Category: Business
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As Accenture celebrates its 10th anniversary in Cebu this 2017, the company said it is committed to continue growing the business here, especially in the area of technology-driven, digitally-enabled services. Lito T. Tayag, country managing director of Accenture, Inc. (Philippines), said the company intends to add a thousand to the Cebu workforce within the year.…
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Leading Philippine telco and digital services provider PLDT and mobile leader Smart Communications together with broadcast station TV5 will bring the much anticipated Miss Universe 2016 closer to Filipinos everywhere through the country’s most extensive and robust fixed line and wireless networks. In partnership with the Miss Universe Organization and official Philippine broadcast partner of…
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Philippines AirAsia has officially appointed Captain Dexter Comendador as president and chief executive officer effective January 10, 2017, the company said in a press statement. Comendador has over 33 years of experience in the aviation industry. He served as combat pilot, flight commander and pilot instructor in the Philippine Air Force for eight years before…
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When picking a subscription plan, people often find it difficult to visualize differences in the data speed offerings. A tool at the newly-opened PLDT Home concept store in SM Seaside City helps them easily and visually compare speed offerings of the different subscription plans. The tool, named Broadband Visualizer, is among the many features customers…
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Cebu Landmasters will add to Cebu’s office space with the construction of the Latitude Corporate Center that’s scheduled for completion in 2019 at the Cebu Business Park. Launched recently in partnership with the Borromeo Bros. Estates, the 24-storey tower will provide total gross area of 35,000 square meters for three types of offices: executive, enterprise,…
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Globe Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding with PLDT to reduce the interconnection rate for voice calls between the two operators. The agreement will lead to lower price of domestic mobile and fixed line calls between Globe and PLDT-Smart. The reduction of interconnection rates will not affect Globe to Globe (intra) calls as these are…
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PLDT recently introduced the country’s first full-featured enterprise-grade virtual conferencing platform solution to further promote telecommuting among enterprises. This solution is in line with government’s efforts to push for telecommuting and other ICT-based solutions to mitigate traffic congestion in the country. In partnership with global business conglomerate Tata Communications, PLDT’s Unified Collaboration, powered by Jamvee,…
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BPI Family Savings Bank is again set to help fulfill every Filipino’s dream of getting their own car as it brings the second wave of mall-based Auto Madness sorties to the cities of Davao and Cebu this week. The Davao leg will be held from Nov. 10-13 at the Abreeza Mall, while the Cebu event…
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As it extends the reach of money remittances to far-flung areas, Smart Padala seeks to provide entrepreneurship opportunities to small store owners. Lawrence Ferrer, vice president and head of domestic business at PayMaya Philippines, called on Cebuanos to put up their own Smart Padala centers and earn extra income in the process. “We believe that…
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Security Bank sees faster growth in its retail segment and a direct access to Japanese investors in the Philippines from a partnership it entered into earlier this year with the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU). Alfonso “Yogi” Salcedo Jr., Security Bank president and chief executive officer, said they started to expand their consumer banking services…
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Luxury hotel chain Sheraton brings to Cebu its first branded residential development in Southeast Asia called The Residences in partnership with the Cebuano company AppleOne Mactan, Inc. The two companies launched The Residences, a 22-storey tower that will rise within the site of the Sheraton Cebu Mactan Resort by 2020, last Friday, October 7, 2016.…
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Online food delivery marketplace foodpanda is growing fast and gaining market share in Southeast Asia, a company official said. “We’re growing faster than ever before, gaining more and more market share. I am very excited with Southeast Asia where we are growing in a very steady, stable position,” said Global chief executive officer Ralf Wenzel.…
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While a growing number of Filipinos now see the value of insurance products as a means of preparing for every life stage, a big majority has yet to achieve financial security, said top insurer Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc. Citing a study conducted by the company in collaboration with the research institute Social Weather…
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In a groundbreaking partnership, the country’s leading digital services providers PLDT Home and Smart Communications have teamed up with multimedia conglomerate ABS-CBN for iWant TV, the network’s streaming service for TV shows, movies and other exclusive digital content. Under the partnership, PLDT Home and Smart subscribers will soon be able to use their prepaid load…
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FROM improved routers that make sure your entire house is blanketed with Internet connection to the next iteration of the family security system that not only allows you to monitor what happens at home but also controls what your children can access online, the building blocks for a smart home are available in the Smart…
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To cater to a growing segment of buyers, property giant Megaworld rolled out its ready-for-occupancy (RFO) inventory at 8 Newtown Boulevard in The Mactan Newtown in Lapu-Lapu City. Megaworld saw the RFO business as one direction in the property development industry and, in response, created a group to cater to a percentage of clients that…
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Whether matching credit card deals, applying for a personal loan or signing up for a travel insurance, GoBear offers a comprehensive and transparent comparison of various financial products, its officials said recently. GoBear is a “metasearch engine in insurance and financial products.” It simplifies comparison between financial products such as a personal loan and allows…
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COL Financial, the Philippines’ most trusted online stockbroker, and SM Investments Corporation, the largest Filipino conglomerate, will be sharing secrets to investing success in this month’s “SMart Investing – COL’s 2016 Wealth Building Summit for the Filipino Investor.” In this event, people may be able to learn topics like “Gold is considered a safe haven…
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From one to seven brands and a single outlet to 700 stores some 30 years later, the fashion retail journey of Golden ABC, Inc. is a story of hard work, perseverance, and triumph over failure. Bernie Liu, who founded the first Penshoppe store in 1986 and later diversified the business into several clothing brands, said…
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With two towers of the residential resort community Tambuli Seaside Living almost completed, property developer Tytans Properties Development, Inc. is on its way to building the third condominium building in the 11-hectare property. Tytans Properties president Gerard Tan and chairman Montano Ty led the recent topping off of Towers A and B and groundbreaking for…