Just as people are expected to take the necessary precautions to avoid being victims of actual crimes, individuals also have to assume some responsibility in protecting themselves against the growing menace of cybersecurity threats. While information technology experts gave the assurance that institutions and agencies were taking every step to protect people against online crimes—investing…
Innovation, adaptation and technology have helped the logistics sector of the Philippines overcome disruptions and deliver goods, people and services wherever and whenever they are needed. But panelists in the recent edition of Inquirer Project Rebound on “Logistics Sector: Driven despite Disruptions,” agreed that the system needed tweaking as the Philippines moves fully out of…
To say e-commerce is growing in leaps and bounds is not just a cliché. Assistant Secretary Mary Jane Pacheco of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said from a mere 2,068 online brand name registrations from January to March 2020, before the corona virus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the number rose to 88,363 from…
PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are bringing new technology to Filipino farmers to increase productivity, upgrade skills and restore and rehabilitate farms damaged by recent calamities. The telecommunications companies are partnering with similar-minded private groups and organizations in . The day after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit North Luzon, PLDT and Smart undertook the…
Early learning “schools” are now portable in parts of northern and central Luzon. PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc., with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), have “put” schools in a bag. Through RTI International, an independent, non-profit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition, PLDT and Smart, and their…
Financial inclusion in the Philippines continues to remain low even before the disruption caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Financial inclusion, after all, involves more than just having a bank account. For the Philippines, inclusion means everyone has effective access to a wide range of financial products and services. Aside from savings, inclusion covers…
Big business had been labelled by environmental activists as a villain in the ongoing climate change crisis – heartless, with no regard for anything other than the bottom line, or profits. But the recent Inquirer Project Webinar session showed that major companies were not only facing up to their responsibilities but were seriously taking steps…
As climate change worsens, it can no longer be business as usual. The recent COP-26 (26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties) underscored the urgency of the situation and how efforts to slow global warming and climate change needed all hands on deck, the involvement of governments, businesses, civic groups, even individuals. Sustainability…
Averting the disastrous effects of climate change and global warming would require all hands on deck. Chit Juan, founder of the pioneering sustainable ECHOstore; Vicky Abad, country manager of Ipsos Philippines, a global market research and consulting firm; and Manny Blas, vice president of the Estates Group of Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), agreed that these…
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many industries to change the way they think and do business. Amidst the uncertainties, companies are “going digital,” but many have found themselves overwhelmed by new technology and processes. One local agrienterprise, however, found the perfect formula to marry tradition with innovation: by looking to the past to secure the…