MVP group assists Bulusan communities
The MVP Group’s PLDT-Smart Foundation (PSF), AlagangKapatid Foundation Inc. (AKFI), and One Meralco Foundation (OMF) through TulongKapatid have mobilized relief efforts in response to the Mt. Bulusan eruption.
All have extended aid and provided necessities such as food packs, water, medicine, and communication assistance to affected communities in Sorsogon.
“MVP Group Foundations are now active in Bulusan area with relief work and soup kitchens. Led by PLDT-Smart and One Meralco. Our sympathy and prayers go with the victims,” said PLDT Chairman Pangilinan, in a June 13 tweet.
PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. immediately set up Libreng Tawag and Libreng Charging. The PLDT group also provided food packs and masks while PSF provided relief packs, masks and multivitamins.
AKFI and PSF also ran their soup kitchen and distributed while One Meralco Foundation donated bread and canned goods.
Angeles City council urges GCG to address CDC’s pay scale row
The Angeles City Council recently passed a resolution urging the Governance Commission for Government-Owned and Controlled Corporation (GCG) and Clark Development Corporation (CDC) to immediately address the “adverse” impact and negative effect of the Compensation and Position Classification System (CPCS) to the employees of CDC.
The resolution, which was filed before the Angeles City Council, further states that “these obtaining unfortunate events can also bring an unfavorable investment climate in Clark where the far-reaching impact is a disturbed business environment that could also affect investors, locators and their employees.”
Ihaw-Sarap Month
MangInasal has declared July as “Ihaw-Sarap Month” with back-to-back treats for its customers starting off with a brand-new offering beginning July 1 — the “Ihaw-Sarap Savers.”
Customers can avail their favorite Regular Chicken Inasal, Pork Sisig with Rice, and PancitPalabok with 1 piece Pork BBQ for only 99 pesos each, complete with a drink of their choice.
MangInasal also accepts orders made through manginasaldeliver.com.ph, via the MangInasal Delivery app, or through other food delivery apps like GrabFood and FoodPanda.
Health literacy
The Department of Health (DOH), together with the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Club of the Philippines (IBD Philippines), Crohn’s & Colitis Philippines, and Johnson & Johnson (Philippines) Inc. launched a health literacy campaign to raise awareness and encourage action around inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to help improve the quality of patients’ lives.
The partnership kicked off with a lay forum entitled Misbehaving bowels: Educational forum in celebration of World IBD Day moderated by Manila Doctors Hospital SGDE’s Chief of Section, Dr. Marie Cloa.
“While we continue our research to progress science and develop innovative treatments for IBD, we also want to stress the importance of encouraging early diagnosis and proper treatment. We are working closely with relevant stakeholders to build a responsive healthcare system that will address the needs of patients, most especially since there are numerous Filipinos who are suffering from IBD yet remain untreated,” said the head of the Medical Affairs of J&J Philippines, Dr. Erwin Benedicto.
St. Joseph’s College taps Globe Business
Saint Joseph’s College of Baggao in San Jose, Baggao has tapped Globe Business to efficiently implement a new, fully automated School Management System (SMS), a solution that streamlines interconnectivity between parents, students, teachers, cashier, registrar, and even the principal accurately and efficiently.
This allows teachers to maintain and manage student records online; students to view their grades and account history anytime; and librarians to create automated book inventory for easy monitoring.
Globe Business has also equipped the school with Google Workspace for Education to ensure that all their productivity tools are in one easy-to-use solution; enabling them to do their best work–together.
Globe Business’ Direct Internet also allows them to run their platforms, systems and learning tools smoothly, while its Managed Wifi has proven itself to be useful in providing easy connectivity to students and teachers so they can achieve maximum productivity and learning anywhere in the campus.
Mapúa Malayan scholarships
Mapúa Malayan Digital College (MMDC), a new college launched by Mapúa University and Malayan Colleges Laguna, A Mapúa School, has introduced the Continuing Education Scholarship Program.
This program is open to qualified employees of MMDC’s industry partners, whereby 9 successful applicants are awarded a 100 percent scholarship on tuition fees for bacheloregrees in Information Technology or Business Administration. The scholarship is valid for 45 units to be completed in two years.
The MMDC Continuing Education Scholarship is open to working adults who are high school graduates, second degree takers, and those who are looking to continue their college education.
