Tiered Cakes (P 7,000) and Sheet Cakes (P 9,000).
Best deals from Lazada
Online lifestyle destination and eCommerce pioneer Lazada kicked start the holiday shopping season with its recently concluded 11.11 Lazada’s Biggest Sale.
Customers took advantage of the platform’s 90 percent off Branded LazFlash Deals, fast and free shipping (no cap, no minimum spend), and stacked vouchers for big discounts.
Compared to normal day sales, makeup orders increased 7 times,fragrances by 6 times, some 11.4 million baby wipes sold, activewearsold 19 times more and electronics 230 times.
Nearly 1,700 hours of content were streamed on the app via LazLive during the three-day sale.
Lazada stayed true to its commitment of fast delivery with the 1,111th item delivered at 11:45 a.m. of November 11.
Fueling partner success
Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. continues to expand into several other business industries, provide opportunities to more Filipino people, and adapt to the demands of the industry and customers’ individual needs.
Through FamilyMart, the country’s third-largest convenience store chain, Phoenix helps build careers of individuals like Jowil Rieza, one of the winners of Phoenix’s second Digital National Convention.
Rieza, 26, is a store manager/store officer and led his team in leveraging the global health crisis to implement a strategic approach to increase their sales. They launched the Fam-On-The-Go program where they deliver food items and essentials to customers.
As a result, Phoenix recognized their store innovation and quality service with the Store of the Year award at the Digital NatCon.
Shopee donates school chairs
On November 11, Shopee went to Rizal, Palawan donated more than 1,000 school chairs to the Jose P. Rizal National High School.
The donation was in response to a wish of Sitti Adges – who submitted the winning video for the Barangay Shopee contest – to provide all students of Jose P. Rizal National High School with new school chairs.
Through Barangay Shopee and all initiatives under Shopee Bayanihan, Shopee furthers its objective to bettering the lives of the underserved by helping communities benefit from the power of technology wherever they are in the Philippines.
Epson defines corporate purpose
Seiko Epson Corp. has defined the Corporate Purpose of the Epson Group which articulates the type of value Epson offers the world, the company’s unique reason for being, and its aspirations.
Epson global president Yasunori Ogawa said, “We at Epson marked our 80th year in business in May of this year. We have always exercised creativity and challenged ourselves to deliver products and services that exceed the expectations of our customers by drawing on the efficient, compact, and precise technologies we have developed since the company was founded. We will continue to adhere to Epson’s unique philosophy of efficient, compact, and precise innovation, take advantage of the tremendous value that those innovations yield to overcome global environmental problems and other societal issues, and work together to create a better planet and enrich people’s lives.”
Managing fuel costs thru technology
UnionBank GlobalLinker recently partnered with Seaoil Philippines, Inc. for an initiative that will help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) manage rising fuel costs through technology.
Under the partnership, which was signed last October 26, MSMEs on the GlobalLinker platform will be able to avail of special rebates when they purchase fuel from SEAOIL via the PriceLOCQ app or the PriceLOCQ for Business web portal. PriceLOCQ app users can enjoy a P300 fuel voucher with a minimum purchase of P3,000 worth of fuel.
PriceLOCQ for Business web portal users can enjoy a rebate of P1,000 with a minimum purchase of P10,000 worth of fuel.
Sojitz Fuso Ph wins award
Sojitz Fuso Philippines Corp. (SFP), the general distributor of FUSO, and one of the Philippines’ primary commercial vehicle distributors of brand-new trucks and buses, announced that the company received the Network Expansion Award for 2021/2022 during the Daimler Truck Regional Center Southeast Asia (RC Sea) Awards last November 10 at the Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore.
This award is given as a recognition of SFP’s continuous dealership expansion across the Philippines for the year 2021 to 2022.
As SFP continues its aggressive plans on dealer network expansion, it aims to further strengthen its market performance in the commercial vehicle segment. SFP and its business partners will work together to serve current and new customers better and to deliver the standards of high-quality service moving forward.
Meralco supports hotel industry
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has reaffirmed its commitment to support the recovery of local hotel operators as they bounce back from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a webinar recently organized by Meralco, the power distributor, which has long been a partner of the Philippine Hotel Owners Association (PHOA), pledged to continue providing stable and reliable electricity service, and energy solutions befitting to the needs of the industry moving forward.
According to PHOA executive director Benito Bengzon Jr., Meralco played a vital role in helping PHOA members deliver on their commitments with energy-saving measures, such as contract rightsizing and temporary waiving of the Guaranteed Minimum Billing Demand.
Meralco’s I Interruptible Load Program (ILP) is a demand-side management program of the Department of Energy where large businesses are asked to temporarily de-load from the grid when the Luzon grid is placed under red alert.
Among the companies in the hospitality industry within Meralco’s franchise that are enrolled under the ILP are Taal Vista, City of Dreams, Discovery Suites, Diamond Hotel, Sofitel Manila, and Raffles and Fairmont Hotel.
Globe collaborates with Mapúa on technopreneurship
Globe deepens its commitment to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in the Philippines by collaborating with the Mapúa University on technopreneurship training, upskilling, mentorship, and curriculum development. Together with the University, Globe’s IT Academy will be conducting Train-the-Trainers (T3) Certification to equip teachers in the delivery of Technopreneurship in the classroom.
Mapúa is the county’s premier engineering and technological school, with a tradition of excellence in engineering and sciences, architecture and design, information technology, business and management, media and communication studies, and social sciences education.The university hand-picked teachers specializing in STEM courses at the college level to join the program and also assigned teachers’ trainers to complete the T3 Certification.
The technopreneurship training consists of a 10-week learning session covering the development of entrepreneurial skills, attitudes, and mindsets of techies, scientists, and researchers within a business framework. Animo Labs, the technology business incubator of the De La Salle University, will be Globe’s training partner for the activity.
Beyond technopreneurship, Globe will engage Mapúa in student placement and upskilling initiatives through on-the-job training and internships, and participation in STEM-related learning engagements.
