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Digital portal of the STAR Group of Publications: Delivers the latest news and views, multimedia, analyses and in-depth reports on the Philippines, sports, business, entertainment, lifestyle and culture.

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philstar.com > business > biz-memos > 09/01/2026 > 2552200 > comco-mundo-ramps-global-operations-across-sea-and-mea > amp

COMCO Mundo ramps up global operations across SEA and MEA

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (423+ words) MANILA, Philippines — This year, COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises (COMCO MUNDO) marks its Decada de COMCO milestone, or its year-long 10th anniversary celebration, with another highlight that reflects its continued growth beyond the Philippines. As the global award-winning Philippine-led intercontinental communications…...


philstar.com > business > 08/30/2026 > 2552665 > businesses-trail-consumers-digital-payments-adoption > amp

Businesses trail consumers in digital payments adoption

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (374+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The widening gap between consumer and business use of digital payments is putting pressure on corporate finance teams, which often still rely on fragmented and manual processes to reconcile electronic transactions, according to payment solutions provider SwiftPay. Data…...


philstar.com > business > 08/26/2026 > 2551729 > e-wallets-seek-rule-parity-consumers > amp

E-wallets seek rule parity with consumers

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (381+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Financial technology executives have urged policymakers to develop regulations that cover the interests of both consumers and e-wallets and in the process, expand the country’s digital finance. In a panel discussion during the ASEAN Tech Summit Manila, fintech…...


philstar.com > headlines > 08/26/2026 > 2551879 > marcos-backs-homegrown-ev-production-starting-e-trikes > amp

Marcos backs homegrown EV production, starting with e-trikes

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (343+ words) MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has expressed hope that the Philippines will soon manufacture its own electric vehicles as he vowed to support the industry to reduce the country’s dependence on imported petroleum products that are vulnerable to price shocks. He…...


philstar.com > business > 08/25/2026 > 2551516 > bsp-rolls-out-cloud-support-rural-banks > amp

BSP rolls out cloud support for rural banks

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (493+ words) MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is rolling out technical assistance that will help qualified rural banks migrate from legacy information technology (IT) systems to cloud-based core banking platforms, strengthening their resilience and competitiveness amid rapid digitalization. In…...


philstar.com > business > business-as-usual > 08/24/2026 > 2550622 > hong-kongs-new-frontier-where-philippines-grows-global > amp

Hong Kong's new frontier: Where the Philippines grows global

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (882+ words) In little more than a decade, the Philippines has built a formidable dual engine of growth—a manufacturing base exporting electronics and components to every major market, powered by one of the world's largest and youngest English-speaking workforces. Already the…...


philstar.com > lifestyle > 08/23/2026 > 2551238 > how-much-does-hair-transplant-cost-hair-doctors-get-root-problem > amp

How much does hair transplant cost? Hair doctors get to the root of problem

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (344+ words) MANILA, Philippines – Whoever coined the phrase “your hair is your crowning glory” wasn’t kidding, especially for people who used to have thick and lush locks. It’s likely one of the reasons why there has been an increase in clinics and…...


philstar.com > business > 08/23/2026 > 2551059 > australian-health-care-provider-eyes-bpo-operations-philippines > amp

Australian health care provider eyes BPO operations in Philippines

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (193+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Australian health care provider Kairos Care or Kairos Medical Group is looking to set up information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) operations in the Philippines. In a statement, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said that its director general…...


philstar.com > the-freeman > cebu-sports > 08/23/2026 > 2551204 > prioritize-future > amp

Prioritize the future

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (463+ words) Philstar.com Loosely described, priority is giving specific attention to someone or something, like prioritizing stuffing maletas with wads of money in total disregard of the malady the nation is in. Let the people swim in floodwaters, we’re dry anyway,…...


philstar.com > business > 08/21/2026 > 2550643 > epson-expands-operations-include-industrial-robots > amp

Epson expands operations to include industrial robots

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (309+ words) MANILA, Philippines — Epson Precision Philippines Inc. (EPPI) is investing over P40 million to expand its operations in Batangas to include the manufacture of industrial robots, according to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). In a statement yesterday, the investment promotion agency…...