Archive for the ‘Philippine business news’ Category
Quezon City launched BOSS
To encourage more new businesses to register this year, the Quezon City government launched last Friday the Business One-Stop Shop or BOSS, which aims of simplifying the process of securing business permit.
“The simplified procedures in licensing will drive individuals to invest or a business,” said Pacifico F. Maghacot, Jr., officer-in-charge for the Business Permit and [...]
August 21, 2010
Tags: BOSS, business concerns, business news, business one-stop shop, business permit, business registration, entrepreneur, Government, Philippines, Quezon City government Posted in: Announcement, Government, Law, Philippine business news, Philippines, business opportunity, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship 
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All-in-one load bundle from Smart
If I weren’t too lazy to change and update my friends of a new phone number, I would have switched long ago from Globe to Smart, especially when I see promotions like this All-in-one load bundle from Smart.
Smart Communications now have an all-in-one load bundle, this allows their prepaid subscribers to use their text messaging [...]
August 14, 2010
Tags: AllTxt Combo Plus, Consumers, Customer Service, Facebook, FB, Friendster, mobile Facebook, online network, Smart, Social Media, status update, technology, tweet, Twitter Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Corporations, Customer Service, Philippine business news, Products No Comments
BPO firm Cognizant expands Philippine operations
Cognizant, an Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) firm expandedВ Philippine operations to add 600 more seats to its service facility, as the previous 200-employees could no longer meet their clients’ needs being serviced in the country.
The company first started operations in the Philippine in October of 2009, providing high-end business transactions processing services to a [...]
August 7, 2010
Tags: BPO, business news, business process outsourcing, Call Center, Cognizant, Employment, Opportunities, Philippines Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Call Centers, Employment, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines No Comments
Convergys to hire 3,600 new employees
Convergys Corp., one of the biggest business process outsourcing firm (BPO) in the Philippines is looking to hire at least 3,600 new employees this year.
The plan of Convergys to hire additional employees was announced by Convergys Philippines country manager and managing and managing director Marife Zamora. She said the expansion is meant to meet the [...]
July 17, 2010
Tags: BPO, business process outsourcing, Call Center, Convergys, Employment, expansion, hiring, Job Opportunities, Philippines Posted in: Announcement, BPO, Call Centers, Career, Corporations, Employment, Job Opportunities, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines No Comments
Figaro to open more stores in 2010
The country’s largest Filipino-owned coffee company plans to expand operations this year by opening up one or two outlets each month, or a total of 18 stores before the year ends.
Figaro Coffee Co. sets aside a total of P78 million to fund the increase of its 65 coffee shops in the Philippines. Marketing manager of [...]
June 26, 2010
Tags: Business, coffee, coffee shops, entrepreneur, expansion, Figaro, Filipino-owned, investments, Philippines Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, Employment, Philippine business news, Philippines, Products, economy, entrepreneur, investments, marketing No Comments
New Microsoft product launched
New Microsoft product launched last week, and the software giant expects Filipino businesses to significantly benefit from them, in terms of productivity gains and higher returns on their software investments.
The Microsoft latest products – Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Vision 2010 and Microsoft Project 2010, were launched last week for customers in the [...]
June 12, 2010
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Lower remittance fees for OFWs
A new remittance system that will allow for a safer, faster and cheaper remittances by OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) will be implemented by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) starting on the third quarter of the year.
This is the new Philippine Payments and Settlements System or Philpass Remit System. Under this new system, the fee [...]
May 25, 2010
Tags: Business, finance, money, OFWs, Philpass, remittances Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Government, OFWs, Philippine business news, Philippines, banking, economy, finance, money No Comments
First Gas to borrow $80 million from local banks
First Gas Power Corp. is planning to borrow $80 million from local banks, and the Lopez-controlled is seeking the approval of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to borrow the said amount, which was said to be higher that what was being considered earlier by the company, which was only $50 million.
The company is the one who [...]
May 16, 2010
Tags: bank, banking, borrowing, BSP, FCDU, finance, First Gas, foreign currency, loan, money, Philippines, power plant Posted in: Corporations, Foreign exchange, Philippine business news, Philippines, banking, economy, finance, money No Comments
Job opportunities in Taiwan
More employment opportunities in Taiwan await Filipino jobseekers, the Philippine Star reported today.
In its business page, the local newspaper said that according to local recruiters, there are at least 30,000 jobs awaiting Filipino workers in Taiwan.
Pilipino Manpower Association of Taiwan, Inc. (PILMAT) president Jackson Gan said that factories in Taiwan are still in dire need [...]
May 2, 2010
Tags: business news, Employment, foreign relations, Job Opportunities, OFWs, oversea Filipino workers, Philippines, Taiwan Posted in: Announcement, Employment, Government, International relations, Job Opportunities, Labor, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines, economy No Comments
Sale of OFW retail treasury bonds completed
The auction of the retail treasury bonds of the Philippine government has been completed and according to National Treasurer Roberto Tan, $500 million have been raise from the sale of the retail, multi-currency bond.
Tan was happy to report that they completed the total tender of $5000 million, based on the preliminary information he had received. [...]
April 27, 2010
Tags: finance, investment instruments, investments, money, OFWs, retail treasury bond, RTB Posted in: Foreign exchange, OFWs, Philippine business news, entrepreneurship, finance, investments, money One Comment
