“Technology alone will not miss what sets the Philippines apart (but) our human element, our ingenuity, our empathy, (and) our trust. AI must serve people, not replace them. The formula is simple – technology plus human,” says IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines president and chief executive officer Jack Madrid. IT-BPM PHOTO

GCCs seen to boost projected 5% growth of IT-BPM sector in 2026

INTEGRATION of agentic and artificial intelligence (AI) into global business and customer services, along with a strong rise of the global capability centers (GCCs)...
The Securities and Exchange Commission issues SEC Memorandum Circular No. 10, Series of 2025, providing for the “Repeal of the Rules Allowing the Trading of ‘B’ Shares on the Regular Board and Requiring Buyers to Accept either ‘B’ or ‘A’ Certificates.”

SEC backs easing of bank secrecy law

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, Sept. 24, expressed support for proposals to amend the country’s bank secrecy laws, said to be...
BingoPlus and Next Generation Advocate PH hosting the 2025 “Play it Forward” charity golf tournament at the Sta. Elena Golf Club.

BingoPlus and Next Generation PH commemorates the annual “Play it Forward” amateur golf tournament

BingoPlus, The country’s most comprehensive digital entertainment platform, sponsors the annual “Play it Forward” Paolo V. Tancoco Memorial Cup, organized by Next Generation, which...

Aling Sonia ng Las Piñas Nakakaskas ng suwerte, P77K ang Premyo

Isang matinding kaskas ang nagdala ng biyaya kay Sonia Naparam, isang vendor mula sa lungsod ng Las Piñas, matapos siyang manalo ng P77,000 sa...
The United Broilers Raisers Association urges vendors in wet markets not to sell frozen products if they do not have a freezer because thawing and refreezing also risk the product from salmonella. Photo shows a vendor arranging her dressed chicken at her stall in a Caloocan City public market. PNA FILE PHOTO BY BEN BRIONES

Poultry group warns vs buying frozen markets

A POULTRY group called on the public to be cautious in buying poultry products, especially imported frozen ones, from wet markets due to possible...
A tuna classifier unloads a 66-kilogram bigeye tuna, which he assessed as Class A and is good for export to the US, at the General Santos Tuna Fish Port in General Santos City on June 5, 2024. Most catch offloaded at this port comes from Mati, Davao Oriental. PNA PHOTO BY YANCY LIM

PH ocean economy exceeds P1-T in 2024

THE Philippine ocean-based industries reached the P1 trillion-mark last year, accounting for almost 4 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), data from...
The Philippine pharmaceutical sector is expected to grow at an annual rate of 4.1 percent through 2029, according to the Board of Investments.

RISING DEMAND FOR GENERICS: Philippine pharma sector revenues seen hitting $2B in ’25

THE Philippine pharmaceutical industry is projected to generate almost $2 billion in revenues this year, given the government’s continued support for the fast-growing sector. According...

Globe Brings 917 GDay Closer to Communities through Nationwide Pop-Up Festivities

As it celebrates the 10th year of 917 GDay, Globe is taking the festivities beyond Metro Manila with nationwide GDay Pop-Up booths that bring...
Iloilo’s Vice Gov. Nathalie Ann F. Debuque pays a local merchant using QR Ph during the Paleng-QR Ph Plus launch on September 22, 2025 at Iloilo Provincial Capitol. Joining her are Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Monetary Board Member Benjamin E. Diokno (right), BSP Deputy Governor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (third from left), together with (from left to right) DILG Provincial Director Carmelo F. Orbista, BSP Assistant Governor Rosabel B. Guerrero, BSP Visayas Regional Office Director Anna Clara M. Oville, BSP Iloilo Branch Acting Area Director Victor Ariel S. Dey, and Iloilo Provincial Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion Officer Aulynn B. Yue Sin.

Iloilo adopts Paleng-QR Ph Plus

ILOILO Province rolled out the “Paleng-QR Ph Plus” on Monday, September 22, 2025, to foster the wider use of digital payments in the province’s...
Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. led the launching of the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” program in Quezon City last week. ALAN JAY JACALAN, AFID PHOTO

DA expands P20 rice program to transport workers, teachers next

AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said the rollout of the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” program to jeepney and tricycle drivers, along with...