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The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has introduced a streamlined procedure for its Individual Medical Assistance Program (Imap) that eliminates the interview portion of requests for financial assistance.

Asian healthcare platform Practo announced recently that it had acquired Qikwell, a leader in appointment scheduling at hospitals, making the former the world’s largest appointment-booking platform with nearly 40 million appointments managed every year. As a result, Practo gets a fantastic product that delivers a great consumer experience in hospitals and clinics by providing smooth appointment booking, significantly reducing waiting …

The SM Foundation, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of the SM Group of Companies, has announced that it finished the first phase of the renovation and refurbishment of the Philippine Military Academy’s (PMA) Fort del Pilar Station Hospital in Baguio City, Benguet province. The hospital is the 13th facility to be renovated and refurbished by the SM Foundation, and …

By Anick Jesdanun / The Associated Press New York—The success of Microsoft’s latest lineup of devices will ride on the company’s ability to convince people who got free Windows 10 software upgrades to spring for new devices—specifically, Windows devices. 

Lenovo unveiled recently what it calls the latest evolution in mobile devices, the Lenovo Phab Plus, which it describes as “a beautifully designed premium phablet optimized for single-hand use.” 

By Michael Biesecker / The Associated Press Washington—Volkswagen (VW) is far from the first company to stand accused of trying to game required emissions tests. Almost since the passage of the Clean Air Act in the United States in 1970, major manufacturers of cars, trucks and heavy equipment have been caught for using what regulators call “defeat devices”—typically programing a vehicle’s …

Buyers typically don’t associate Kia with luxury, but its 2016 top-level Sorento SX-Luxury model is so robust in its looks, pleasing in its ride and stocked with features that it feels like a luxury sport utility vehicle (SUV).

Three vehicles of Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI), the automobile business unit of the Japanese motorcycle-maker in the country, bagged prizes at the 11th Annual C! Awards—which honors the best four-wheel and two-wheel vehicles in the nation, based on its editorial team’s reviews—held at the Palms Country Club in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, on September 15.

Leading Asian healthcare platform Practo has announced its acquisition of Insta Health Solutions—a leading provider of cutting-edge end-to-end, cloud-based hospital information management solution (HIMS) that powers hospitals across 15 countries in India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa—for $12 million.

Power Mac Center (PMC), the Philippines’ premier Apple partner, celebrated 21 years of its continued presence and service in the country with a thanksgiving event for its partners, collaborators and loyal customers at Greenbelt 5 Fashion Walk in Makati City in late August.