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It was a double celebration as Acer Philippines marked Acer Day 2023 and its 20th anniversary on August 6 with an epic concert at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. The line-up made the Acer Day 2023: #AceYourWorld concert a dream concert, with Acer brand Ambassadors Sarah Geronimo, Donny Pangilinan, Belle Mariano, international superstar Sandara Park, and a powerhouse cast …

SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, received Asia’s Best CEO award for Mr. Jeffrey Lim, Asia’s Best CFO for Mr. John Nai Peng Ong, Best Investor Relations Professional for Mr. Alexander Pomento, Best Environment Responsibility and Best Investor Relations Company at the 13th Asian Excellence Award held in Hong Kong …

Leading digital solutions platform Globe has been named the Philippines’ strongest brand by Brand Finance, the world’s leading independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy.  In its 2023 annual report on the most valuable and strongest Filipino brands, Brand Finance highlighted Globe’s impressive AAA brand strength rating and brand value of US$2.028 billion. These achievements underscored Globe’s exceptional performance across its …

An employee-volunteer from SM City Pampanga hands the Kalinga Pack amidst the flood. SM Foundation’s Operation Tulong Express (OPTE) continues its swift action amidst the onslaught of heavy rains amplified by Typhoons Egay and Falcon. Following its mission to provide aid to hard-hit areas, the OPTE distributed Kalinga Packs to nearly 15,000 beneficiaries all over the country. OPTE is a …

From the latest version of The Asset’s Asian Local Currency Bond Benchmark Review, RCBC Chief Economist Mike Ricafort once again ranked first in  Philippine Peso Bonds Research, retaining his star for two consecutive years.  RCBC Chief Economist, Michael Ricafort said that RCBC takes the responsibility of providing accurate financial data and forecasts to investors to heart, and this award from …

The attack surface of cloud-native applications continues to grow as adversaries look to exploit misconfigurations and vulnerabilities throughout the application life cycle. In response, the industry has turned to Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPPs) to unify multiple disparate security capabilities and protect applications from code-to-cloud. Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) today introduced the CI/CD Security module to provide integrated …

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr.  (in left photo) discussed the central bank’s latest inflation outlook, inflation-targeting framework and current account outlook with investors in meetings held on 10 to 11 July 2023 at the Citi headquarters in New York City. On their part, the Philippine economic managers highlighted the country’s sound macroeconomic fundamentals and game-changing …

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. discussed price stability, post-pandemic economic recovery, and climate change at the first-ever Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in Toronto, Canada on 13 July 2023. He said the central bank’s flexible inflation-targeting framework mandates the BSP to be “structurally hawkish when it comes to inflation” and to focus mainly on price stability. …

Sustainability is everybody’s business.  Mother Earth is our home and we need to pull together to take care of it. One concrete step we can take is to reduce our plastic waste. Plastic is a major pollutant and cutting down on it makes a difference. Iya Villania Arellano understands this problem and  advocates responsible earth-friendly consumption, “We cannot go through …

Bulk of Philippine businesses plan a full-scale cloud migration in two years, while some of them seek to increase their investment in cloud in 2023, a survey entitled “The Next-Generation Cloud Strategy in Asia” revealed. The survey was commissioned by Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group. The survey found that the surge of interest among …