What was once a country driven by cash payments, the Philippines is seeing an unprecedented shift to cashless transactions in a year riddled with crisis and calamities. Leading this and paving the way …
Students In Philippines Are Battling Poverty, Scaling Roofs & Mountains To Take Online Classes
Ever since COVID forced him to take online classes, 10-year-old Jhay Ar Calma has many times had to climb on to his iron roof in a backward Manila neighbourhood in Philippines in order to get a good …
‘Kulang sa sistema’: Push for forensic science education highlighted amid lack of forensic pathologists in Philippines
The need for proper forensic science education in the Philippines was highlighted following reports that there are only two forensic pathologists in the country. The two forensic pathologists Cecilia …
$960 Million in American lottery jackpots could be won this week from the Philippines
IMAGINE starting off the new year by winning an incredible lottery jackpot prize. Just in time for 2021, the combined jackpots of the biggest …
Philippines Targets Buying 148 Million Vaccine Doses This Year
The Philippines plans to buy 148 million coronavirus vaccine doses to inoculate more than half of the population this year.
SEC OKs Philippines’ first crowdfunding portal
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Thursday it has given the go signal for a crowdfunding platform to commence operations.
Nearly Half in Philippines Don’t Want Covid Vaccine, Survey Says
The Philippines, which has the region’s second-worst outbreak, is targeting to inoculate more than half of its population this year, using 148 million doses from at least seven vaccine makers. For …
Mass Sinovac vaccination programme set to begin in Indonesia, followed by Philippines and Thailand
Indonesia said it would start a mass vaccination programme with the CoronaVac made by Sinovac on January 13, with President Joko Widodo first in line to receive the jab. Indonesia is planning to …
Philippines must prepare for future shocks – Diokno
The Philippines need to harness significant lessons from the pandemic to prepare for future shocks, according to BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno.
Dynabook unveils new professional-grade business laptops, now available in Philippines
Both devices feature 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors and bring together superb performance, graphics, responsiveness, and battery life, in lightweight and ultra-mobile yet robust form factors.