Tag: Philippines
Metrobank Sets Up US$2bn Medium Term Note Program
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (PSE:MBT)’s Board of Directors approved the establishment of a Medium Term Note Programme in the aggregate amount of up...
Hostaged Malaysian Seafarers Rescued from Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines
Two Malaysian seafarers were rescued from the hands of the Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Pata, Sulu Thursday morning by the...
Performance 360 Plans Hiring 10,000 Workers
PHILIPPINES - Performance 360, a homegrown business process outsourcing (BPO) firm based in Cordova town, has announced plans to hire 10,000 workers around the...
Philippine Tourism Department Warns Of Fake Travel Agencies
The Department of Tourism (DOT) in the Philippines has warned the public of the proliferation of fake travel agencies online that are offering too-good-to-be-true...
Philippines: Air Juan Launches Iloilo-Boracay, Iloilo-Cuyo Flights
Philippine charter airline Air Juan has launched its Iloilo-Caticlan and Iloilo-Cuyo flights to provide tourists direct access to the islands of Boracay and Palawan...
Convergent Outsourcing Opens New Center in the Philippines
Convergent Outsourcing, one of America's leading collections agencies, has announced the opening of its new customer contact center in Iloilo City, the Philippines.
The new...
3 Romanians Suspected of ATM Skimming Arrested in the Philippines
CEBU CITY – Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 arrested three Romanian nationals suspected of having involvement in the series of...
US BPO Firm Hiring 10,000 Filipinos After Opening New Site
An American outsourcing company has announced plans to hire at least 10,000 Filipinos to meet the growing clients' demand for customer engagement experts.
Alorica, the...
2nd IT-BPM Cyber Security Summit to Highlight Multi-Stakeholder Collaborations
The IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) is organizing the 2nd IT-BPM Summit on Cyber Security this coming March 29, 2017...
Philippine Mazda Distributor’s P1.24bln IPO Gets SEC Approval
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the P1.24 billion initial public offering (IPO) of Bermaz Auto Philippines Inc, the exclusive distributor...
Century Properties Launches Php2B Housing Project in Cavite
Philippine-listed real estate developer Century Properties Group, Inc. (PSE:CPG) has announced the launch of the Philippines’ first home market category, which will unveil its...
Philippines: 13 Drug Suspects Escape PDEA Detention Cell
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) announced Sunday that 13 drug suspects have escaped from the agency's detention cell in Camp Olivas, San Fernando,...
Philippines Prepares for Monday’s Transport Strike
Transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) and other transport coalition said today there is no stopping the nationwide transport...
BPO Firms Remain Philippines’ Top Employer
The business process outsourcing (BPO) sector remains the top-employment sector in the Philippines, accounting for 38% of the country’s total workforce, according to data...
Metrobank Posts P18.1 Billion 2016 Profit
PHILIPPINES - Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank; PSE:MBT) reported a consolidated net income of P18.1 billion in 2016. Net income in the fourth...
PSE Posts P701m Net Income in 2016
The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc (PSE) posted a net income of P701.54 million in 2016, 3 percent higher than the 682.81 million profit in...
Fast Facts on Ayala Group’s P185 Billion Capex in 2017
PHILIPPINES - The Ayala group is increasing its capital expenditures this year by 13 percent to ₱185 billion, primarily to support the growth strategies...
Fast Facts on SM Prime’s 14% Net Income Growth
Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)-listed SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), the Philippines’ leading integrated property company, registered a recurring net income growth of 14%...
Filinvest Rescinds Purchase of 19.2-hectare Land in Cebu
Philippine Stock Exchange-listed property developer Filinvest Land Inc has officially announced that it has decided to exercise its option to rescind its purchase of...
ASEAN Labor Leaders Optimistic on Implementation of Migrant Workers’ Rights Declaration
Labor officials of member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Davao City, the Philippines, are optimistic that the ASEAN...
