Business

Teleperformance (TP), a multi-awarded and leading digital business services company, has been named as one of the Best Workplaces in Asia™ in 2023 by the Great Place to Work®(GPTW) institute.The company, which has a branch in Bacolod City, was ranked 11th among 30 multinational enterprises spanning various industries, a press release from the firm said.Teleperformance also stood as the second-best performer in the professional services category and earned a place among the “elite group of progressive employers in Asia” in the GPTW®-curated list.The GPTW® researchers assessed Teleperformance by surveying over 90,000 employees across Asia. These employees were asked to evaluate key factors that make a company a great workplace for all, including workplace safety, gender fairness,...

Jocelyn Yoshida, Grab Philippines Regional Manager for Western Visayas.*Grab, the leading superapp in Southeast Asia, is expanding its mobility services and operational area in Negros Occidental, particularly in towns and cities surrounding Bacolod City.Grab gears to offer its flagship mobility service to more Negrosanons as it grows its serviceable area from Manapla in the north all the way to the southern reaches of Bago City, Jocelyn Yoshida, Grab Philippines Regional Manager for Western Visayas, said.Along with the geographic expansion, Grab also announced the upcoming launch of GrabRent in Bacolod. Set to be activated on the superapp by November, GrabRent allows passengers to rent a GrabCar for hours instead of the usual per-destination booking, Yoshida said.Through Gr...

Globe has announced it is offering free connectivity, including roaming call, text and data to Filipinos in Israel to help them keep in touch with loved ones amid reports of the worst militant attacks in the area.Globe postpaid and prepaid customers currently using roaming services in Israel may connect with their loved ones with free 15 minutes of incoming and outgoing calls, 15 texts to all networks, and 1GB data (whichever service is currently available) good for 7 days at no extra cost.To avail of the free roaming service, Globe customers only need to connect to Globe’s roaming partners Cellcom, Partner Communications and Pelephone. No registration is required for the goodwill offer, and this free roaming service will be automatically provided to Globe customers currently in Is...

Globe recently scored a three-peat after being named by top regional human resource publisher HR Asia as one of the Best Companies to Work for in Asia (Philippines Chapter) from 2021 to 2023.The award was presented to Globe at the recent gala night held at the Manila Marriott Hotel. Aside from securing this honor for three consecutive years, Globe first won it in 2019, a press release from the firm said.“It fills me with immense pride to share that the Globe Group has once again been named one of the Best Companies to Work for in Asia by HR Asia! And what makes this win sweeter is that this marks the third consecutive year we’ve won this award, and four times in total since 2019,” said Renato Jiao, Chief Human Resource Officer at Globe.“I could not be prouder to be part of an i...

To protect customers and ensure undisrupted internet connectivity, Globe has boosted its collaboration with local government units and law enforcement authorities in areas with the highest incidence of cable theft.This is in line with efforts to continue to clamp down on such crime, which have already led to a significant decline in cases, from 1,876 recorded from January to May 2022 to 746 cases in the same period this year– a 60 percent drop, a Globe press release said Wednesday, October 4.Globe has been working closely with local authorities in these areas of concern, with the following cases logged according to Globe data: Cebu City, with 498 cases; Quezon City, with 171 cases (Project 8 with 103, Novaliches with 68); Manila, which recorded 161 incidents; Mandaue City, Cebu, wi...

After an extended hiatus due to the global pandemic, the Negros Sales Distributors Association (NESDA) reconvened in Bacolod City on Monday, October 2.The meeting spearheaded by their president, Manuel T. Parroco, President of No. 1 Supplier and distributor of Nestle Philippines.Joining the gathering were Uly Primacio of Prime Marketing, Larry Kilayco of K5, Deonyson Dy of PD888, Jun Martir of CGM, Alfonso Choa of Bacolod Columbia Marketing and Paul Contreras of Vercon.NESDA covers an estimated base of 100,000 customers spread across 662 barangays, 19 municipalities, and 13 cities in the islands of Negros and Siquijor, Parroco said.The main agenda for the meeting encompassed the discussion of recent developments in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) distributive trade. E...

Globe anticipates significant rise in non-telco revenues over the next two to three years, aligned with its strategic shift from a traditional telco to a techco with a menu of digital solutions on offer.Ernest Cu, Globe Group President and CEO, said he sees its non-telco business contributing to total revenues in various ways.“The non-telco earnings will grow. They could either be consolidated into our P and L (Profit and Loss Statement) or they could be in a sharing equity earnings of a subsidiary if we become a significant minority investor. The other way that it brings value to Globe is it adds to our overall market cap and market value as we create companies that may not be as profitable yet but do create significant value in terms of market valuation that will also show in the...