Applicants must be employees of MMMC’s industry partners and reside near the MMDC Learning Hubs, located at Ayala Malls Ayala Malls Cloverleaf (Quezon City) and Ayala Malls Capitol Central (Bacolod City).
Best company
Citicore Energy REIT Corp. (CREIT), the country’s first energy REIT, was voted the Philippines’ Best Company in the recently concluded FinanceAsia’s 22nd Best Companies in Asia Poll.
The company also bagged seven country awards which includes Best Investor Relations, Best Managed Company and Best Small-cap Company in the Philippines. Oliver Tan, CREIT president and CEO also voted Best CEO of the year.
CREIT was also chosen as the Regional Awardee of Best Managed Company under the Energy Category in the recently concluded FinanceAsia’s 22nd Best Companies in Asia Poll.
The Company bested other nominees in the energy industry from Thailand, Taiwan, Pakistan, Malaysia, India, and Hongkong, among others, to slowly rank among the companies in the region, which exhibited notable corporate behavior and performance over the past 12 months, despite being relatively a new kid on the block.
All-day breakfast
Angel’s Pizza is expanding its menu by launching its all-day breakfast selections: Chorizo Rice Bakes, Rise ‘n Shine and the Mexican Beef Wrap.
With majority of their stores in Metro Manila operating 24/7, these All-Day Breakfast offerings will also be well-enjoyed by late night owls anytime of the day or in the wee hours of the morning. Chorizo Rice Bakes is Angel’s Pizza’s rendition of a baked chorizo meal that marries the best of both worlds between a meat-lovers pizza and a baked rice recipe.
The Mexican Beef Wrap is Angel’s version of the beef taco wrap while Rise n Shine is Angel’s take on the all-time Filipino homegrown favorite breakfast combo of garlic rice, corned beef and eggs.
The future of business is OPEN
The 14th edition of Union Bank of the Philippines’ virtual roundtable series E-TalkTales last June 28 tackled how open banking and open finance are slowly taking over the financial sector.
UnionBank’s Fintech Business Group head Erika Dizon, in her presentation, explained open banking promotes data sharing on banking services, while open finance promotes data and capability sharing across the financial sector. They share the same goal, to create an open ecosystem which provides numerous benefits, including seamless data access and sharing, more opportunities for cooperation and collaboration, and most importantly, unprecedented customer-centricity.
Dizon said the open finance movement can positively impact different sectors of society. For service providers, it can inspire innovation and create new revenue streams. For businesses, it can promote increased transparency and operational efficiency. For customers, it can help enable better personalization, and in turn more meaningful experiences
Mentorship program
Last May, 24 graduating students at the Gold Eagle College Scholarship Program of the Insular Foundation were given the opportunity to be mentored by eight of its alumni scholars from the University of the Philippines Diliman.
The student-mentees came from the Foundation’s partner-schools, which include Aurora State College of Technology, Benguet State University, Bohol Island State University, Central Mindanao University, Davao Oriental State University, and UP Diliman.
The alumni scholar mentors stressed the importance of developing practical skills that are essential in any professional environment. These include communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and leadership skills in the workplace.
The two-day Gold Eagle Mentorship Program is part of Insular Foundation’s holistic educational intervention for its scholars and other students, with the mission of creating an enabling environment for human development in the communities they serve.
Accessible financial services
GCash is ramping up its lineup of financial services to help individuals and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) find accessible financial services.
GCash said it will launch this quarter an insurance service for businesses.
Neil Trinidad, GCash head of new business, said in a virtual briefing the company will be working with different insurance providers, onboarding them on the service so that businesses can avail accident and life insurance for their employees.
“This is our way to enable and empower MSMEs to now finally avail of insurance for their employees at a fraction of the cost with all the different plans and policies from our different partners,” he said.
GInsure, a one-stop shop for insurance products, is easy to understand, has a low premium but comprehensive coverage like personal accidents, medical services, car insurance, income loss and even online shopping, bills, cars and pets, the company said.
GCash also enables individuals and MSMEs to have access to credit. GGives is a pay-later option that allows users to purchase gadgets, appliances, furniture and even plane tickets, among others, worth up to P50,000 from 85,000 partner stores nationwide and pay for them later up to 24 gives over 12 months.
GLoan offers fast cash loans up to P50,000 repayable up to 12 months with low interest rates and is suitable for digital entrepreneurs with growing online businesses.
