PRRD Congratulates PA Joey Concepcion

Presidential Adviser (PA) for Entrepreneurship and Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (Go Negosyo) Founder Joey Concepcion was recently conferred with the Padma Shri Award, the fourth highest civilian award from the Republic of India. 

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte congratulated him as the sole Filipino recipient of the prestigious award.  The other awardees were Indian citizens from various sectors.  In a letter to PA Concepcion that duly recognized this feat, President Duterte lauded his work in ensuring the success of micro-, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) over the past two decades, which has opened opportunities, boosted businesses and uplifted the lives of the Filipino people, especially the poor.

The 3rd Philippine Airport Moderniation and Expansion Summit

Philippines, a rapidly developing market in airport industry in recent years. Data from the Guide to Sleeping in Airports, 4 Philippine Airports Among Top 30 Best In Asia 2016, Iloilo International Airport at ranked 12th place from 21st, Mactan-Cebu International Airport at 14th from 18th followed by Clark International Airport at 15th from 24th and the Davao airport which is a novice at 26th. As opportunities and challenges coexisting, what will happen next? What to do for bette and how to make it happen?

The simplest guideline for all of us would have to be, “Sit less and move more, ”  according to close to 2,000-member Philippine Heart Association (PHA) and  the  husband and wife tandem of  fitness gurus,  Jim and Toni Saret.

Yes, there’s a direct relationship between time spent sitting and your risk of early mortality of any cause. As your total sitting time increases, so does your risk of an early death.

World Migratory Bird Day 2018 Unified Campaign Triggers Events for Birds Around the World

 

Bonn, 10 May 2018 – “Unifying Our Voices for Bird Conservation” is the theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2018, which will be celebrated in over 60 countries around the world on 12 May 2018.

World Migratory Bird Day is an annual, UN-backed global awareness-raising and environmental education campaign focused on migratory birds and the need for international cooperation to conserve them.

“Migratory birds connect people, ecosystems and nations. They are symbols of peace and of an interconnected planet. Their epic journeys inspire people of all ages, across the globe. World Migratory Bird Day is an opportunity to celebrate the great natural wonder of bird migration – but also a reminder that those patterns, and ecosystems worldwide, are threatened by climate change.  I urge Governments and people everywhere to take concerted conservation action that will help to ensure the birds’ survival -- and our own”, said United Nations Secretary General António Guterres in a statement to mark World Migratory Bird Day.

The 3rd Philippine Airport Modernization & Expansion Summit 19-20 June 2018

The 3rd Philippine Airport Modernization & Expansion Summit
Philippines, a rapidly developing market in airport industry in recent years. Data from the Guide to Sleeping in Airports, 4 Philippine Airports Among Top 30 Best In Asia 2016, Iloilo International Airport at ranked 12th place from 21st, Mactan-Cebu International Airport at 14th from 18th followed by Clark International Airport at 15th from 24th and the Davao airport which is a novice at 26th. As opportunities and challenges coexisting, what will happen next? What to do for bette and how to make it happen?

ePLDT Joins Asia CEO Forum on Cyber Security

Angel Redoble, ePLDT Group Chief Information Security Officer, represents ePLDT at the annual Asia CEO Forum on Cyber Security: Protect Your Business in a Philippine Context at the Marriott Hotel, Manila.

ePLDT, the industry-leading enabler of digital enterprise solutions in the Philippines, recently participated in the Asia CEO Forum on Cyber Security: Protect Your Business in a Philippine Context at the Marriott Hotel, Manila. Angel Redoble, ePLDT Chief Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), was invited as one of the guest speakers to open the discussion on the cyber security challenges to Philippine businesses.

Recent reports indicated that a third of the world’s cybercrime incidences take place in Asia. The Philippines, according to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, is the 10th most attacked country online next to Japan among global nations that have been victimized by cyber criminals. The proliferation of cyberattacks means an increase in business losses, especially to those that are slowly undergoing digital transformation but are not fully equipped with a comprehensive cyber security defense.

“If you are in the business sector, you should be worried about cyberattacks. Businesses that don’t have an end-to-end cyber security strategy are exposed to financial, reputational and legal risks,” Redoble said. “Hacking is not about tools. It’s more about the skills. High school students can hack you and they are smart enough not to equip themselves with tools to get what they want.”

ePLDT’s end-to-end Cyber Security solutions cover framework, intelligence, technology and expertise to protect businesses from evolving threats, malicious software attacks, possible data loss and reputational risks. The company is the first to build a robust Security Operations Center to offer an end to end cyber security services that can Predict, Prevent, Detect and Respond to cyber threats through its highly sophisticated SOC command center, malware and digital forensic laboratory, penetration testing laboratory and its global threat intelligence platform that is heavily used in gathering advance threat information on potential attacks through global threat feeds from partners around the world.

The Asia CEO Forum, presented by PLDT Enterprise, is the largest regular business event in the Philippines that focuses on promoting the country as a premier business destination to global decision makers.

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Token News Hong Kong and John Calub Training Int'l Partners Up to Educate Filipinos on Latest Digital Marketing E-Commerce and Blockchain Technology

 Are you ready to take your business and finances to the next level?  Today, the saying “Innovate or Die!” is becoming more and more relevant to the business world as the Internet continues to disrupt old business models and traditional ways of making money.  Just look at what happened to long established brands such as Toys R Us, Kodak, Nokia, etc.  It’s common today to hear a lot of companies who couldn’t keep up with the latest digital trends suddenly declaring bankruptcy or have slowed down.