Companies

For the longest time, side hustles have always been an integral part of the Filipino working culture. Most commonly known to Filipinos as ‘raket’, these are sideline jobs undertaken for extra income. You see them everywhere – from your neighbor offering personal care products, a co-worker selling goodies and snacks at the office, or your former classmate with an online …

The Philippines’ Department of Trade and Industry’s overseas trade office in Australia, Philippine Trade and Investment Center – Sydney (PTIC-Sydney), and a group of Philippine food snack companies met virtually last February to discuss market trends, opportunities, and challenges in exporting snack and health food products in the Australian market.   The discussion aimed to boost and mainstream the country’s exports …

While MSMEs still comprise the majority of registered businesses in the country, a survey conducted by the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) – Ecommerce Office in September 2020 showed that 73% of MSMES still require assistance in digitizing their operations. Shopee remains committed to help MSMEs transition to digital easily and seamlessly as it once again partners with the …

How will next-gen, WiFi 6 tech impact your business?  Enterprise mobility is fast becoming a cornerstone technology for almost every business today. As a growing trend, mobility solutions enable firms to offer remote working options, allowing personal laptops and mobile devices for business purposes and using cloud technology for data access. With this technology, people can now get more things …

The conversations about how the pandemic has changed the way retailers do their business continue, especially since retailers still face significant shifts amid the ‘never normal.’ In a virtual event, ‘Retail Reimagined: How Technology Changes the Game of Retail in 2022,’ hosted last January by the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) and co-presented by SAP SE (NYSE: SAP), Gabriel Lorenzo Santos, Industry Business …

More Filipino creatives continue to make a name for themselves beyond Philippine shores. Inside Out animated film co-director Ronnie Del Carmen, Netflix’s Trese writer Budjette Tan and illustrator Kajo Baldisimo, and thespian Rachel Ann Go are just some of the talents who have been celebrated around the world in recent years. According to data presented by Paolo Mercado, president of …

Recently, more companies are embracing sustainability as an integral part of their business. Business leaders consider sustainability a strategic priority for their businesses since long-term business viability can be achieved by improving efficiency, reducing waste and carbon footprint. It also helps that by remaining relevant to its stakeholders, having sustainable business practices can help improve brand image and generate wider brand …

As the number of COVID-19 cases goes on a downward trend and the vaccination program continues, property stakeholders address stronger buying appetites in regions outside Metro Manila.  Growing from the Global Crisis Demand for properties for sale on Lamudi showed a slight uptick at the start of pandemic-induced restrictions last March 2020, highlighting the importance of having a safe home …

Manila Water marked another milestone as it finished 2021 with 13.7B Php in capital expenditures (CapEx), beating the 10.7B Php record in 2020 despite the continued challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the highest CapEx record since the privatization of water service in the East Zone in 1997. Major components of the investment are the construction of new …

HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, today announced its latest release of the HID® FARGO® HDP6600 printer under the HID FARGO brand, the most trusted name in ID card printers. Built on six generations of proven retransfer technology and the fastest retransfer printer on the market today, the HIDFARGO HDP6600 high-definition printing and wasteless lamination solution delivers reliable, high-volume, high-quality card and …