The much anticipated Suzuki Auto Festival is back and this time, the two-day extravaganza will happen this coming August 26 and 27, 2023 at the Lower Ground Level of the SM City Bacoor in Cavite. The first of a three-month long series, the Suzuki Auto Festival will feature Suzuki’s iconic cars such as the new Ertiga Hybrid, S-Presso AGS, Dzire, …

UnionDigital Bank, the digital bank subsidiary of Union Bank of the Philippines, is one of the fastest digital banks in the world to achieve profitability. It attained a triple-digit percentage growth in its net income during the first half of 2023 compared to the second half of 2022. The Aboitiz Group-led digital bank, which recently marked its first-year milestone in …

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) have collaborated anew for the use of the LANDBANK Government Purchase Card (GPC) for the faster and more efficient means to pay for goods and services. The LANDBANK GPC is a credit card that allows authorized DBM personnel to expedite payments for official expenses, by …

Leading fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. in partnership with the city government of San Fernando, Pampanga, provided free internet connectivity to three classroom buildings of the Pampanga High School (PHS). PHS, the largest secondary educational institution in San Fernando City, is the first beneficiary of the Kayabe Ka Free Public Wi-Fi program jointly implemented by Converge and the …

Two batches of SM Foundation’s KSK-SAP farmers graduate in Bataan The farmer-beneficiaries of SM Foundation have recently completed their training with the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan on Sustainable Agriculture Program (KSK-SAP), pursuing the SM group’s commitment to nurturing successful agripreneurs. The recent KSK-SAP graduates hail from Batch 243 of Brgy. Pagalanggang and Batch 244 of Brgy. Sapang Balas, in Dinalupihan, Bataan.  …

The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) will be working with the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Department of Science and Technology-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) for the integration of space data and analytics to its financing strategies for the agriculture sector. PhilSA Director General Dr. Joel Joseph S. Marciano, Jr., LANDBANK Senior Vice President Elcid C. Pangilinan, …

The MHT service resumed calls to MCT on 3 August, marked by the arrival of the vessel Wan Hai 231. Wan Hai’s weekly service will call MCT every Saturday, connecting Subic, Cebu and Mindanao to the bustling trade hubs of Hong Kong and Taiwan. “The return of the MHT service is a significant development in our efforts to strengthen regional trade connectivity …

The price of premiums for non-life insurance products have been inching upwards fueled by the hardening reinsurance rate and the country’s poor risk rating. In a press briefing last August 9, at the Hexagon Lounge of the RCBC Plaza in Makati, Malayan Insurance Co. Inc. weighed in on the impact of reinsurance and other key factors on the non-life insurance …

The Geely  GX3 Pro is finally introduced to the local market and is now targeting the young generation of car enthusiasts who wanted to experience a subcompact crossover SUV that is full-packed with cutting edge features.   “This model holds a strategic significance for Geely as it aims to capture an entirely new customer base particularly Gen Z. With its …

The search for a major electric vehicle (EV)manufacturer that can supply its need for its fast-growing “future-of-mobility ecosystem” is finally over for Ayala Corporation as it finalized a deal to be the official Philippine distributor of BYD, the world leader in hybrid and pure electric vehicles. Ayala has been prioritizing the electric mobility vehicles as the enabler of Ayala’s ecosystem. …