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defaultNot everyone is built for the hustle and bustle of urban city life. Home is where you should feel peaceful and at ease. There are plenty of properties Negros Occidental has to offer that fits the bill. Specifically, future homeowners are looking at stunning investment lots in Sagay City.What’s in SagaySagay City is an ice cream cone-shaped city located at the northern tip of Negros. It’s a city filled with rich history, a vibrant community, and some of the most scenic land and seascapes on the island. The city was formerly called Arguelles and was later renamed after the semi-spherical sigay shells found in the area. As a coastal city, Sagay is also home to gorgeous beaches with white sand islands just off the coast.Building a life in Sagay City is a dream for any as...

The 917Ventures, one of Southeast Asia’s largest venture builders and the innovation arm of Globe, has partnered with GSMA Open Gateway to integrate Concati, its API marketplace, into a global initiative that enables a common interoperable network using open standard interfaces.Concati is the newest addition to 917Ventures’ portfolio. It connects developers and businesses to a wide range of APIs making it easier to unlock, simplify, and monetize digital capabilities, driving faster innovation and supporting growth across various industries.The partnership with GSMA Open Gateway strengthens Concati’s mission to foster a global, collaborative ecosystem that drives efficiency, scalability, and technological advancement.“Concati is more than just an API marketplace— it’s a catalyst...

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) Philippines has reached a sustainability milestone by transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy across all its operational data centers in the Philippines. This milestone aligns with Globe’s science-based net-zero targets and the STT GDC group’s commitment to achieve carbon neutral operations by 2030.The transition to fully renewable energy for its electricity requirements was accomplished through strategic collaborations with Retail Electricity Suppliers (RES) supplying Renewable Energy (RE) or its equivalent  renewable energy certificates. STT GDC also adopted innovative energy solutions, such as utilization of rooftop solar for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging and EV in the operations of the company, a press release said.“Operati...

The Manapla Port Management, Stevedoring and Arrastre Corp.  filed  a complaint for  alleged violation of the  Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act against four Land Bank of the Philippines officials before the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas on Wednesday, March 5. The filing of the case is in  connection with a Notice of Loan Approval (NOLA) dated Oct. 23, 2023, a press release from the firm said on Thursday. The  loan application of Manapla Port Management, Stevedoring and Arrastre Corp. amounting to P180,000,000 had been approved by the LBP loan approving group. However, the release of the loan was sabotaged, the press release claimed. “The Manapla Port is a key to economic progress in the province of Negros Occidental. It will serve...

Globe commends the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and its law enforcement partners for the arrest of five individuals linked to the unauthorized use of International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) catchers, used in defrauding mobile phone users.The arrest follows a coordinated operation based on intelligence from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), which revealed the presence of unauthorized IMSI catcher-equipped vehicles surveilling key government and military facilities, a press release from the firm said Friday, Feb. 28.The NBI Cybercrime Division and Special Task Force meticulously tracked and validated the suspects’ activities using network monitoring, interference detection, and signal analysis tools, leading to their arrest on February 20."This is a lan...