Palawan Pawnshop Launches PalawanPay eWallet: The Palawan Pawnshop Group (PPG) has launched the PalawanPay e-wallet app as part of the company’s mission to give Filipinos unserved by formal banking channels access to financial services. Thanks to PPG’s PalawanPay app and Palawan Express Pera Padala (PEPP) network across the country, Filipinos can send and receive remittances… Continue reading Palawan Pawnshop Launches PalawanPay eWallet
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DTI Price Guide: Increase for 82 Basic Needs and Commodities Approved
DTI Price Guide: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) releases new suggested retail prices (SRP) for basic necessities and prime commodities, via an announcement on its website. 136 stock keeping units (SKUs) or 62% retained their 27 January 2022 SRP Bulletin prices, while the the agency approved a minimum increase for 82 basic necessities… Continue reading DTI Price Guide: Increase for 82 Basic Needs and Commodities Approved
Pinoy Blogs Recognized in 1st BDO Blogger Awards
Pinoy Blogs Recognized in 1st BDO Blogger Awards: BDO Unibank recognized the best online content creators in the first-ever BDO Blogger Awards. The BDO Blogger Awards honors bloggers and influencers for sharing useful information, insights, and positivity with their followers and viewers. The awards honor bloggers’ contributions not only in spreading awareness about the bank’s… Continue reading Pinoy Blogs Recognized in 1st BDO Blogger Awards
What is Mandatory Military Service?
“Duterte had said that if she wins the vice presidential post, she would push for mandatory military service for all Filipinos reaching the age of 18 – male or female.” Britannica defines compulsory military service, or conscription, as compulsory enrollment for service in a country’s armed forces. According to the World Population Review, countries with… Continue reading What is Mandatory Military Service?
Home Credit Supports PH Esports Team Sibol
Home Credit Supports PH Esports Team Sibol: Home Credit Philippines supports Team Sibol who will be representing the Philippines for the 2022 SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Home Credit Philippines (HCPH), the country’s leading consumer finance provider, declares its support for the bemedaled national team for esports, SIBOL, in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games to… Continue reading Home Credit Supports PH Esports Team Sibol
Bongbong Marcos on Health Care and the Pandemic
Bongbong Marcos on Health Care and the Pandemic. Presidential candidate Ferdinand Romualdez ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr., recently held a press conference gathering mainstream and social media from Regions V and VI. Among topics discussed include disaster response, traditional and renewable energy, digital infrastructure, agriculture, and infrastructure development. One of the highlighted topics under disaster response includes… Continue reading Bongbong Marcos on Health Care and the Pandemic
Bongbong Marcos on Iloilo – Guimaras – Negros Bridge
Bongbong Marcos on Iloilo – Guimaras – Negros Bridge. Presidential candidate Ferdinand Romualdez ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr., recently held a press conference gathering mainstream and social media from Regions V and VI. Among topics discussed include disaster response, traditional and renewable energy, digital infrastructure, agriculture, and infrastructure development. One of the highlighted topics under infrastructure development… Continue reading Bongbong Marcos on Iloilo – Guimaras – Negros Bridge
Sun Life Bags Highest Honor in Trusted Brand Awards
Sun Life Bags Highest Honor in Trusted Brand Awards. For the 4th year in a row, Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc. was once again bestowed the highest honor in the Trusted Brand Awards, bagging the Platinum Award in the Life Insurance category. The awarding ceremony was held last April 8 at the EDSA Shangri… Continue reading Sun Life Bags Highest Honor in Trusted Brand Awards
MG ZST Crossover SUV
#TurbochargeYourDrive with the New MG ZST Crossover SUV. Since MG Philippines opened its doors in 2018, the ZS model line has captivated audiences with its stylish looks, modern safety and driver assists, and truly attainable price points for each variant. As MG continues to grow in relevance and strengthen its value proposition among local car… Continue reading MG ZST Crossover SUV
MG Philippines Highlights MG HS SUV
MG Philippines Highlights MG HS SUV: MG Philippines has announced the arrival of the first model to headline the brand’s aggressive 2022 product launch calendar – the exciting and dynamic MG HS SUV. The MG HS is the latest global MG model to join MG Philippines’ growing stable of vehicles, offering discerning motorists a modern,… Continue reading MG Philippines Highlights MG HS SUV
Garin Renews Call for Suspension of Excise Tax on Fuel
