The growing popularity of gaming, as well as fitness, has helped spread consumer awareness of VR while companies like Facebook have made the tech more accessible.
An app developed by Filipino software startup Teemly Labs may change the landscape of appointment scheduling as the world continues to grapple with work-from-home arrangements and remote working teams brought about by the pandemic.
The DICT has also partnered with Microsoft to create a learning portal where civil servants and Filipino workers can take asynchronous, instructor-led and blended online courses focused on content guides for specific digital roles.
Shopee customers, within the serviceable areas, can avail of Xpress Passes, Converge ICT’s Digital Vouchers for only P99 for guaranteed perks like priority handling of a Converge representative and installation schedule within 3-5 days.
Voyager Innovations, the operator of digital wallet PayMaya, has announced that it raised $167 million to fast-track its digital financial services through PayMaya and its soon-to-be-established digital bank.
Local conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) has announced the impending launch of mWell, an all-in-one app designed for treatment and care during the pandemic.
Taxumo stressed, however, that a larger percentage of working people saw their incomes go down, with 67.1% of taxpayers on Taxumo declaring a 49% decrease in their incomes.
Forum participants said that with appropriate mentorship, tailored support mechanisms, and access to financing, social enterprises in the Philippines can be investment-ready to achieve scale.
