Media prod agency Near Creative to hold webinars on COVID-19 marketing practices

Mariel Alison L. Aguinaldo
The series will provide a localized perspective on marketing to-do's during the pandemic.

Here are the top food items Filipinos ask for on MyKuya

Team SparkUp
According to the MyKuya’s most recent findings, what users ask for most during the quarantine is, unsurprisingly: Food. Here’s how that breaks down:

Hybrid seed firm SeedWorks donates P1-M in goods to COVID-19 bayanihan efforts

Team SparkUp
SeedWorks PH extends full support to Department of Agriculture’s “Plant, Plant, Plant” program, as well as GMA Kapuso Foundation’s COVID-19 relief efforts.

MyKuya connects 1,000 jobseekers in online job fair, targets 15,000 more

Team SparkUp
Over the month of March, MyKuya has created job opportunities for nearly 10,000 people. Their recent job fair alone saw about 1,000 jobseekers on the platform in under 45 minutes.

RapidPassPH turned over to government agencies for full adoption

Patricia Mirasol
Built to streamline movement for essential workers and goods, the RapidPassPH was, this week, handed over to government agencies for full implementation.

HK Filipino domestic workers turn to digitalization for employment

Patricia Mirasol
Foreign domestic workers living in Hong Kong are currently facing pressing issues such as new regulations, compromises, travel bans, and contract terminations. Not a few have been turning to digitalization as a solution to some of these concerns.

Measuring COVID-19’s impact on local hospitality and tourism sectors

Patricia Mirasol
The current scenario in the hospitality and tourism sectors is bleak, but stakeholders and the government are already enacting measures to support these badly hit industries.

Five short courses to take for practical upskilling during quarantine

Team SparkUp
With COVID-19 forcing firms and workers to reevaluate their skill sets and competencies, these courses can help you keep productive during and beyond the current quarantine.

Philippines ranks among top countries innovating around COVID-19—StartupBlink report

Mariel Alison L. Aguinaldo
The dual ranking highlights locations which have been most innovative in creating timely solutions to the pandemic situation.

Five simple tips on transforming home spaces into productive workspaces

Manolo J. Guanzon
As the world shifts to the new normal of remote work, many professionals are struggling to carve out pockets of productivity in their homes. Manolo Guanzon, architect and founder of people-centered design studio HADO, shares five simple tips.

The A-Z’s of M&E: How monitoring and evaluation are valuable to your project planning

Mariel Alison L. Aguinaldo
Lemuel Segui discusses monitoring and evaluation (M&E)

QBO, Techstars launch virtual startup weekend to incubate COVID-19 solutions

Team SparkUp
The 54-hour online event is designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs.