The introduction of #Ready is part of the launch of PLDT's new Smart City campaign leveraging digital technologies for public safety during emergencies.
Microsoft has named Filipino IT executive Hans Bayaborda as the new managing director for its Philippine subsidiary, taking over from Frenchman Bertrand Launay, who served in the interim.
LoyalPlatform is a universal loyalty ecosystem which uses points that can be redeemed anytime and anywhere, thus giving consumers an alternative to the traditional system where reward points are used only for the same brand and where multiple loyalty programs are hard to keep track.
While other platforms collect lots of fees, which turns off several cryptocurrency groups, CoinLancer, which is just a platform, collects a three percent fee, Singh said.
Beginning on the second half of 2017, Starmobile feature phones have found their way in over 20 sari-sari stores and loading stations in Metro Manila, Cagayan de Oro, and Zamboanga.
The Philippines is only the country in Southeast Asia where the chat app has been launched, the second after its introduction in India in July 2017, Microsoft said.
With the designation, IPOPHL now has the goal to contribute to the more efficient functioning of the PCT system and to promote the use of the patent system in the Philippines and other developing countries.