Cell phone users across Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.’s three mobile brands have donated more than P1 million via text message to help the survivors of Typhoon “Pablo.”
BEIJING—Underlining the trade and investment slant of his state visit to China, President Benigno Aquino III arrived here with a 270-strong business delegation, including the Philippines’ top industry leaders. It is the biggest business contingent of Mr. Aquino’s foreign trips. John Gokongwei, Jr., founder and chair emeritus of JG Summit Holdings, Lucio Tan, founder and [...]
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is pushing through with its outsourcing plan despite threats by the affected employees to strike and possibly paralyze company operations. In a statement on Thursday, PAL said it had started sending termination notices to the estimated 2,600 employees in its in-flight catering, call center reservations and airport service departments. This followed the [...]
Manila — The Ayala-led Globe Telecom fired another shot at rival Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), as it asked Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to step in and ensure lasting competition in the country’s maturing telecom industry. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is scheduled to resume on Monday, the hearing over Philippine Long Distance [...]
