PHILIPPINE Statistics Authority AIRCRAFT pilots, software developers, and mathematicians were among the top-paying jobs in 2022, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. In the 2022 Occupational Wages Survey by the PSA, aircraft pilots and related […]
Crypto play-to-earn game craze highlights urgent need for awareness — expert
A NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN (NFT) is displayed on the website of NFT marketplace OpenSea in this illustration picture taken on Feb. 28, 2022. — REUTERS By Miguel Hanz L. Antivola, Reporter MANY FILIPINOS have fallen victim to the fanfare […]
Set aside 5 minutes to check these 5 cybersecurity mistakes and secure your business
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Simon Hughes – VP and General Manager for the UK arm of Cowbell, a leading cyber insurance provider for SMEs – runs through the most common cybersecurity mistakes startups make, revealing how to fix them before hackers catch on. One of the most common misconceptions among small […]
Bumper tax revenues resulted in UK public borrowing lower than expected in August
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> The government’s borrowing bill was lower than expected last month as falling inflation and bumper tax revenues helped improve public finances. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that monthly public sector borrowing in August was £11.6 billion, below the £13 billion forecast by the government’s […]
Warner Bros confirms huge expansion of Watford studios
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Watford is to become the unlikely new home for Batman and Superman after Warner Bros confirmed that it is to go ahead with a huge expansion of its Leavesden film studios. The addition of ten new sound stages and 400,000 sq ft of production and support space […]
First Atkins Group completes land purchase for its 8th cold storage
In photo, standing from left to right: Atty. Marlon Morada, First Atkins Vice Legal Counsel; Myk Gamora, First Atkins Group CFO; and Aldwin Dumago, Lima Land Industrial Business Operations Head. Seated: Gabriel J. Ang, First Atkins Group […]
15 years since the Prompt Payment Code was introduced, has it prompted faster payments?
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> The Prompt Payment Code (PPC) was introduced to the UK in December 2008 as a voluntary code of practice, administered by the Office of the Small Business Commissioner (OSBC), on behalf of Department for Business and Trade (DBT). As Pat Bermingham, CEO, Adflex explains it set standards for […]
Amazon set to introduce ads on Prime Video
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> The pleasure of watching streamed films with no commercial breaks is about to end for almost 13 million British households after Amazon announced it would introduce adverts to its Prime service. The “limited” content will be added to streamed movies and TV programmes early next year. UK […]
Philippines approves GSK anti-shingles vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a vaccine for the prevention of shingles, a viral infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, biopharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced on Thursday. The GSK shingles vaccine […]
PHL tourism’s carbon emissions jump amid travel resurgence
PHILSTAR The Philippine tourism industry saw a substantial 75% increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from petroleum and electricity usage in 2022, coinciding with the post-pandemic resurgence of travel activities. Preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Agency […]