NPC Updating Penalties To Be Imposed vs Data Privacy Violators

National Privacy Commission

NPC is updating the penalties to be imposed against data privacy violators. NPC — The National Privacy Commission is updating the penalties to be imposed against data privacy violators. On Friday, the privacy body said in a statement that it conducted an online public hearing on March 22, wherein it presented an updated draft circular … Read more

PLDT and Smart Communications To Shift To e-Invoicing

PLDT Smart

PLDT and Smart Communications will shift to e-invoicing. Ahead of the mandatory implementation next year, Smart Communications and PLDT announced that the group’s enterprise customers will shift to e-invoicing (electronic invoicing) starting April. Smart and PLDT said last March 25 that they were chosen by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to take part in … Read more

Malacañang Warns Public vs Vote Buying, Vote Selling

Acting Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Kristian Ablan

Malacañang warned the public against vote buying and vote selling. MALACAÑANG — The Palace recently discouraged the public from buying and selling votes since those are election offenses. On Friday, Acting deputy presidential spokesperson Kristian Ablan said that it’s illegal to accept payment for votes or to buy votes as vote buying and vote selling … Read more

Dimples Romana Says She’s Excited To Meet “Baby E”

Dimples Romana

Dimples Romana: “I’m so thrilled to meet you in three months, baby E.” DIMPLES ROMANA — The Kapamilya actress recently took to social media to express her excitement, saying that she’s thrilled to meet “baby E” in three months. With only 3 months to go before she gives birth to “baby E”, Dimples said that … Read more

Wilma Doesnt and Gerick Parin Are Married

Wilma Doesnt and Gerick Parin

Wilma Doesnt and Gerick Parin are now officially married. Model-entrepreneur Wilma Doesnt and her non-showbiz partner Gerick Parin are now officially married as they tied the knot on Thursday, March 24, at Aquila Crystal Place in Tagaytay City. Celebrity stylists and friends uploaded clips of Doesnt and Parin tying the knot in a wedding ceremony … Read more

NextPay Intros First Email-Based Payments

NextPay

NextPay introduced its first email-based payments. NEXTPAY — The financial technology (fintech) startup recently introduced a first-of-its-kind payment service in the Philippines as part of the expansion of its digital payment solutions. Called Email Money, the said payment service allows users to transfer money to any e-wallet or bank without the need for the recipient’s … Read more

SSS To Suspend Pension Disbursements Of Non-PESONet Accounts Starting May

SSS

SSS will suspend the pension disbursements of non-PESONet accounts starting May. SSS — The Social Security System will suspend the pension disbursements of those still using non-PESONet accounts starting May, after giving its pensioners a longer time to change their bank accounts to PESONet-participating banks. SSS president and chief executive Michael Regino said in a … Read more