An Act Providing for the Regulation and Supervision of Payment Systems Enacted into law last October 30, 2018 was the National Payment Systems Act. This is a much awaited policy in the e-commerce sector as it intends to boost digital payments in government and private sector. This is a great supplement to...
When I started DigitalFilipino.com back in September 16, 1999, my aspiration was to serve as a platform to educate people on e-commerce. Started by talking about industry developments, pushing for the E-Commerce Law, until I spend more time developing e-commerce education content. From 2003 to 2007, I released 3 email-based e-learning...
Last August 5, 2013, the Bureau of Internal Revenue issued Revenue Memorandum Circular number 55-2013. This intends to govern how individuals and businesses should handle their sales and taxes accordingly. Here's a summary I prepared and hope it will make it easier for e-commerce merchants, online shoppers, payment gateways, banks, credit...
For the past two years, I have been teaching digitalization and coaching entrepreneurs with their business improvement plans. Some micro and small businesses (MSMEs) do not practice proper bookkeeping and inventory management. A good number would be recording business-related transactions through numerous spreadsheets and documents. Although having an integrated system would...
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, digital transformation became an advocacy for various government agencies encouraging businesses to embrace it, use a strategy to overcome hard times, and be competitive in the future. According to a 2017 research by the International Labour Organization (ILO), technological improvements have already provided the significant economic potential...
My warm thanks to readers who joined our webinar about "Online Selling for the Holiday Season" and "7 Steps to E-Commerce Enable Your Business". This was made possible with the support of Shopify. The Covid-19 pandemic has required MSMEs and exporters to explore e-commerce strategies and digital marketing approaches for business...
2018 was a challenging year for e-commerce growth in the Philippines as we had to deal with inflation, competition with imported products found in local marketplaces, high transportation cost, and slow Internet connectivity in the multiple areas in the countryside. 2019 began showing signs of recovery. We hope to restore back...
