Taiwan postpones visa-free entry for Filipinos

Inquirer.net 05/17/2017

The Taiwanese government has postponed the implementation of its visa-free entry policy for Filipinos from June to September 2017. In an advisory on Tuesday, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines said the Ministry of…

Filipinos may visit Taiwan visa-free starting June

Inquirer 05/04/2017

MANILA — It’s official: Filipinos may visit Taiwan visa-free beginning June. Dr. Gary Song-Huann Lin, Taiwan representative to the Philippines, shared the good news on Wednesday during his special lecture in the University of the Philippines Diliman…

BSP urges use of EVM cards vice ATM cards

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/14/2017

REPLACE depositors’ ATM cards with EMV cards. This call was made by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) as it reiterated its call for banks to put in place additional security measures for the automated teller machines…

ATM SCAM HITS CEBU

Inna Mejia, Morexette Erram, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/17/2016

Over P400,000 lost by 8 victims, including Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak Eight persons, including Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, have fallen victim to automated teller machine (ATM) scams by foreign-looking nationals who withdraw more than P400,000…

Canada to lift Romania, Bulgaria visa requirement

11/02/2016

OTTAWA – Canada will lift a visa requirement for Romanian and Bulgarian travelers at the end of next year and ease some restrictions before then, the government announced Monday. The two EU nations had made visa-free travel…

‘X Factor’ fave Ivy Grace Paredes drops out after visa issues

Apple Ta-as 09/22/2016

AFTER blowing the roof off at the “X Factor UK” auditions, earning the nods from all four judges with her powerful rendition of Whitney Houston’s “All The Man I Need” and surviving this week’s Boot Camp, Filipina…

US-based visa processing firm sets up shop in Cebu

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/05/2016

THE GROWING number of immigration petitions a US-based visa processing provider has been receiving prompted the firm to expand its operations in the Philippines. RapidVisa customer service manager Jerome Hermosilla said their clientele growth over the years…

New digital payment solution targets millennials, unbanked

Marites Villamor Ilano 10/09/2015

Consumers with no bank account nor credit card will be able to shop, pay bills or send money via a smartphone with the use of a digital payment solution developed by Smart eMoney, Inc. and Rocket Internet.…

Government targets to draw 500 more retirees to Cebu

Vanessa Claire Lucero 07/15/2015

More repeat visitors eyed to boost retirement market The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) is targeting to attract over 5,000 additional foreign retirees this year. The target for Cebu is 10 percent of this number, or about 500…

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