Starting May 22, around 400 taxi drivers from Baguio and Naga City will resume plying the roads, implementing cashless transactions during rides. Awaiting the resumption of public transportation in other cities, Grab said it has trained and prepared almost 7,000 taxi drivers to likewise conduct cashless rides.
Given the increasing role of Internet in communications especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, a member of the House of Representatives is pushing the government and local telcos to bring a minimum of “4G, 30Mbps” mobile speed in the provinces.
Despite the controversy generated by his offer to quit, it was generally assumed that DICT undersecretary Eliseo Rio Jr. would remain in his post after patching up his differences with DICT secretary Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan II regarding the agency’s disbursement of its P300-million confidential funds.
At least 15% of the Globe’s over 8,000 employees have been working in the frontline as critical skeleton force since the beginning of lockdown and an additional 5% are returning to their posts as the company starts reopening its stores and fielding more field personnel.
Through the new PayMaya Negosyo app available for Android devices, MSMEs can accept QR and other forms of digital payments using their smartphones and even if they don’t have an e-commerce website.
Philips is eyeing to produce 15,000 units per week of the Respironics E30 so it can be made available soon in many countries, including the Philippines.
Cumulative investments recorded by the Board of Investments (BOI) reached P84.1 billion in the first four months of 2020, reflecting a 71-percent slowdown from last year’s P286.7 billion in the same period.
A lawmaker said the ancient manual sign-up method would be burdensome on both the drivers and commuters, aside from exposing them to identity thieves, stalkers, and other privacy violators.
