Evictions in slum communities have been steadily increasing in the Philippines even as the country continues to enforce quarantine procedures. More commonly called “demolitions,” the violent tearing …
Philippines Teachers Start Call Centre to Help Remote Learners
Worried that remote schooling could become a struggle, a local authority in the Philippines has set up a makeshift call centre staffed by dozens of teachers to make sure students don’t fall behind in …
Philippines to begin registering millions for National ID cards
The government targets to register 9 million heads of low-income families before year-end The Philippines will start next week a 27.8 billion-peso ($575 million) project to give national …
Converge’s IPO set to raise $600 mln in Philippines’ second largest listing
Philippine fibre broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc priced near the bottom of an indicated range its initial public offering (IPO) that aims to raise up to $600 million, in the country’s …
ASEAN faces wide AI gap as Vietnam and Philippines lag behind
Artificial intelligence could shift Southeast Asia’s economy into a higher gear, but only if countries manage to close a yawning investment gap that puts the bloc an estimated two to three years …
The Philippines’ Biggest IPO Since 2016 Raises $523 Million
Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc. and its shareholders has raised 25.3 billion pesos ($523 million) after pricing its Philippines initial public offering near the low …
PSE plans new financial products for 2021
(PSE) is eyeing to launch new financial products next year to lure foreign investors back to the local bourse. In a forum by the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines on Wednesday, PSE …
Disasters, failure of governance are top risks to business
PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS NATURAL CATASTROPHES and failure of national governance dominate the concerns for business executives in the Philippines this year, according to the World Economic Forum …
UN accused over failure to investigate ‘war on drugs’ killings in the Philippines
Human rights groups calling for a probe into president Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-narcotics crackdown say abuses continue …
Philippines’ COVID-19 cases top 331,000 as deaths hit 6,000
The Philippines’ coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tally rose to 331,869 on Thursday after the Department of Health (DOH) announced 2,363 new infections, marking the fourth consecutive day in which …