DTI: Price freeze in Occidental Mindoro still in effect

SAN JOSE, Occidental Mindoro – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has reiterated that the price freeze covering most of the province will remain in effect until June 18, even while the power situation here improves. In an interview on Tuesday, a representative from the DTI’s Consumer Protection Group (DTI-CPG) said that their office continues […]

34-km. oil spill-hit shoreline in Oriental Mindoro cleaned up

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced on Thursday evening that about 34 km. of shoreline in oil spill-affected areas in Oriental Mindoro province have been cleaned up. The cleanup rate at the coast of Naujan town, which is nearest to the M/T Princess Empress shipwreck, has reached roughly 75 percent, according […]

DENR partnering with shipping sector to prevent oil spills

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday revealed that a partnership is currently taking shape between the government and the local shipping industry in hopes of preventing future oil spills. It was disclosed that DENR Secretary Antonia Loyzaga had just met with top shipping executives in an effort […]

Fuel subsidy in the works for Oriental Mindoro fishermen

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The provincial government here is getting ready to give out fuel subsidies to oil spill-affected fishermen in at least seven coastal towns after the go-signal was given for them to resume their fishing activities. In an interview on Tuesday, Maraya Latorda, special assistant to the governor, said it is still being […]

Fishing now allowed in waters off 7 Oriental Mindoro towns

MANILA – An oil spill task force on Monday declared that the municipal waters of Clusters 4 and 5 in the oil-spill hit Oriental Mindoro towns are now within acceptable standards for fishing activities. According to a statement released by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), the Task Force MT Princess Empress Oil Spill Incident made the […]

AI Technology: The Key to Revolutionize Education and Work

To create more future-ready learners, Quipper launched its first Student BootQamp that empowers all learners in the country. Manila, Philippines – May 05, 2023 – To open more doors for students to become future-ready, Quipper, one of the leading edtech and LMS platforms in the Philippines, launched their first Student BootQamp last April 1, with the theme “Equipping Learners […]

GCash pushes for more innovations to boost financial inclusion in 2nd part of public sector workshop series

GCash, the Philippines’ leading fintech company, is pushing for more digital technology innovations to boost the country’s financial inclusion agenda as it gathers key public sector partners in the second part of its GCash for the Nation workshop series. Entitled “Building Capabilities: Harnessing the Power of Digital Technology”, the program discussed how the industry can be more […]

Holcim relaunches flagship product as Excel ECOPlanet

Leading building solutions provider Holcim Philippines, Inc. is rebranding its flagship blended cement to Excel ECOPlanet to highlight its success in significantly reducing the product’s carbon footprint while still delivering equal to better construction performance.   Excel ECOPlanet will continue to provide excellent performance for general construction applications, with concrete made durable due to its high […]

RUSH launches eStore Charge, the ultimate affordable solution for efficient social selling

RUSH Technologies Inc. (RUSH) introduces eStore Charge, their most affordable eCommerce package that empowers busy entrepreneurs to accept orders and payments from all social pages and messaging apps through one user-friendly platform. It elevates social selling to make order management and fulfillment as efficient as possible. The solution is tailor-made for micro, small, and medium […]

SAP launches cloud ERP ‘GROW with SAP’ in South East Asia to help empower small and medium enterprises for sustainable success in digital economy

Offering brings together SAP S/4HANA® Cloud, public edition, with accelerated adoption services, a global community of experts and free learning resources Singapore — 4 May 2023 — SAP South East Asia (SEA) today announced the launch ofGROW with SAP, a new offeringtohelp small and medium enterprises (SMEs) adopt cloud ERP that enables speed, predictability and continuous innovation, on the back […]