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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno (top) said that the next administration should continue to prioritize investments in infrastructure, human capital, healthcare, and agriculture to ensure economic continuity during the Manila Times Economic Forum. The BSP will retain its macroeconomic strategy irrespective of the election result and will work with the new administration to sustain the recovery. …

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 Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) led enforcement operations in Pampanga and Tarlac on 19 January 2022 that resulted in the arrest of four suspects. During the operations, a total of 161 counterfeit Philippine currency banknotes and 78 fake foreign banknotes were confiscated. The four suspects were charged with violating Article 168 in relation …

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 …

The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has approved loans totaling P30.96 billion as of end-January 2022 to help cooperatives and local businesses recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Through the I-RESCUE (Interim REhabilitation Support to Cushion Unfavorably affected Enterprises by COVID-19) Lending Program, LANDBANK has supported a total of 687 borrowers, composed of 462 micro, small and …