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 
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
More jobs for Filipino nurses and engineers in New Zealand and Australia
More job opportunities for Filipino nurses and engineers are waiting in New Zealand and Australia. Filipino professionals will have more chances of finding jobs in New Zealand and Australia as these two countries vowed to increase their demand for healthcare and skilled workers.
This commitment came after the enforcement of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement [...]
May 9, 2010
Tags: business news, Career, Employment, engineerings, farm managers, Filipino professionals, job oppor, Job Opportunities, nurses, OFWs, Philippines Posted in: Announcement, Career, Employment, International relations, Job Opportunities, Labor, OFWs, Opportunities, Philippines, economy 2 Comments
iRemit to open more branches in Europe
After securing a license to operate in Europe, iRemit made true to its commitment of servicing overseas Filipino worker (OFWs) staying in the region with iRemit Europe.
Now, still the largest Filipino-owned non-bank remittance company, iRemit wants to strengthen its presence in Europe as it plans to open more branches in major cities in the region.
iRemit [...]
May 7, 2010
Tags: business news, finance, foreign currency, Foreign exchange, iRemit, Italy, money, non-bank, OFW, overseas Filipino workers, Philippines, remittance, Rome Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Customer Service, Foreign exchange, International relations, OFWs, 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
Peso seen to weaken anew
After its continued rally last week, where it breaks into the P44 mark, economists say that peso is seen to weaken anew, adding that it would be seen retreating back to P46-to-$1 at the height of the local and national elections.
Having a pause from its seven-day rally against the dollar last Thursday, the local currency [...]
April 10, 2010
Tags: business news, finance, Foreign exchange, money, P46 to $1, Philippine pose, US dollar Posted in: Consumers, Foreign exchange, Philippine business news, Philippines, banking, economy, finance, money One Comment
San Miguel acquires majority interest in MRT-7 project
The San Miguel Corp. (SMC) continues to diversify as it looks for investments in other industries, such as infrastructures and renewable energy, among others.
The latest in its investment is the Metro Rail Transit Phase 7 (MRT-7), where SMC has acquired a majority stake. SMC signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the controlling owner of [...]
April 5, 2010
Tags: business news, commuters, conglomerate, economy, metro rail transit, MRT 7, Philippines, San Miguel, SMC, transporation Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, Customer Service, Philippine business news, Philippines, economy, entrepreneur, investments No Comments
BSP to issue peso bills with new designs by December
By December of this year, we could be having new designs on our peso bills. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) would begin circulating by December the new peso bills, while coins will follow suit after two years.
According to the BSP, aside from having new designs, the new bills and coins will also have new [...]
March 27, 2010
Tags: Bangko Sentral, BSP, business news, Central Bank, currency, finance, legal tender, monetary, money, Peso, Philippines Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Government, Philippine business news, Philippines, banking, economy, entrepreneurship, finance, money 3 Comments
Globe Asiatique gets SEC nod for IPO
Globe Asiatique gets the green light from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its planned initial public offering (IPO). The SEC approved the IPO of of Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings Corp. which is seen to raise up to P3.05 billion in fresh capital.
Globe Asiatique, on its statement filed with the SEC, said it will issue [...]
March 20, 2010
Tags: business news, Globe Asiatique, IPO, low-cost housing, money, Philippines, public offering, real estate, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, stocks Posted in: Announcement, Corporations, Government, IPO, Law, Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines, Stock Market, economy, finance, investments, money No Comments
BPO industry continues to grow
The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines continues to grow. In fact, the growth of the BPO sector is said to be unstoppable as it is expected to accelerate in the first half, with many companies committing to expand faster that expected.
In the report from Inquirer, executive director of the Business Process Association [...]
March 15, 2010
Tags: BPAP, BPO, business news, business process outsourcing, Call Center, employement, jobs, outsourcing, Philippines Posted in: BPO, Call Centers, Career, Corporations, Employment, Job Opportunities, Philippine business news, Philippines, economy, investments One Comment
