APAC Communications Professional of the Year
PAGEONE CEO Ron F. Jabal, APR was named Communications Professional of the Year by the 2022 Asia Pacific Stevie Awards.
The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards is the only business awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace in all 29 nations of the Asia-Pacific region. The Stevie Awards is widely considered as the world’s premier business awards, conferring recognition for achievement in programs such as The International Business Awards® for 20 years.
Jabal, who also is the founder and president of the Reputation Management Association of the Philippines, bested several other professionals in Asia Pacific in winning the Gold award for the Most Innovative Communications Professional of the Year category.
This is the latest global recognition bestowed on Jabal who was also the recipient of APAC Communicator of the Year award given in Beijing, China and the Best PR Practitioner in Southeast Asia by the Asean PR network given in Jakarta, Indonesia. Jabal won in the innovation in communications and public relations category where several of his clients in PAGEONE also won awards.
Spenmo now in PH
Spenmo Financial Technology Corp., the first complete payables software in Southeast Asia, is now in the Philippines.
Spenmo has been given license by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) as a certified Operator of Payment System to handle both bill payments and employee spend management in one platform, providing an easy and accessible payables system to fast-growing businesses in the country.
“With the BSP’s push for tech-powered financial solutions, we are optimistic to see a fast-growing market in the country and expect hundreds more businesses to join this year which is very exciting,” said George Padin, country head for Spenmo Philippines.
With Spenmo, companies and finance teams are supported in four key areas: tracking and managing internal spending, bill payments, approval workflow and documenting sign-offs, and accounting reconciliation, which is on data transfer into the accounting software of choice.
MultiSys launches online store builder
Software solutions company Multisys Technologies Corp. has introduced an online store builder called Multistore, which entrepreneurs can use to start their own digital journey.
Multistore is an end-to-end online store for food and beverages, retail, groceries and market, and other services with door-to-door delivery and e-payment features. It is a product of integrating three MultiSys flagship platforms, namely Deliverybox, which supports pick-up, delivery, and scheduled delivery services; Paybox, which enables cash-on-delivery (COD), e-wallets, and bank payments; and Storebox, which allows for marketplace and digital store management.
Multistore equips micro, small and medium enterprises, restaurateurs, suppliers of commercial and raw goods, and even large-scale enterprises to have their own online store, as well as run and oversee their business operations, anytime and anywhere, in one web portal—from product management, to delivery and logistics services, content management and marketing, customer support, procurement management and inventory tracking, to name a few.
Consultation on copy trading
SmarTrade is offering free one-on-one consultation on copy trading, a strategy that is ideal for beginners in trading and for those who just want to dip their toes first and are not yet ready to get fully soaked in the world of trading.
Copy trading is, as the word suggests, copying the trades of more experienced traders. It mirrors their portfolio and their strategies and can be applied for both long-term and short-term trades.
“With copy trading, you not just earn every successful trade of a pro but can also benefit from the in-depth market movements. Copy trading makes perfect sense for anyone who wants to make money in the financial markets without needing the time or knowledge to invest themselves,” said Gab Santos, SmarTrade coach and market analyst.
For this strategy, one should use a copy trading service like the ATFX CopyTrade from an award winning and trusted broker like ATFX.
FAST training center
FAST Group opened the doors of its Logistics Learning and Development Center in Cabuyao, Laguna with TESDA-certified programs to those interested in a career in logistics.
The Learning Center leverages on FAST’s experience of almost 50 years serving the Philippines’ largest multinational companies and conglomerates, in further developing the competencies of Filipino workers in the logistics industry and granting them better opportunities.
Each of the programs being offered by the Learning & Development Center were specifically designed to meet the needs of logistics industry workers across all business segments, cater to the needs of the organization and the industry, and encourage innovation.
Related courses like Material Handling Operations and Supply Chain Management will also be offered. In addition, the center also hosts various business segments of FAST Logistics Group’s product teams during their respective training sessions, and also offers the same service to clients and partners.
Currently, the TESDA-accredited program being offered is Heavy Equipment Operation-Forklift Training National Certificate Level 2. Ongoing courses for TESDA assessment and certification include Material Handling Equipment Operations for Long Transporter, Counter Balance, and Reach Truck. T
Empowering educators
SES and ComClark Network and Technology Corp. announced that together they are empowering thousands of Philippine educators with high-speed satellite-based connectivity to deliver content to over 2,000 remote schools across the country to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
The content delivered via SES’s SES-9 satellite will provide students with equal access to quality education, even to those in the most remote locations.
Under this partnership with SES, ComClark will access the Ku-band capacity from the SES-9 satellite via its own teleport and connectivity technologies for voice, video, and data applications to connect the data centre, and simultaneously datacast education materials and curriculum to all participating public schools country-wide.
“We are delighted to work with SES on our maiden project to deliver educational content to schools in the Philippines. SES’s satellite communications services are enabling us to connect schools in even the most remote towns and villages and provide quality learning opportunities to the school children anywhere in the country. Reliable broadband service is vital for the educational content to reach all the school children in the Philippines, no matter where they are, so that each one of them can benefit from the opportunities offered by quality education,” said Dennis Anthony Uy, chief executive officer at ComClark.
UnionBank partners with Asia Pacific College
Union Bank of the Philippines has teamed up with Asia Pacific College (APC) to provide cybersecurity and information security education to these vendors.
Through this joint initiative, UnionBank is enhancing the high standard of information security for its customers’ data.
Through the MSME Business Banking Group and enterprise networking platform UnionBank GlobalLinker (UBGL), the bank will collaborate with APC in developing training courses centered on security risk management. The courses will be tailored to the nature of services offered by the third-party vendors and their corresponding roles in UnionBank, and will be made available through the UBGL portal.
The partnership gives UnionBank an advantage over its competitors as this will also promote trust among customers, knowing that the Bank continues to employ means to safeguard their security; making clients more at ease to use its innovative and industry-leading digital banking products and services.
Most outstanding life insurance company
Allianz PNB Life was recently named the Philippines’ Most Outstanding Life Insurance Company of the Year by the International Business Magazine (IBM) for its performance in 2021.
The recognition is given to the best industrial talents, global leaders, and corporations across different fields of international business and finance. The award by IBM strives to showcase companies and individuals for their quality services, business ethics and more.
Allianz PNB Life is the fastest growing life insurance company in the last two years based on its premium income.
Mother’s Day fairs
Shangri-La Plaza is celebrating all moms not only on Mother’s Day but for the entire month of May with a series of good-for-mom activities at the Grand Atrium.
The Pamper Mom Beauty Fair will be held on April 29 to May 7 in cooperation with Blims, BioBalance Rustan’s among others
Pop band Side A will serenade moms on May 8 while on May 10 to 19, Rustan’s is hosting the Sleep Haven fair featuring brands like Natori and Criselda.
The #Safescape Adventure fair will be held on May 20 to 25 in collaboration with The Travel Club.
Complete health protection
FWD Life Insurance is offering the Vibrant Critical Illness Plan, a comprehensive health protection program. The plan includes a cash incentive where one can monitor his health and wellbeing every two years.
One can get 0.2 percent of the benefit amount every two years, starting on the second policy year, to spend on medical tests and checkups. This incentive is offered up to the 10th policy year.
This also allows claims up to 6x when diagnosed 57 critical illnesses (3x times for cancer-related sicknesses, 3x for non-cancer sicknesses, including 3x for heart attack and stroke).
Also, 25 percent of the benefit amount up to a maximum of P1 million if diagnosed with a covered minor critical illness.
FWD’s Vibrant Critical Illness Plan has Health Supplement Benefit that gives 2 percent of the benefit amount.
