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  𝐒𝐓𝐓 𝐆𝐃𝐂 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭-𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 STT GDC Philippines opens next-gen data hall in Makati City. In photo [L-R]: Edwin Ligot, DICT Assistant Secretary for Management Information Systems Service; David Almirol Jr., DICT Undersecretary for e-Government; Jaime Alfonso Zobel de Ayala, ACMobility CEO and STT GDC Philippines Board Director; DICT Secretary Ivan Uy; Ernest Cu, Globe President and CEO; Makati City Mayor Abigail Binay; Carlo Malana, President and CEO of STT GDC Philippines; and Bruno Lopez, President and Group CEO of STT GD C Manila, Philippines, 27 Aug 2024 — ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) Philippines recently opened its upgraded facility in Makati City, another milestone in its expansion efforts to raise the country’s data center capacity to respond to increasing demand. Data Hall F of STT Makati, formerly known as Globe MK2 Data Center, was launched after renovations and expa

  𝐀𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫: 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲 Considering an outpatient surgical procedure? Choosing Aventus Medical Care for your outpatient surgeries ensures you receive expert care. It offers a safe, efficient, and patient-friendly alternative to traditional hospital surgeries through its Ambulatory Surgical Center. Aventus Ambulatory Surgical Center is committed to delivering the highest standards of care so patients experience top-tier treatment in a comfortable and convenient setting. The center's surgical services include colonoscopy, ENT surgery, eye surgery, endoscopy, circumcision, minor surgery, and plastic surgery. Dr. Edward Luna, Associate Director-Ambulatory Surgical Center, explained that the doctors performing surgeries are board-certified specialists and are recognized by their respective specialty societies. These certifications

  𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐞'𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧-𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 Globe has made notable strides in its push for the removal of lease fees for in-building telecom facilities, with more property owners and developers embracing the initiative. “We have made some progress along these lines, getting a number of developers to already agree on this concept,” shared Ernest Cu, Globe President and CEO. “We’re just glad to report things are moving and moving in the right direction.” Cu noted that unlike water and power utilities, which are welcomed without charges, the telecom sector faces a starkly different reality, where leases, access to telco rooms, and various other fees still persist. Such unregulated fees, which bloat telco expenses, derail efforts to expand connectivity as demand continues to rise, with more and more Filipinos using the internet for

  𝐆𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙥𝙥 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 800,000 𝙂𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙋𝙃, 10.9𝙈 𝙂𝙎𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙨 (left to right) AB Capital Head of Research Hazel Tan and GCash VP & Group Head for Wealth Management and New Businesses Winsley Bangit The introduction of stock investment and savings accounts as in-app features of GCash, the country’s leading e-wallet, has rapidly democratized access to these wealth-building digital finance tools for millions of first-time users. In just less than a year since its launch, GStocks PH, powered by AB Capital Securities Inc. has made a significant impact in the lives of Filipinos, with over 800,000 registered users. This number grows daily, reflecting increasing interest in stock market engagement. “This milestone underscores GCash’s commitment to making investment opportunities more access