The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Philippine Payments Management Inc., (PPMI) said they will launch “Bills Pay”, “Request to Pay”, and “Direct Debit” facilities.
The Supreme Court (SC) has admonished a La Union regional trial court (RTC) judge “to be more circumspect in his professional and personal dealings in social media” for posting on his Facebook account photos showing him half-dressed and revealing his tattoos on his upper body.
Albay representative Joey Salceda was conferred with the first ever DOST HEROES or House (of Representatives) Exponents of Responsive and Outstanding Engagement in Science Award in a ceremony hosted by DOST Region V last May 17.
Launched in 2020 and led in part by Filipino co-founder Jay Anonuevo, BLOX has made significant traction on its product roadmap, all of which is aimed at achieving true decentralization.
Data privacy practitioners are calling for penalties to be imposed on Cebu Pacific pilot Van Ranoa who made a false accusation on Facebook that Vice President Leni Robredo demanded that her airplane be given priority landing during a flight last month, forcing other flights to be diverted to other airports.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Jakarta, met recently with officials of PT WIR Asia to discuss the Indonesian tech firm’s plan to expand into the Philippines with an initial projected investment of $20 million for this year.
Meanwhile, Globe’s finance app GCash said it remains unfazed over its closest competitor Maya’s move to offer digital banking and cryptocurrency trading, saying a digital banking license is a silver bullet or magic for fintech business success.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) acting secretary Manny Caintic said his agency will review existing protocols to address the concern of Independent Tower Companies (ITCs) that permits are still not being issued fast enough by government instrumentalities.
Converge also said that its investment in a basketball team franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) would bring immense exposure to the company.
