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First ecobrick hub seen to reduce plastic pollution

/ from August 17, 2018

AS PART of their continuous efforts to protect the environment, Republic Cement and Green Antz Builders have launched the first ever corporate partnership Ecobrick Hub in the Philippines for the benefit of Barangay Prinza in Teresa, Rizal.Green Antz is known for its ecobricks.Made from a mixture of cement and shredded ...

BPI opens BanKo branch in Cubao

/ from August 17, 2018

BPI Direct BanKo (BanKo), the microfinance subsidiary of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), has opened a branch in Cubao, Quezon City.This is the third BanKo location in Metro Manila, after the Greenhills branch and Caloocan branch which were opened in 2010 and 2016, respectively.BanKo now has over 135 ...

TrueMoney posts 30% rise in transaction volume

/ from August 17, 2018

E-PAYMENT services provider TrueMoney Philippines has reported nearly 30 percent average month on month growth on transaction volumes and over four million Filipino customers served only two years since it began operations locally.Meanwhile, in a separate announcement, AscendMoney, which operates the consumer-facing TrueMoney brand in the Philippines and across five ...

Metro Retail Stores posts P344-M H1 profit

/ from August 13, 2018

ON THE back of a strong performance from its current network of stores, Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI) posted a 9.5 percent increase in retail sales for the first half of 2018.Highlighted by a 171 basis point improvement in margins, MRSGI also reported a P344-million profit for the first ...

Economy slows down in 2nd quarter

/ from August 9, 2018

THE Philippine economy slowed down in the second quarter of 2018, with gross domestic product (GDP) growing only 6.0 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday, August 9.The figure, which is lower than the 6.6-percent growth rate logged in the first quarter of the year, is less than government ...

Inflation hits new five-year high

/ from August 7, 2018

AS PROJECTED, the inflation rate accelerated further in July, reaching a new five-year high of 5.7 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Tuesday, August 7.The PSA said the uptrend, from 5.2 percent in June 2018 and 2.4 percent in June 2017, was mainly due to the higher prices of ...

The smell of Cebu's best in The Fort

/ from August 2, 2018

A POPULAR lechon joint from the province of Cebu has landed in The Fort, Bonifacio Global City (BGC), as the first establishment to have a roasting pit in the area, and is set to treat Metro Manila with Cebu-Style lechon.Rico's Lechon, located at The Fort Strip, a hangout spot packed ...

BDO earns P13.1 billion in 1st half of 2018

/ from July 27, 2018

BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO) posted P13.1 billion in net income in the first six months of 2018 on the back of solid results across its core lending and deposit-taking businesses, down from the year-ago level of P13.3 billion.Excluding the impact of PFRS9, which was implemented early this year on the ...

Motorbike mode now on Google Maps

/ from July 25, 2018

Google launched a brand new feature, “motorbike mode” to help Filipinos bikers navigate traffic across the Philippines.Google Maps already has a number of features to help Filipinos reach their destinations including a feature that helps transit riders never miss their stop with Google Maps sending an alert when it’s time ...

3rd telco must be 'reliable, inexpensive'

Ruth Abbey Gita / from July 23, 2018

THE third player in the country's telecommunications industry should be "reliable, inexpensive, and secure," President Rodrigo Duterte said in his third State of the Nation Address delivered Monday, July 23.Duterte emphasized that the selection process should be "inclusive" to allow the government to select the most competent telecommunications carrier."My administration ...

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