Inflation rate ng 'Pinas, lumobo sa 2.3% nu'ng Oktubre

ni Angela Fernando @Business News | Nov. 5, 2024

Photo: Stock Market

Lumobo ang headline inflation nu'ng Oktubre ngayong taon dahil sa mas mataas na presyo ng pagkain, mga non-alcoholic na inumin, at transportasyon, ayon sa Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) nitong Martes.

Batay sa paunang datos ng ahensya, tumaas ng 2.3% ang consumer price index (CPI) nu'ng Oktubre, mula sa 1.9% nu'ng Setyembre.

Gayunman, mas mabagal pa rin ang kasalukuyang antas ng inflation kumpara sa 4.9% na naitala nu'ng nakaraang taon (2023).

Pasok naman ang nasabing inflation rate sa 2 hanggang 2.8% forecast ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

PCSO releases mandatory contributions and donation to Institutional Partner

by Info @Brand Zone | Nov. 4, 2024

BY: Justin B. Santos/ Photos by Justin B. Santos

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has released its mandatory contributions to three government agencies in a brief ceremony at the PCSO Main Office in Mandaluyong City on Thursday, Oct. 10.

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, through the Bureau of the Treasury, received P1,125,731,508.55 as remittance under the Universal Health Care. 

The Commission on Higher Education received P70,562,139.40 representing grants for July to September 2024, while the Dangerous Drugs Board received P17,430,072.00 for the period April to July. A total of P1.213-B was awarded as contributions to these agencies as mandated by law.

Meantime, the PCSO granted ACAY Missions Philippines, Inc. P500,000 under the Institutional Partnership Program.

ACAY Missions Program Manager Sister Rachel Luxford and administrative head Jamaica Palpallatoc accepted the check on behalf of the organization from PCSO General Manager Melquiades Robles. 

The ACAY Missions representatives and GM Robles discussed the challenges the organization encountered and how they can now calibrate strategies for smoother utilization of funding moving forward.

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Snapchat, nalampasan ang inaasahang kita at paglobo ng users

ni Angela Fernando @Business Tech | Oct. 30, 2024

Photo: Snap Inc. - Justin Lane - EPA / Circulated

Nalampasan ng kumpanyang Snap ang inaasahan ng Wall Street na kita at paglobo ng mga users nito kamakailan, matapos makabalik ang ilang mga advertiser sa tulong ng mga tampok sa ads.

Ipinaalam din ng kumpanya ng Snapchat messaging app, na kanila muling bibilhin ang shares na aabot sa $500-milyon.

Bagamat bumagsak ng 8% ang stocks ng Snap sa after-market trading, agad itong nakabawi at naabot ang 10% na pagtaas.

Matatandaang malaki man ang kinikita ng Snap mula sa digital advertising, nahaharap pa rin ito sa mga dambuhalang kakumpitensya tulad ng Meta Platforms, na nagmamay-ari ng mga kilalang applications na Facebook at Instagram.

Gayunman, tinugunan ito ng Snap at namuhunan sa machine learning upang mapabuti ang ad targeting nito at gawing mas madali para sa maliliit at hindi kalakihang mga negosyo na mag-advertise gamit ang Snapchat.