Garin Renews Call for Suspension of Excise Tax on Fuel. In a statement released by AAMBIS-OWA Party-list Representative and House Committee on Economic Affairs Chairperson Sharon Garin, she contended that despite the price rollbacks these last two weeks, the prices of oil since the year started is nowhere near the pre-2022 level. “I am reiterating… Continue reading Garin Renews Call for Suspension of Excise Tax on Fuel
Sun Life Remains Number 01 in the Life Insurance Sector
Sun Life Insurance: Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc. is the No. 1 life insurance company in the Philippines, after garnering Php 45.46 billion in Total Premium in 2021. This is according to a report released by the Insurance Commission based on submitted unaudited Quarterly Reports on Selected Financial Statistics. This is Sun Life’s 11th consecutive… Continue reading Sun Life Remains Number 01 in the Life Insurance Sector
Survey: Filipinos Still Believe in Gender Stereotypes
Survey: Filipinos Still Believe in Gender Stereotypes. To shed light on the current situation of unpaid care work in Filipino homes, especially among urban millennials in the BPO sector, Oxfam Pilipinas, with the support of Investing in Women, commissioned The Women and Gender Institute (WAGI) of Miriam College to conduct a study on the issue.… Continue reading Survey: Filipinos Still Believe in Gender Stereotypes
Sun Life Bolsters Initiatives to Fight Diabetes
Sun Life Bolsters Initiatives to Fight Diabetes. As the Filipino’s partner in health, Sun Life Philippines (Sun Life) is ramping up its fight against diabetes with the launch of initiatives that promote diabetes awareness and prevention through a healthier lifestyle. The efforts kick off with the launch of the 'Diabetes Corner'. These will be integrated… Continue reading Sun Life Bolsters Initiatives to Fight Diabetes
Berocca Performance: Spark the Energy!
Berocca Performance: Spark the Energy! Let 2022 be the year you bounce back, find your focus and push the pace! As we continue to stay productive and power through the humdrum of our hybrid work schedules, we’re also finding ways to address the inevitable burnouts and daily energy gaps. Sometimes all it takes to relieve… Continue reading Berocca Performance: Spark the Energy!
Ping Lacson Stands By Record and Experience
Ping Lacson Stands By Record and Experience. In recent articles, Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson was recently vindicated for previous crimes during the Arroyo administration. No less than former President Sen. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, in her recently launched memoir entitled “Deus Ex Machina,” admitted that the accusations against Sen Lacson were fake. “The information that was… Continue reading Ping Lacson Stands By Record and Experience
Sun Life Grepa and A.Y. Foundation Donate Tablets to Schools in General Trias.
Sun Life Grepa and A.Y. Foundation Donate Tablets to Schools in General Trias. Sun Life Grepa Financial, Inc., a major life insurance company in the country, together with the A.Y. Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Yuchengco Group of Companies, recently donated tablets to the Department of Education - Division of General Trias.… Continue reading Sun Life Grepa and A.Y. Foundation Donate Tablets to Schools in General Trias.
Lianhua Qingwen in the Treatment of Omicron Variant, According to Clinical Study
Lianhua Qingwen in the treatment of Omicron variant, according to a clinical study: As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 sweeps through the country, 21,819 new cases were recorded on January 07 alone (with a positivity rate of 40%, well above the WHO threshold of 5%.) One positive in this is that the new variant is… Continue reading Lianhua Qingwen in the Treatment of Omicron Variant, According to Clinical Study
Plastic Pollution Reaching Philippines Equivalent to 14 Titanics
Plastic Pollution in the Philippines: Filipinos consume about 2.15 million tons of plastics in a year and from which 9% are recycled and 35% leaks into the open environment, according to a study conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), in a project funded by Grieg Foundation. That amount of total plastics is… Continue reading Plastic Pollution Reaching Philippines Equivalent to 14 Titanics
WWF Philippines Continues to Push for Extended Producers Responsibility Scheme
WWF-Philippines continues to push for Extended Producers Responsibility Scheme: an Extended Producers Responsibility roadmap was released by conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) on Thursday, highlighting the substantial impact of plastics in our environment and how adopting the EPR scheme can effectively change this worsening plastic problem. The updated report entitled “Extended… Continue reading WWF Philippines Continues to Push for Extended Producers Responsibility Scheme