Cebu Happenings

  𝐆𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡, 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 Driving progress in fintech must be grounded in the responsible use of transformative tech like artificial intelligence (AI), according to a panel at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. In keeping with this year’s theme, “Collaboration for the Intelligent Age,” professional services network Deloitte hosted a panel to look at real-life applications of AI in financial institutions and explore how these can be scaled to improve productivity and customer experience, as well as enhance multisectoral approaches to financial inclusion and cybersecurity. Rowena Zamora, the Chief Strategy Officer for GCash, joined Neal Baumann, the Global Financial Services Industry Leader for Deloitte, and Christiana Riley, the Regional Head of North America for Banco Santander...

𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 (𝐂𝐂𝐂𝐈) 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 & 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 (𝐏𝐂𝐀𝐅𝐈) 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐁𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭” 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐎) February 12, 2025 – CEBU, Philippines – In a significant move to foster international business relations, the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), in partnership with the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture & Food (PCAFI), successfully hosted the trade delegation visit of the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) tagged as “𝐁𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭” on February 12 (Wednesday), at Seda Central Bloc, Cebu IT Park. The event brought together a total of 117 attendees, including 25 members of the Indian delegation representing 21 companies (engaged in manufacturing and trading of Indian products, includin...

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝-𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝙋𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖 Converge recently celebrated Safer Internet Day at Anunas Elementary School in Angeles, Pampanga where it educated pupils, teachers, and parents about the importance of protecting personal information. In 2022, cybersecurity firm Surfshark highlighted a troubling reality – Filipino children are among the most vulnerable to cyber threats globally. Furthermore, in recent years, the Philippines has been identified as a hotspot for online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). Given these severe risks facing young internet users, the need for education and awareness has become critically important. In response, leading fiber broadband and technology provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has taken on the responsibility of empowering the next generation with the knowledge req...

  𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 The Corporate Compliance and Data Privacy Department of Converge provided hands-on training by way of story-telling to elementary school children as part of its efforts to cascade awareness to the youth.    With internet service providers playing a role in the ‘supply chain’ of cyber crime, leading Philippine fiber broadband and technology provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is taking up the cudgels against the perpetuation of illicit acts online and stressing the importance of ‘self-defense’, or rather, self-education to combat them. This will be at the center of discussions in its upcoming Converge webinar on February 14, entitled “Building Resilience Against Online Scams”, to be headlined by Converge Chief Executive Advisor Eugene Yeo, a tech and digital expert in his own right. Yeo, who had been at the helm of several transformation projects of leading tec...