AUB offers to digitize businesses
The Rebisco group’s banking arm Asia United Bank (AUB) is pitching to help businesses, especially restaurant operators, stay afloat during this coronavirus pandemic by ushering them into the digital space.…
Erwan Heussaff and Lark Team Up to Help Small Food Businesses in the Philippines
As a result of the pandemic and its effect on the Philippine economy, several small businesses have been forced to halt operations or close up shop completely. This has been…
Somber reality for virus-hit businesses brings PSEi rally to a halt
Despite its strong rebound from the lows in March when the number of COVID-19 cases started picking up in the country, the stock market is still not out of the…
Sudden change in rent policy requires businesses to pay sooner than expected
Employers and workers in essential businesses that closed shop during the lockdown are now suddenly required to pay their rent much sooner than everyone else, revised guidelines from the Department…
Among businesses, small-time food services may be next big thing
“Contactless” transactions will remain the norm and home-cooked food products will be bestsellers, while small-scale food and beverage establishments are expected to thrive as the country gets back on its…
‘New normal’: Businesses seen shifting to digital as gov’t scour ways to tax them
MANILA, Philippines — How would the “new normal” amid the COVID-19 pandemic look like as far as the economy is concerned? For the fiscal sector, it would mean the government…
Vietnamese businesses among top targets for phishing in Southeast Asia
HCM CITY — Cybercriminals have actively attacked small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Southeast Asia this year, according to global cybersecurity company Kaspersky. It said its anti-phishing system prevented 834,993…
Tokyo reveals 3-step plan to reopen businesses
Shrine maidens walk in the compound of Kanda shrine in Tokyo Friday, May 15, 2020. Tokyo is still under a coronavirus state of emergency until the end of May, though…
Age rules in reopening of businesses in GCQ areas ‘not well thought of’, says Ecop head
The head of the country’s biggest employers’ group on Wednesday (April 29) warned that senior citizens could lose their jobs permanently under terms being imposed by the government for the…
BIR 2020 tax goal slashed to P2.26T as COVID-19 took toll on businesses
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) 2020 tax-collection target has been downscaled to P2.26 trillion in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the economy. Revenue Memorandum…