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While NCR has the highest number of households with Internet access (33.2%), the Pulse Asia survey revealed that it is the region that suffers most from intermittent Internet connection (55%) and expensive Internet fees (47%) compared to the rest of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

The Light Rail Manila Corporation sought the expertise of the Metals Industry Research and Development Center in the areas of fabrication of obsolete or difficult-to-source spare parts and conduct of structural repairs of light rail vehicles (LRVs).

As part of its 25th anniversary in the Philippines, enterprise application software maker SAP has donated a $25,000 grant to support the Batang Bayani Life Skills Program of Teach for the Philippines (TFP), a non-profit organization working in the education sector.

Jose Teodoro “TG” Limcaoco, a math major who worked briefly for IBM Philippines but spent almost his entire corporate career at the Ayala Group, has assumed his new role as president and CEO of BPI, the country’s second largest bank.

With an area of roughly 250 square meter and has a shared conference room, the Vitro Cebu 2 facility offers both dedicated or shared seats options.

The fiber broadband firm has named Christine Renee Blabagno as deputy chief finance officer and lawyer Laurice Esteban-Tuason as corporate compliance officer.

Radenta Technologies, one of the country’s premier IT solutions integrators, has formed a partnership with Lithan Singapore through its subsidiary eduCLaaS to make available higher digital learning courses to Filipinos.

PayMaya has signed an Information-Sharing Protocol (ISP) agreement with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to help the government in its efforts to prevent and combat financial crimes in the country.

The National Privacy Commission (NPC) issued a strongly-worded statement on Thursday, April 22, against Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. for his baseless accusations against Ana Patricia Non, the organizer of the Maginhawa community pantry that has since been replicated in different parts of the country.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Diokno said he wants the Philippines to become a digital-heavy, cash-light society to help achieve inclusive growth.