The Philippines will impose a 12% value-added tax on digital services offered by tech giants such as Amazon, Netflix, Disney, and Alphabet, in a move that aims to level the playing field with domestic players, the country’s Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)…
Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) has formed a joint venture company with Singapore-based Food Collective Pte. Ltd. (FCPL) to launch Common Man Coffee Roasters and Tiong Bahru Bakery in the Philippines. The joint venture company will franchise the café chains…
Spotify aims to connect with their Gen Z Filipino and Indonesian listeners through their new “Music That Finds You” campaign that illustrates the streaming platform’s personalized music discovery services. The campaign, which stars Pinoy hip-hop artists Nik…
The world’s largest FamilyMart is to open in Manila. The 400sqm outlet will launch in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, on the ground floor of the Udenna Towers, operated by Philippine FamilyMart CVS. The store will be designed to appeal to “a youthful and…
Fashion designer John Herrera has opened his first boutique in the Philippines, at Shangri-La Plaza mall. Executive VP and GM of the mall Lala Fojas said: “We are very happy to have John open his home in the Philippines with us. It is an honor…You can always…
The Philippines’ Globe Telecom will deploy a revenue assurance platform from Amdocs to help minimize revenue leakage risks. Globe has selected the Amdocs Revenue Guard service, which provides automated and analytics-driven revenue assurance. The service uses…