Filled with laughter and amusement from the children, the Czech Embassy in Manila in partnership with the Cultural Center of the Philippines celebrated the International Day of the Children on June 1 by free screening of a Czech film titled, “Angel of the Lord”.
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An ex with benefits: a third of employees still have access to files from former workplace
Businesses are putting themselves at increased risk of losing data, by not curbing the actions of current and former employees. A staggering third (33%) of workers still have access to files and documents from a previous employer, putting the integrity of data and company livelihood at risk, finds new research — ‘Sorting out digital clutter in business’ — from Kaspersky …
Read More »BitMEX Ventures Invests in Philippine Cryptocurrency Exchange PDAX
BitMEX Ventures, the investment arm of Seychelles-based HDR Global Trading Ltd, has announced an investment in Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX), a leading cryptocurrency exchange based in the Philippines.
Read More »Bank lending continues to grow in April – BSP
Preliminary data show that outstanding loans of universal and commercial banks, net of reverse repurchase (RRP) placements with central bank, grew at a slightly slower rate of 12.7 percent in April from 12.9 percent (revised) in March, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) disclosed in a statement over the weekend.
Read More »Holcim continues supports for Davao construction sector
Leading building solutions provider Holcim Philippines, Inc. recently sealed agreements in Davao to supply the cement requirements of a leading construction group and to support a government program for skills training as part of its commitment to support the city’s progress.
Read More »GCash innovations to enable growth of Philippines’ gig economy
With its 20-million user base composed mostly of young, working Filipinos, GCash has tailored its mobile financial platform to fuel the growth of the country’s gig economy.
Read More »Failures are the First Steps to Success
The path towards a worthy goal is laden with obstacles. Life designs challenges to test a person’s strength and resilience and, mold them to become the best version of themselves.
Read More »Solaire named Best Regional Asian Integrated Resort at 2019 G2E Asia Awards
Solaire, one of the world’s top luxury integrated resorts has been named “Best Regional Asian Integrated Resort” by an independent panel of judges at the 2019 G2E Asia Awards in Macau.
Read More »BSP hails tax exemption for small-scale miners
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) officials applauded the amendment of the National Internal Revenue Code that exempted small-scale miners from paying income and excise tax for the gold that they sell to the central bank.
Read More »ICTSI Honduras is CA-4’s best port – CEPAL
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe or CEPAL) has voted Puerto Cortés operated by Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC), the Honduran subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), as the best maritime terminal in the Central America-4 (CA-4) region and 24th best in Latin America.
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