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Medical transcriptionists at risk of losing jobs

Emerson

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) warns that technological advances put thousands of jobs in the Philippine business process outsourcing industry (BPO) at risk.

The pull-up formula to losing weight

Losing weight is not just a combination of proper nutrition and exercise. Just as important are the resolve, consistency and strategy of individuals in achieving a balanced lifestyle.

Fruit juice company allows cashless payments

Fruitas

Fruit juice retailer Fruitas Holdings Inc. has tapped Globe Telecom's mobile wallet payment platform GCash to allow cashless payments using a scan-to-pay feature in its pilot stores in Metro Manila.

Jack Ma trains Asian entrepreneurs

Jack Ma

Alibaba Group executive chairman Jack Ma spearheaded a training program for Asian entrepreneurs in a bid to learn lessons on how Alibaba Group grew the digital economy in China and apply them in their home markets.

More than 2,500 Filipinos died from AIDS

HIV cases in the Philippines

More than 2,500 Filipinos have died from HIV or human immunodeficiency virus which weakens the immune system since 1984, data cited by a party-list representative show.

Top Asean startups and unicorns

Asean startups

Facebook and Google, two of the most valuable companies in the world, began as startups in the US. Other companies have emerged to transform businesses and industries globally. The likes of Twitter, Airbnb, Netflix, Alibaba, Uber, Spotify, Waze and WhatsApp have changed the way things are being communicated and implemented.

Philippine e-commerce hits $1.6 billion

Payo

The Philippines is a booming market for the e-commerce industry with an annual revenue of around $1.6 billion in 2017, according to Ofri Kadosh, a co-founder and CEO of online payments startup Payo.

SM malls try cashier-less payments

Visa at SM

SM malls launched a contactless payment system developed by Visa that allows customers to purchase items without going to the cashier.

Philippines loyalty program expands to Guam

KFC Guam

ZAP, a loyalty program developed in the Philippines, announced that it is expanding to Vietnam, with KFC Guam becoming its first partner merchant in the US territory.

Philippines embraces solar power projects

Philippines solar farm

The Philippines is now embracing renewable projects such as solar farms and wind facilities that tap sun light and wind as fuel to produce electricity.