Cebu Happenings

𝐆𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝟗𝐏𝐚𝐲 Enables seamless, affordable remittance services to Filipinos in South Korea GCash, the Philippines’ number one finance app and largest cashless ecosystem, has forged a strategic partnership with South Korea's leading cross-border money transfer fintech, E9pay. This partnership enables Filipinos residing in Korea to remit money back to the Philippines quickly, effortlessly, and at competitive rates via mobile devices. With the direct connection between the two Asian fintech leaders, Filipinos living in Korea could send money to their friends and family’s GCash wallets through the E9Pay app with unprecedented ease and speed. The transaction procedure is fully online and requires only the receiver's phone number, eliminating the need for bank visits or complex paperwork. The transferred funds arrive within a few minutes or hours, far faster than traditional banking processes.

𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐦𝐞𝐞 𝐑. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐡𝐏𝟏𝟑-𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟒𝐏𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 Sino raw? During September 2022 hearings for the GAA 2023 budget, the DSWD admitted that - per their financial reports - only 45% of the 4Ps budget had been spent, with a single quarter to go. In order to avoid the threatened return of the unspent 4Ps allotment, I recommended that the balance of PhP8 billion instead be realigned to quickly implementable DSWD projects - so it was divided among supplemental feeding, KALAHI-CIDSS, Quick Response Fund for disasters, and AICS. My conviction, as it has always been, was that the DSWD budget must be retained at all costs, as the poor would suffer all reductions and losses. Thus the PhP8 billion from the 4Ps was saved and benefited countless marginalized sectors. Meanwhile, Listahanan 3 was finalized, thus updating the 4Ps directory

𝐆𝐨𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐇 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 Gogoro Philippines, the innovative leader in electric mobility and battery-swapping technology, is set to expand operations across the country following its successful launch in December 2023. "We are very bullish about the potential of our scooters in this market such that we’re looking at expanding geographically in the different parts of the country, and looking forward to a Visayas and Mindanao expansion for the balance of the year,” said Bernie Llamzon, President and CEO of Gogoro Philippines. Gogoro Philippines has introduced two postpaid energy plans tailored to meet the diverse needs of its customers. Plan 799 offers a 300 ampere-hour allocation, translating to a range of up to 420 kilometers on a single charge. Meanwhile, Plan 999 provides an even larger 500 ampere-hour allocation, extending the range to 700 kilometers. With a strong focus on technological adva