Monthly Archives: October 2021

by Andrew J. Masigan – The Philippine Star, 13 Oct 2021 (Part 2) First, allow me to provide some context for those who missed the first installment of this series. The country is facing an educational crisis. In 2018,15-year-old Filipino students were ranked dead last in reading and second to the last in science and…

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by Xave Gregorio – Philstar.com, 12 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Television remains Filipinos’ top source of news on the government and politics, dwarfing the share of radio, the internet and newspapers.

by Rey Panaligan, Manila Bulletin, 11 Oct 2021 Supreme Court’s (SC) warning to abusive, drunkard and philandering husbands: You will be jailed for a maximum of eights years and be fined at least P100,000.

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by Charmie Joy Pagulong – The Philippine Star, 11 Oct 2021 (First of two parts) Several local showbiz personalities, beauty queens, athletes and broadcasters are trying their luck in politics in the coming May 2022 elections.

by Elijah Felice Rosales – The Philippine Star, 11 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has registered nearly 2,300 online sellers and more than 100 social media influencers as part of its efforts to capture the digital economy.

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BY JOVEE MARIE DE LA CRUZ, 11 Oct 2021, Manila Times AS prices of traditional fossil fuels hit historic highs this week, the chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means on Monday warned against a possible “energy crunch,” or a rise in power and fuel costs.

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by Louise Maureen Simeon – The Philippine Star, 9 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Retail spending in Asia-Pacific including the Philippines will remain subdued in the near term as consumers are still wary of COVID even as vaccination rates continue to rise, according to a survey conducted by UK-based data and analytics company GlobalData.

by Lawrence Agcaoili – The Philippine Star, 9 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects consumer complaints to exceed 20,000 for the second straight year as more Filipinos warm up to the shift to online banking amid the COVID-19 mobility restrictions.

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by Philstar.com, 8 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines (Updated 2:27 p.m.) — The Philippines on Friday started the implementation of shorter quarantine protocols for international travelers coming from countries classified as low risk and moderate risk for COVID-19.

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by Gaea Katreena Cabico, Philstar.com, 8 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s Food and Drug Administration on Friday said it has documented only 516 breakthrough infections out of the 20.3 million fully vaccinated Filipinos.

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Written by Mark Samuels, Freelance Business Journalist on October 7, 2021 | Topic: Digital Transformation: A CXO’s Guide What is digital transformation? Digital transformation involves using digital technologies to remake a process to become more efficient or effective. The idea is to use technology not just to replicate an existing service in a digital form,…

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by The Philippine Star, 7 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Digital transformation is key to recovering from the pandemic and becoming competitive in the long term, but the strategy to close the digital gap and achieve digital readiness hinges on the empowerment of Filipinos.

by Richmond Mercurio – The Philippine Star, 7 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Digitalization is now a must even for companies outside the telecommunications space to enable them to thrive and survive, according to business titan Manuel V. Pangilinan.

by Arthur M. Lopez – The Philippine Star, 7 Oct 2021 The lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have posed unprecedented challenges to the hotel industry in the Philippines. Restrictions in inbound and domestic travel have weakened demand, which has resulted in a sharp drop in occupancy rates and revenue, and the displacement of tourism…