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Technology giant Acer goes to Mindanao

Acer Philippines

Technology company Acer Philippines has inaugurated its first satellite office in Davao City to serve Mindanao region.

Cebu social entrepreneurs win global prize

Fishers and Changemakers (FCI)

Fishers and Changemakers Inc. (FCI), a social enterprise in Cebu which works with fisher folk is the joint winner of Nestlé’s global Creating Shared Value Prize for 2018.

PLDT loses money in Rocket Internet

Food Panda

PLDT Inc., the largest telecom company in the Philippines, is selling its shares in Rocket Internet of Germany at a loss.

New city rising in the Philippines

New Clark City

A new city is rising from agricultural lands in Tarlac province in the Philippines as the southeast Asian country attempts to decongest Metro Manila, its capital region, and spread the population to other parts of Luzon.

Philippines targets GDP per capita of $5,000 by 2022

BGC Construction

Is the Philippines ready to handle disruptive technologies? This is one of the questions that SocioEconomic Planning Secretary and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General Ernesto Pernia tried to answer during the 37th Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering(PAASE) at University of Arizona in Tucson on April 6, 2018 where Pernia was inducted into the PAASE Hall of Honor for 2018.

 

Electronic medical record system shakes up healthcare sector

Shine

An electronic medical record system that enables health facilities to provide faster and better service to patients has been recognized at the 53rd Anvil Awards organized annually by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines.

How to become an airline pilot within a year

Young pilots

Cebu Pacific, a budget airline in the Philippines, offers college graduates an opportunity to train for one year in order to become commercial pilots.