On Saturday, October 3 up to October 4, Sunday, Globe Telecoms, Inc. will reduce the voice call rates to P3 per minute. They will implement the reduced rates starting 12:01 a.m. of October 3 until 11:59 p.m. of October 4. The discounted call rate is applicable on calls made on its network – Globe to [...]

Despite Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) has slowed down upon entering to the Philippines according to the PAGASA website, the entire Philippines is still declared as a state of calamity because of the typhoon. It is expected to be at possible storm signal number 4 in Northern Luzon and the amount of rain is still not predicted [...]

To encourage more investments in renewable energy projects in the Philippines, the International Finance Corp. (IFC) launched a program that would assist banks in moving loan financing away from the high energy consuming projects toward those favoring energy efficiency and emission reduction. IFC is the World Bank’s private sector lending arm.

More than 1000 people are stranded in Bicol
Camarines Norte and Catanduanes is under Signal Number 2
Camarines Sur, Sorsogon and Albay is under Signal Number 1

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Storm signal No. 1
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
Abra
Apayao
Kalinga
Cagayan
Babuyan Islands
Mt. Province
Ifugao
Benguet
La Union
Nueva Vizcaya
Quirino
Pangasinan
Nueva Ecija
Tarlac
Zambales
Pampanga
Bulacan
Rizal
Southern Quezon
Camarines Sur
Albay
Sorsogon
Burias Island
Storm signal No. 2
Northern Quezon
Aurora
Polillo Islands
Catanduanes
Camarines Norte
Isabela

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has teamed with the stiffest competitor of its affiliate mobile company Globe Telecoms. BPI and Smart Communications has entered into a partnership that would provide a new mobile banking platform that will offer a full range of services to the two companies’ common clients.