EAST WEST Banking Corp. (EastWest Bank) is aiming to grow its credit cards in force to 1.4 million this year as it plans to introduce more products targeting the young population.The bank currently has 1.3 million active credit cards, EastWest Bank Senior Vice-President Credit Cards
DAVID ARROWSMITH-UNSPLASHNOKIA Corp. said it is working with Globe Telecom, Inc. to modernize the telecommunications company’s network infrastructure.Nokia said its solution would help Globe lower network cost and provide a way for easy deployment of fixed wireless access.It said the Ayala-led telecommunications company is set
At the 5th FINEX General Membership Meeting, Ma. Lynette V. Ortiz, president and chief executive officer of Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK), delivered the keynote address that resonated deeply with FINEX’s 2024 theme of “Transformational Growth through Sustainability, Digitalization, and Diversity.” Invited to speak
RIO LECATOMPESSY-UNSPLASHTHE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said at an international conference in Switzerland that it sees improving compliance by small businesses as key to raising overall labor standards in the Philippines.Speaking at the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Labor Secretary Bienvenido E.
Two-thirds of individuals living with type 2 diabetes may also have fatty liver disease, according to the British Liver Trust. This potentially dangerous combination often goes undetected, putting individuals at risk for severe health complications. In light of this, the charity is urging those who
Several Chinese who illegally worked at a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) were deported by the Philippine government in this photo taken in February. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANTHE IMMIGRATION bureau and gaming regulator should work together to shutter illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) and
PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORBy Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio andJohn Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterSENATORS have agreed to amend the law that gave local traders control over rice imports, Speaker and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said in a statement on Thursday after a meeting between leaders
PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. — PCO.GOV.PHBy Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, ReporterPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has signed into law a priority bill that seeks to fix inconsistencies in the country’s property valuation, while offering limited amnesty on interests, surcharges and penalties for unpaid real
DMW FACEBOOK PAGEBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterAT LEAST three Filipinos were killed from smoke inhalation in a fire at a housing complex for foreign workers in Mangaf, Kuwait, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Thursday.In a statement, the DMW said five other
COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION FACEBOOK PAGEA CONGRESSMAN called on the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday to investigate schools that serve as mere “diploma mills” and take action against them after more than 80% of those who took the latest civil service examination failed.“I
PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANA TOTAL of P8.51 billion has been released as of the end of May to finance state relief and rehabilitation efforts, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Thursday.Latest data from the DBM showed that the Department of Social and Welfare
THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS) has made its Calamity Loan Assistance Program (CLAP) available to members affected by the recent magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Taiwan. The deadline for applications for a loan of up to P20,000 will be until Aug. 20.“The calamity loan offered to