“Community leaders in the Philippines often tell us that some of the biggest challenges they face are a lack of access, training, and funding. We are excited to continue to invest in and support them through the Community Accelerator.”

“It’s all too often that we see ambitious, idealistic startups with compelling visions sadly ruined by an inability to keep up with rising costs of doing business. Companies like Penbrothers can save the day, and programs like the 500 Startups Global Launch make connecting with them easier than ever.”

“We started the Opportunity Fund...to widen our net and to find dynamic, investment-worthy startups within and beyond the IdeaSpace ecosystem and to earn additional revenues to support IdeaSpace in the future,” shares Meily.

“As a live streaming platform, Kumu realizes its responsibility in that and opens our doors to collaborate with anyone who are still unsure on how to proceed in the coming days.”

QBO Innovation Hub will be closing their headquarters in the interest of the health and safety of their community, but will proceed with most programs virtually.

With many people getting concerned about the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic, Globe and TM customers who subscribe to KonsultaMD may now get in touch with a doctor via their telehealth hotline sans mobile call charges.

Credit risk research company S&P Global Ratings believes Philippine banks could see another year of slow loan growth as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. While it expects trade and private investments to slow in the Philippines, dragging on banks' lending business, it also believes banks will be resilient to external pressures supported by strong fundamentals.

Project AEDES utilizes big data to predict life-saving information-- for free.

The Philippines is fertile ground for women entrepreneurs. GoNegosyo’s annual Filipina entrepreneurship summit fosters this entrepreneurial drive.

KUMU, the country’s fastest-growing social media app, partners with NGO Voice of the Free in the fight against human trafficking through social media.

Investors share their thoughts on partnerships and development opportunities in PwC’s Philippine Startup Survey 2020.

IBM provides its Electronic Data Capture SaaS solution, IBM Clinical Development, free of charge to assist clinical development in the battle against Covid-19.