A vaccine manufactured by American corporation Pfizer could be the first that will be used against COVID-19 in the Philippines, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Tuesday. Galvez said he …
Philippines Targets to Vaccinate Entire Population By 2023
The Philippines targets to vaccinate its entire population of more than 100 million people against the coronavirus by 2023, with President Rodrigo Duterte opting to be given a vaccine either from …
BPO Philippines: Beyond call centres
Over the last 20 years, the Philippines has emerged as one of the world’s leading business process outsourcing (BPO) destinations.
Fitch affirms Philippine investment grade rating
The Philippines is seen recovering from the pandemic-induced recession with a gross domestic product growth of 6.9 percent this year and eight percent next year, prompting international debt watcher …
Fitch affirms Philippines investment grade rating
The Philippines is seen recovering from the pandemic-induced recession with a gross domestic product growth of 6.9 percent this year and eight percent next year, prompting international debt watcher …
Philippines keeps investment grade rating but Fitch warns vs vaccine rollout delay
FITCH RATINGS affirmed the Philippines’ long-term foreign currency issuer default rating at “BBB” with a stable outlook, on the back of modest government debt levels and still-strong growth prospects …
Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: Indonesia reports 8,692 new cases, Cambodia reopens schools as community outbreak ends
Indonesia reports 8,692 new cases, health minister says 36,000 more hospital beds needed; — Philippines logs 2,052 new cases, gov’t secures 55 mln doses of vaccine; — India’s COVID-19 tally rises to …
Duterte’s COVID blunders will set the Philippines back generations
Without a doubt, the COVID pandemic has painfully laid bare structural inequities in our global health infrastructure: Indigent communities and racial minorities in the developed world, as well as a …
Philippines hopeful of recovery in 2021 but far from glory days
There will be some recovery, but glory days remain years away, says Philippines Daily Inquirer writer Hans B. Sicat.
PayMaya leads in making ‘Cashless Philippines’ a reality
With over 28 million customers across its platforms and over 200,000 touchpoints nationwide, leading digital financial services firm PayMaya is building the digital payments backbone of the country to …