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The Philippines: Digital Transparency and Storytelling to Build Trust

The Philippines is moving forward with a strong commitment to strengthening transparency and citizen engagement by empowering both government communicators and young people with the digital skills necessary to navigate today’s fast-changing information landscape. Recent initiatives reflect a shared vision of ensuring that communication in the country is not only more accessible and efficient but also grounded in truth, accountability and responsibility.

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Published at 2025-09-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Society, Technology
Tags: companies, inventors, technology

This Startup is Turning Air into Water

Every day, the atmosphere carries vast amounts of moisture, even in dry-looking environments. Akvo’s Atmospheric Water Generators (AWGs) are designed to tap into this humidity and turn it into potable water. Founded by Navkaran Singh Bagga, Akvo Atmospheric Water Systems is a Kolkata-based startup creating clean drinking water from air. With over 100 million litres generated across 15 countries, it offers a sustainable alternative to groundwater, pipelines, and plastic bottles.

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Published at 2025-09-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Environment, Technology
Tags: Water, freshwater, inventors

‘bsp May Allow Peso to Weaken Against $’

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may start easing its stance in defending the peso by the second half of the year to allow exports to grow and the economy to expand, according to a research group.

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Published at 2025-02-26 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Politics
Tags: economy

Marcos Calls for Full Digitalization

With many transactions by Filipinos now done online, President Marcos yesterday asked telecommunications and cable TV operators for support in expediting the digitalization of small businesses and government services.

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Published at 2025-02-24 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Technology
Tags: Internet, Marcos

Cruise Tourism Brings Benefits to Communities in the Northern Ph

The arrival of international cruise ships at ports in the Northern Philippines’ Ilocos Region is significantly boosting the importance of cruise tourism in the country. Other places the ship visited in the Philippines include Puerto Princesa in Palawan and Boracay Island in Caticlan.

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Published at 2025-02-24 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Society, Travel
Tags: Tourism, cruise, passengers

Over 800 Filipinos, Foreign Pogo Workers Rescued in Tarlac Raid

Authorities from various government agencies rescued 371 Filipinos and 497 foreigners from a Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) allegedly involved in human trafficking in Bamban town, Tarlac province, on Wednesday.

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Published at 2024-03-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Technology
Tags: China, POGO, Police, gambling

Google, Meta, Microsoft Ramp Up Key PHL Projects

GOOGLE is on track to complete its project to connect the Philippines, Taiwan and the United States through the latest state-of-the-art multicore fiber (MCF) technology which will offer faster and cheaper internet connectivity.

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Published at 2024-03-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Technology
Tags: companies, google, sea cable

Embattled Masungi Georeserve Park Faces Threat from Wind Farm Project

Lawmakers have filed resolutions to investigate reported drilling operations within the Masungi geopark, which has faced numerous threats. Despite the energy firm saying it holds the necessary permits, conservationists say some indigenous groups living in the area have no idea of the wind project

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Published at 2024-03-07 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Environment, Fauna and flora, Technology
Tags: National Park, Natural Park, Nature, environment, windenergy

Why It’s More Fun in the Philippines Startup Scene

Googling “the Philippines startup scene” in 2023 turns up very different results. Some platforms proclaim that the country’s “Golden Era of Startups” has arrived. Tech in Asia is particularly excited about the market, and we have a three-part documentary about its startup scene. The country is also next on the roster of destinations for our monthly Founders’ Meetup.

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Published at 2023-08-22 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Culture, Technology
Tags: inventors, startup, technology

Different Types of Press Releases

Read about different types of press releases and their purposes such as business specific press releases and some other types of press releases

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Published at 2023-08-04 by Inkrepublique
Categories : Business

Philippines' Marcos Signs $9 Bn Wealth Fund into Law

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Tuesday signed into law a bill creating a $9 billion sovereign wealth fund aimed at boosting economic growth and infrastructure spending, but critics warned it will be prone to misuse.

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Published at 2023-07-18 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Politics
Tags: Marcos, economy, government

NAIA Traffic Hits 22 Million in 6 Months

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) served more than 22 million passengers in the first half of the year on the sustained recovery of air travel in the pandemic aftermath. The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) reported that NAIA traffic surged by 78 percent to 22.22 million in the first semester of the year from 12.49 million in the same period last year.

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Published at 2023-07-15 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Recreation, Travel

Meeting the China Challenge: We Must Be Bolder

An outdoor screen shows a live news coverage of Chinas President Xi Jinping delivering a speech during the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, along a street in Beijing on March 13, 2023.

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Published at 2023-07-16 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, Opinion, Politics
Tags: COVID-19, China, Officials, Power, capital, economy, government

High Inflation Seen Driving Credit Card Use

Higher inflation in the Philippines has driven more people to use their credit cards to pay for their needs and wants, a personal finance professional said. “Because of the high inflation rate, the purchasing power of people’s money has been decreased already. And because of that, people go to credit cards for their spending habit”.

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Published at 2023-07-11 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, News and Events

Global Gender Gap Index Reports Progress in the Philippines

This year’s Global gender gap index shows that Thailand has significantly improved on gender equality in the category of educational attainment. The country is ranked 61st, which is up from 92nd last year. With this improvement, the country’s overall position is now 74th. The same report shows, that the Philippines has become better at addressing gender equality, ranking 16th place among 146 countries, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2023.

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Published at 2023-06-29 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Business, People, Society
Tags: Education, Workers