To mark its silver anniversary, homegrown hygiene company Sanitary Care Products Asia (SCPA) has announced a tie-up with the Asian Institute of Management-Dado Banatao Incubator (AIM-DBI) for a program aimed at helping local startups.
The Smarter City Belt is a collaborative project that aims to make cities in the region future-ready by using the latest technologies and innovations from the DOST, as well as R&D outputs from the state universities and colleges and higher education institutions.
The waiver of fees, previously extended only until March 31, 2021, covers online fund transfers facilitated through Landbank’s online banking channels via InstaPay and PesoNet.
During this time, its online channels such as the SSS website, My.SSS Portal, and SSS Mobile App, including online payment channels, will be temporarily unavailable.
Under the bill, telcos and ISPs must “on a pro-rated basis, provide a refund credit to a customer, or adjust a customer’s bill, who has experienced a service outage or disruption for an aggregate period of 24 hours or more within a month.”
The cybersecurity skills gap also continues to be a problem for businesses in the Philippines. Nearly 45% of local businesses have said that lack of cybersecurity skills is challenging for their organization.
Homegrown insurtech startup Kwik.insure launched on Tuesday, March 30, what is claimed is the country’s largest online insurance marketplace with over 100 life and non-life insurance products from 15 of local insurance and healthcare providers.
