BPI unveils Philippines’ first-ever mobile food testing laboratory
The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) on Thursday inaugurated Thursday the first-ever Mobile Plant Food Safety Laboratory that will help ensure that food consumed by Filipinos are clean and safe.
Jobless rate in February declines to 3.5 percent; services sector provides bulk of new jobs
The unemployment rate in the country declined in February to 3.5 percent, equivalent to 1.8 million Filipinos, compared with the level in January and in February last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority said Thursday.
QR, NFC tech merger redounds to greater commuter travel convenience
AF Payments Inc. (AFPI), the financial services provider behind the beep payment system, has teamed up with Multisys Technologies Corp. in introducing QR code payments for public transportation.
Metrobank gets mandate to manage P1.5-B SSS balanced fund
Metrobank Trust, the trust banking arm of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank), has been selected by state-pension fund Social Security System (SSS) to oversee a P1.5 billion balanced fund.
PLDT, Smart back government ‘eLGU’ push
Leading integrated telco network PLDT Inc (PLDT) and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) have reiterated their support for the government's push to help more local government units digitalize and streamline their processes.
