BUSINESS

Anchored on improving customer experience and services, Philippine telecommunications players Globe and DITO Telecommunity inked an interconnection deal linking subscribers of both telcos. […]

DAVAO CITY – The Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI) announced Tuesday (Feb.23) that an additional P3.06 billion in local investments was programmed for 2021. […]

MANILA, Philippines, February 23, 2021 – The country’s largest integrated telecommunications company PLDT and telco newcomer DITO have recently entered into an agreement for the construction of a transmission facility that will serve as the point of interconnection for their subscribers. […]

The Philippine Guarantee Corp. (PhilGuarantee) has broadened its support to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), manufacturing, housing, agriculture and other key sectors of the economy to help keep businesses afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic, with over P655 billion in credit guarantee lines opened in 2020. […]

Mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), the wireless arm of the Philippines’ largest integrated telco PLDT, has launched its 5G roaming service in South Korea in partnership with KT Corp., Korea’s largest telecommunications company. […]

Globe has emerged as the fastest growing 4G LTE network in the country, ending 2020 with the highest number of cell sites among telecommunications companies as the government eased up its permitting processes. […]

The Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) will host a webinar titled “Strong Connectivity, Robust Economy” on February 26 via Zoom to tackle updates on the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) rollout of its Common Tower Policy. […]

The Insurance Commission (IC) is targeting to roll out in the first quarter of 2021 the Philippines’ first private sector-led catastrophe insurance facility that is designed to heighten the country’s financial resilience against natural disasters. […]

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry – 11 (DTI-11) will intensify the implementation of its mentoring program this year as it aims to continue what it has started four years ago. […]

THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DOF) said the recent P12.5 billion capital infusion to the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) will provide additional funds for the state lending institution’s COVID-19 response programs, which include extending low-interest, easy-to-pay loans to the transport, healthcare, education sectors along with micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and other affected industries. […]