Category: Business

GCash expands retail digital integration with Lawson chain to over 200 branches in the Philippines

BUILDING on a foundation of shared innovation, Japanese convenience store chain, Lawson Philippines, and GCash, the country’s #1 digital finance super app, are strengthening their long-standing partnership to further digitalize the local retail landscape. By expanding their seamless digital integration to all Lawson branches nationwide, the two brands continue to grow together, ensuring that more… Read More GCash expands retail digital integration with Lawson chain to over 200 branches in the Philippines

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SBMEI to auction JV China’s P32.5-million delinquent shares

By HENRY EMPEÑO | March 22, 2026 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Subic Bay Marine Exploratorium, Inc. (SBMEI), operator of the largest tourism complex in this freeport, will sell by public auction P32.5-million worth of shares of stock left unpaid by JV China, Inc., an investment firm based in St. Petersburg, Florida. SBMEI President and CEO… Read More SBMEI to auction JV China’s P32.5-million delinquent shares

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BCDA eyes New Clark City as the country’s AI hub

By Ara Jamica R. Reparejo | March 23, 2026 NEW CLARK CITY, Tarlac (PIA) — The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has laid out plans to transform New Clark City into the country’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub. With the Philippines being this year’s chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and President Ferdinand… Read More BCDA eyes New Clark City as the country’s AI hub

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Local mango takes centerstage in Masinloc fiesta

MASINLOC, Zambales | March 20, 2026 — The world’s sweetest mango and the pride of the Province of Zambales received prominent focus in the week-long celebration of the civic town fiesta here. Starting with the Agri-Tourism Booth exhibits on March 9, local mango products stole the show in the Mango and Suman Boodle Fight and… Read More Local mango takes centerstage in Masinloc fiesta

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Subic marine park settles P239.56-M claim by investor firm

By HENRY EMPEÑO | March 19, 2026 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Subic Bay Marine Exploratorium, Inc. (SBMEI), operator of popular tourism attractions here, has settled a P239.56-million investment claim by a venture company, finally ending a two-decades old dispute that cast a shadow over the largest tourism establishment in this Freeport. SBMEI President and CEO… Read More Subic marine park settles P239.56-M claim by investor firm

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SEC, SCAD open help desk for Subic–Clark locators

By HENRY EMPEÑO | March 19, 2026 CLARK FREEPORT — The Subic–Clark Alliance for Development (SCAD) in collaboration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extension office in Tarlac has opened a SCAD-SEC Help Desk here to bring services closer to businesses and investors in the Subic-Clark economic corridor. Located at the BCDA Corporate Center,… Read More SEC, SCAD open help desk for Subic–Clark locators

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SEC to lift online lending moratorium under enhanced regulatory framework

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking to lift the moratorium on the registration of new online lending platforms (OLPs) of financing and lending companies (FLCs), as part of efforts to improve access to credit but under stronger consumer protection measures to ensure responsible practices in the lending industry. The Commission on March 12… Read More SEC to lift online lending moratorium under enhanced regulatory framework

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BDO wins Gold Anvil for ‘Best Use of Influencer Marketing’

By HENRY EMPEÑO | March 10, 2026 BDO Unibank, a member of the SM Group, clinched the Gold Anvil Award for Best Use of Influencer Marketing Category, besting more than 170 companies that vied for the honor in the recent 61st Anvil Awards. The Anvil Awards, organized by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines… Read More BDO wins Gold Anvil for ‘Best Use of Influencer Marketing’

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Converge Global Business clinches ‘B2B Client Initiative of the Year’ at 2026 Asian Telecom Awards

MANILA, Philippines (March 9, 2026) — Converge Global Business, the corporate and large enterprise unit of leading fixed broadband and technology provider Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. (Converge), has been honored with the B2B Client Initiative of the Year – Philippines at the prestigious Asian Telecom Awards 2026. Recognized for its Elevating Connections series, this initiative… Read More Converge Global Business clinches ‘B2B Client Initiative of the Year’ at 2026 Asian Telecom Awards

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ACEN plans P15.8-B solar battery storage in San Marcelino

SAN MARCELINO, Zambales — ACEN Corp., the renewable energy arm of Ayala Corporation, has announced plans to invest some P15.8 billion to develop a large battery energy storage system (BESS) at its San Mar Solar Plant in Barangay Santa Fe here. According to project documents submitted to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),… Read More ACEN plans P15.8-B solar battery storage in San Marcelino

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