Banking & Finance
BDONB responds beyond clients’ needs
BDO Network Bank (BDONB) has been more than just a business in the communities that it serves. The rural bank has become a valuable...
FWD cited for technology, innovation in insurance industry
Fast-growing insurer FWD Life Insurance Corporation (FWD Insurance), part of pan-Asian FWD Group, scored major wins at two prestigious international insurance awards this month,...
BPI: SMEs need to embrace digital transformation
BPI is encouraging small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to embrace digital transformation starting with digital payments, to have greater chances of surviving and eventually...
RCBC backs BSP’s plan to spur sustainable finance
Regulatory perks for banks that are being considered by the Sustainable Central Banking program of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will help spur...
Security Bank online usage up 170%
Security Bank Corporation saw a 170 percent increase in online banking usage between March 17 and August 31, 2020 due to the implementation of...
Motoring
FORD TERRITORY EXCITES Popcorn, zombies at the drive-in movie
GREASE was the first movie I saw that featured drive-in movies. It was an educational movie, demonstrating what couples do in a car, while...
Audi founding partner at Greentech Festival
Audi is a founding partner of Nico Rosberg’s GREENTECH FESTIVAL. Under the motto “A story about tomorrow,” the company is showing how it is striving...
Prestone, J&T Express delivers laptops for “Anak Ng Mekaniko” Scholars
PRESTONE Philippines, the leading innovator of cutting-edge coolants and brake fluids, provided laptops to the nine recipients of the Anak Ng Mekaniko Scholarship Program. The...
Nestlé Philippines, Pure Oceans launch Linis Islas Basura Bangka
Nestlé Philippines and the marine conservation social enterprise Pure Oceans have entered into a partnership to design, procure, and operate a prototype boat called...
EU education fair goes virtual
Albert Einstein, a German Nobel prize, once said, “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a halt...
Travel & Tourism
‘Flights to nowhere’
Border restrictions to keep the coronavirus under control have led to a 97.5% plunge in international travel in the region. Asian airlines are now...
All systems go for PHITEX
The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) which is mounting its annual Philippine Travel Exchange (PHITEX) both online and offline, is confident it would still be...
New opportunities for displaced tourism workers
ABOUT 10,000 jobs in Concentrix Philippines will be opened for displaced tourism workers as the coronavirus pandemic severely affected tourism businesses and livelihood. This is...
DOT assures competency of tourism workforce
To ensure that the nation’s tourism-related labor force stays competitive in this cross-border playing field, the Department of Tourism said it has conducted activities...
Dine, unwind as Taal Vista Hotel re-opens
Having implemented stringent health and safety protocols in all areas of the property as part of its SustainablySafe program, Taal Vista Hotel said its...
Experts warn of information oversharing on the ‘net
SOCIAL media has fooled many to shed our inhibitions online. This is because of both the ease, ambiguity and trust it provides users. This...
Path to post-covid prosperity to start with global initiative
FUJITSU is enabling enterprises to reimagine their post-Covid future with a global campaign highlighting how enterprises can not only survive but prosper as they...
ALIBABA CLOUD: New digital ecosystem strategy for PH now ready
LAST July the Philippine Ecosystem alliance was launched. This alliance set up the stage for the deployment of a new digital ecosystem strategy in...
Pru Life UK establishes AI and data analytics center to accelerate digital transformation
LEADING life insurer Pru Life UK has established the AI and Data Analytics Center to accelerate its digital transformation with the use of cutting-edge...
Property
DESPITE PANDEMIC: Davao agro-industrial estate thrives
Damosa Land Inc. (DLI)’s agro-industrial hub Anflo Industrial Estate Corp. (AIEC) in Davao del Norte continues to thrive despite the pandemic with the hub...
Mitigating risks in construction
With infrastructure projects continuing and infection rates increasing each day, blue-collar workers particularly those who work in the construction sector, are most at risk. To...
S. Luzon developer shifts marketing efforts online
Ovialand Inc., a real estate company with projects in Laguna, Batangas, and Quezon Province, has shifted its sales and marketing activities following the pandemic. “Due...
Co-living as a safe accommodation
Co-living is an essential, safe and a unique form of dignified affordable accommodation, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study of global...
Environment
Refinitiv bares new set of environmental, social goals
Refinitiv announced it has delivered on its 2020 sustainability and social targets, and is moving forward with a new set of 2025 and 2030...
PLDT, Smart win in Sustainability Awards
PLDT Inc., together with its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. were granted the 2020 Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award by US-based Business Intelligence...
DENR leads conservation of critically endangered tree species
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB), has partnered with the Energy Development Corp. (EDC)...
SOLUTION BUILT INTO A SOLUTION: SMC to clean up, revive Pasig River as...
THE Pasig River, pristine in the time and writings of national hero Jose Rizal but long since polluted and considered biologically dead, may finally...
