Philippines
First digital-only bank launches in the Philippines
Tonik offers virtual banking only
The first digital-only bank –or neobank – has launched in the Philippines on...
Philippines’ Jollibee pushes global expansion
Jollibee has a reputation for its yummy fried chicken
Philippine fast food chain Jollibee, a brand with a...
Digital banks finally coming to the Philippines
Digital banks – also known as neobanks – are preparing their market entry into the Philippines as...
Chinese-backed firm ends Philippines mobile telecom duopoly
Dito Telecommunity, a newly established telecom company backed by Chinese investors, launched operations in the Philippines on...
Philippine snack and instant noodle maker prepares country’s largest-ever stock listing
Philippine food company Monde Nissin, known for its domestically popular brands such as Lucky Me, SkyFlakes, Voice...
Philippines wants to trade nurses against free Covid-19 vaccines
The number of Outbound Filipino nurses has been capped to 5,000 a year
The Philippine government has proposed...
Philippine SMEs urged to go digital amid pandemic
Remote working amid Covid-19 is a solution for many small business owners
Philippine Senator Sonny Angara of the...
Philippines formulates law for contactless greeting amid Covid-19 pandemic
Philippine house lawmakers have passed a bill to legislate a new form of contactless greeting as Covid-19...
Rising demand creates black market for Covid-19 vaccines in the Philippines
Soaring demand for Covid-19 vaccines, even though none is officially approved or expected to be delivered in...
Philippines gets first crowdfunding platform
Investree, founded in 2015 in Indonesia, plans an expansion across Southeast Asia
The Philippines is getting its first...
Almost half of Filipinos do not want COVID-19 jab: survey
COVID-19 shots are viewed with skepticism in the Philippines
Almost half of Philippine citizens do not want do...
Economic outlook for Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia worst in Southeast Asia
The Philippines and Thailand are the Southeast Asian countries whose economies have been hit hardest by the...
Philippines could get Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine starting from January
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine (Picture: TASS)
Russia may start producing Covid-19 vaccines for the Philippines as early as...
Philippine President once more addresses “plague of corruption” in the country
Corruption in the Philippines got worse in recent years
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the country’s justice...
Pregnancies surge in the Philippines during pandemic lockdown
The number of unintended pregnancies is expected to surge this year as a result of coronavirus lockdown...
Despite spike in virus cases, Philippines reopens tourism hotspots
Boracay reopend for local tourists
Just days before the Philippines reported a new spike in Covid-19 infections, the...
Philippines prepares for 300,000 jobless overseas workers returning home
The Philippine government is bracing for the return of an expected 300,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who...
Philippines expects approval of Covid-19 vaccine in the second quarter of 2021
Filipino health authorities said the new Russian Covid-19 vaccine and up to eight other vaccines against the...
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Microsoft to build data center network in Malaysia for $1 billion
Microsoft's data centers in Malaysia will offer regional cloud computing services
US software giant Microsoft will invest...
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Microsoft to build data center network in Malaysia for $1 billion
Microsoft's data centers in Malaysia will offer regional cloud computing services
US software giant Microsoft will invest...