Pag-IBIG Fund financed over 17,000 socialized homes for low-income earners in the last 10 months, a figure that grew by almost 50% from the previous year even amid the ongoing pandemic, top executives said yesterday. From January to October, the number of socialized housing units funded by the agency grew 49% to 17,268 compared to …
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Search for next Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos begins
The search for the next batch of Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos commences as Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) launched the 2022 Award thru a virtual event on November 5, 2021. The annual excellence recognition program honors exemplary Filipino teachers, soldiers, and police officers whose contributions in their professional service and respective communities are worthy of emulation. …
GCash offers time-saving payroll disbursement system GCash PowerPay
In response to the need of manpower agencies for a more agile solution to ensure that their employees get paid the correct salaries on time, GCash recently introduced their cashless disbursement platform GCash PowerPay, a fast and secure digital payroll solution for salaries, allowances, incentives and more. GCash PowerPay Plus also enables companies to disburse …
GCash expands remittance in US, Canada, and Europe with Sendwave
To help Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) provide for their family’s needs in the Philippines, especially during the pandemic, GCash adds a new international remittance partner – Sendwave. In partnership with GCash, Sendwave users may send remittances directly to their beneficiary’s GCash wallet at Zero fee! To add to that, Sendwave is adding USD10, or approximately PHP500, …
Cebu Pacific offers trademark P1SO sale anew Early Christmas treat to inspire everyJuan to give gift of travel
The Philippines’ leading airline, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB) welcomes the easing of travel restrictions across many destinations this month with its trademark Piso Seat Sale, to enable more Juans to fly. On November 11, up until November 14, 2021, passengers can enjoy CEB’s lowest base fare for as low as PHP1 to over 56 domestic …
Megaworld income rebounds as real estate sales double in Q3
Megaworld, the country’s largest developer of integrated urban townships, grew its net income by 46% to P3.3-billion in the third quarter this year from P2.2-billion during the same period last year as the company begins its recovery phase with eased restrictions and gradual reopening of the country’s economy. Net income attributable to parent company’s shareholders …