Newsletter: ‘Going green’: MSMEs commit to go plastic-free, ties up with Greenpeace and DTI-NCR

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"Small businesses are doing their part in decreasing reliance on single-use plastics, and are proving that it is possible,” said Marian Ledesma, Zero Waste Campaigner for Greenpeace Philippines. “There’s no excuse for major corporations not to follow suit.”

Newsletter: Puerto Princesa businesses boost MSMEs, tourism resilience efforts with help of PLDT and Smart

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Tourism in Palawan is on the path to recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic and onslaught of Typhoon "Odette" in 2021. In 2023, tourist arrivals in Puerto Princesa City climbed to 556,608—a significant increase from 2021's 32,170, and nearly half of 2019's 1.18 million. 

Newsletter: LGBTQIA+-owned MSMEs find growth partner in GCash for Business

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The QueeR market website lets queer-owned businesses sign up and be featured year-round, broadening their reach before potential customers, as well as register to access payment solutions.

For Pride Month, GCash—the Philippines' leading finance super app and largest cashless ecosystem—celebrated its partnerships with businesses owned by members of the LGBTQIA+ community, further pursuing its vision of digital financial inclusion and economic growth for all Filipinos.

Newsletter: PLDT, Smart enhance livelihood opportunities for MSMEs in Pangasinan, Baguio, Bicol

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Event attendees and representatives from PLDT, Smart, channel partners BLDV Telecom Mktg. and OS Tech Communications, Soprano, and TikTok pose for a group photo.

Over a hundred owners and managers of micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) gained new learnings from a training series organized by PLDT Enterprise, aimed at helping MSMEs enhance their financial and market access, develop their skills, and adapt to tech innovations. The latest runs of the PLDT Enterprise series were held in Manaoag City, Pangasinan; Baguio City; and Legazpi and Naga in the Bicol Region.