Globe Telecom rolled out free wifi in government buildings and select medical facilities in Antipolo, a statement on Friday showed. The telco giant further provides the local government with Automated Mobile Blaster (Amber) services to quickly disseminate information to residents as COVID-19 vaccination efforts are ramped up. The measures were announced as Globe extended its…
The global pandemic has jabbed a wrench into many organizations’ plans, making the future seem even more uncertain. But as new consumer trends begin to emerge and more leaders are now able to combine hard data with experience, ways have emerged for organizations to remain forward-looking in this crisis.Twelve market masters share here their insights…
Ty family-led conglomerate GT Capital Holdings’ first quarter net profit surged by 60 percent year-on-year to as earnings contribution from its banking and automotive businesses rebounded. Excluding nonrecurring items, core net income rose by 19 percent year-on-year to P3.4 billion, GT Capital disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Tuesday. Automotive arm Toyota Motor Philippines…
If blended learning, initially a peripheral concept, is the likely future of education when the COVID-19 pandemic ends, blended retailing may also become the new normal for commercial establishments as physical and digital worlds collide.In its report “Top 10 Global Consumer Trends 2021,” Euromonitor International calls this combination of in-person and online shopping to…
Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines has invested some P1.9 billion to create new products and platforms that would contribute to social sustainability metrics amid the prolonged coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This investment has, in turn, allowed the bank develop over 100 products and platforms that benefit the bank’s stakeholders and customers, Unionbank head of sustainability…
When we think of titans of the startup sphere, we think Jobs, Gates, Musk, Zuckerberg—men who founded some of the largest tech companies in the world. The situation is not different in the Philippines, where some of the most successful startups were also founded by men. While this may have led to the perception…
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is securing crucial internet capacity via an upcoming international submarine cable system that is being built by global technology giants. In a stock exchange filing on Wednesday, Converge announced plans to invest over in the project known as the Bifrost Cable System, a 15,000-kilometer undersea cable project from Singapore to the…
Fiber internet company Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc. went on a hiring spree to address network complaints and delays in installations as customer applications surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Currently, we have almost tripled the number of our customer contact agents, bringing our answer call rate to 90 percent,” said Pampanga-based businessman and…
Washington-based International Finance Corp. (IFC) of the World Bank Group has introduced financing support for Philippine banks that will lend to climate adaptation and mitigation projects amid a push for “green” recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic to generate trillions of dollars in fresh investments. “The program, ‘Scaling Up Climate Finance through the Financial Sector,’ is…
Upstarts set up shop aiming to reach milestones, score breakthroughs and grow larger. With Globe and its ecosystem of solutions, invaluable help will empower them to fulfill their goals faster. This is what Globe Business declared during “Tuloy-tuloy na Success,” an online event held on August 17 where the digital solutions titan emphasized its commitment…