MANILA: The country’s information technology (IT) and business process management (BPM) sector has reported a strong performance in 2022 through the addition of thousands of jobs and a jump in the sector’s revenues. In a statement Friday, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said the number of full-time employees in the IT-BPM sector grew by 8.4 percent, or 121,000 full-time employees (FTE), to 1.57 million FTEs in 2022. The sector’s revenues, on the other hand, increased to USD32.5 billion in 2022, surpassing 2021 earnings of USD29.5 billion. During the annual meeting of the Information Technology
MANILA: The whole of Luzon and some parts of the Visayas will experience cloudy skies with rains brought by the northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” on Saturday. In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecast cloudy skies with rains over Cagayan Valley, the Bicol Region, Apayao, Aurora, Quezon, and Northern Samar due to the “amihan.” The same weather phenomenon will bring partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with light rains over Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, and Western Visayas. On the other hand, Mindanao and the
MANILA: Pope Francis has named Bishop Victor Bendico as the new Archbishop of Capiz. Bendico’s appointment as the new head of the Archdiocese of Capiz was made public in Rome on Friday, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said. Before this new appointment, the 63-year-old Bendico has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Baguio since 2017. He will be the fourth archbishop of Capiz. The Capiz archdiocese has been “sede vacante,” a term for the state of a diocese without a bishop, for two years after it was vacated in 2021 by
MANILA: Ginebra’s chances of clinching a twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals got a major boost after drubbing Phoenix, 109-89, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Friday night. The Gin Kings smothered the Fuel Masters in the second quarter, outscoring them, 31-9, to build a 59-30 half-time lead. Phoenix somehow got its offense going in the third quarter with a 39-point blast, but it was not enough to pull off a comeback. Christian Standhardinger came close to a triple-double with 28 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, alongside one steal for Ginebra,
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has assured that the government would back this city in cementing its position as one of the most peaceful, orderly, and harmonious local government units. In his message dated March 3 for the 86th Araw ng Dabaw (Dava…