Tag: philippines

Retail Asia01/12/2021
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The regional neighbors aim to boost cross-border collaborations that will strengthen Asean regional payments and provide financial inclusivity to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and micro-small-to-medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The central banks of Singapore and the Philippines have signed an agreement at the World Fintech Festival Philippines to boost payments cooperation, which includes the linkage of the two countries’ […]

Retail Asia23/11/2021
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Ghost kitchens operator, JustKitchen, has expanded its presence into the Philippines through a joint venture with TDG Ventures (TVI). Named ‘JV Co’, the joint venture will be the exclusive operator of the JustKitchen brand and distributor of its products in the country. The launch is part of JustKitchen’s global expansion plan, which will see kitchens […]

Retail Asia11/11/2021
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Cebu Pacific on Wednesday announced an 11.11 seat sale for as low as P1. In an advisory, the airline said the promo offer would begin at 12 midnight on November 11, 2021 and end on November 14, 2021, covering the travel period from July 1 to September 30, 2022. “Passengers can enjoy Cebu Pacific’s lowest […]

Retail Asia06/10/2021
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Union Bank’s fintech subsidiary UBX is expanding its operations in Singapore as it eyes growth in Asia. UBX, the financial technology venture studio and fund of Union Bank, hopes its Singapore headquarters will be a bridge for startups to enter the Philippine market, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Operations will be led by Singapore country head Cryus Cruz, who joined UBX […]

Retail Asia23/09/2021
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Infinera announced that Globe Telecom, Inc. (Globe), a major provider of telecom services in the Philippines, deployed Infinera’s Auto-Lambda solution, featuring autotuneable optics, to upgrade its existing 4G access and aggregation networks and in anticipation of providing future 5G services. By upgrading its access network with Infinera’s autotuneable optics technology, Globe can deliver more capacity on […]

Retail Asia22/09/2021
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MTN South Africa network will be the first mobile operator in Africa to provide 5G access to customers from the Philippines through its international roaming agreement with the Philippines’ leading mobile services provider, Smart Communications. The agreement delivers on MTN’s and Smart’s commitment to keeping its travelers connected and providing them with access to 5G; […]

Retail Asia20/08/2021
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Philippines AirAsia intends to restart international flights by the first quarter of 2022 after resuming domestic services in the fourth quarter of 2021, says chief executive officer Ricky Isla. He told The Philippine Star newspaper that the airline’s priority is to rebuild its domestic network from Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l, manage capacity, and control costs. “What […]

Retail Asia04/08/2021
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Budget carrier Cebu Pacific on Saturday released the schedule of its flight cancellations from August 6 to 20, amid the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. Flight cancellations have been made after the government allowed only essential travel during the two-week strict lockdown period in the National Capital Region. Cebu Pacific earlier released the […]

Retail Asia29/07/2021
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AirAsia Group Berhad announced on Wednesday that its Philippine unit, Philippines AirAsia, Inc., saw a 2% increase in passengers carried in the second quarter of the year. “AirAsia Philippines’ strong rebound seen in 1Q2021 (first quarter) further increased in 2Q2021 (second quarter), posting a 2% higher number of passengers carried quarter-on-quarter and 4 percentage points […]

Retail Asia27/07/2021
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The Philippines is an Asian country in the Pacific Ocean. It is made up of around 7400 islands and is categorized into three geographical divisions known as Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The country covers an area of 300,000 square kilometers and has a population of approximately 109,000,000. The landscape of the Philippines is diverse: from […]

Retail Asia21/07/2021
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Philippines AirAsia plans to strategically restore its hub at Clark International Airport, northwest of the capital Manila, in October 2021, pending the easing of travel restrictions and an increase in travel demand, says Chief Executive Officer Ricky Isla. “Once travel restrictions ease and demand picks up soon, we are eyeing to strategically restore AirAsia’s Clark hub hopefully by […]

Retail Asia12/07/2021
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London-based fashion favorite COS opened its first Philippine store on Friday, June 25, at SM Aura Premier in Taguig City. The store, located close to the main entrance of the Bonifacio Global City mall, houses both womenswear and menswear and features the brand’s Spring-Summer 2021 collection. At its core, COS cares about sustainability. Its collections […]

Retail Asia01/07/2021
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Budget carrier Cebu Pacific, operated by Cebu Air, Inc., is sticking to its forecast of returning to pre-pandemic levels next year, saying it is “cautiously optimistic” given the current pace of vaccine rollout in the country. “To be honest, initially, when it started rolling out and we were monitoring the inoculation rate, we were pleasantly […]

Retail Asia28/06/2021
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Philippines AirAsia inked a partnership with the Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Association of Cebu (HRRAC) to help boost tourism and economic recovery in Cebu at a ceremony hosted last Friday. Under the Memorandum of Agreement, the Malaysian carrier will become the official airline partner of HRRAC’s hotel members to revitalize the tourism sector and economy […]


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