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Sending Prayers and Concrete Help to the Philippines: Bayanihan’ Spirit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I remembered my Dad, who passed away this year, who was a WW2 Vet and stationed in the Philippines. Donate to Help Victims in Philippines. I want to donate to a local organisation who’s already doing the work in the affected areas. What small action will you take to help people in the Philippines?

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Komunidad, a Philippines-based environmental intelligence platform, lands seed round

TechCrunch

The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, with geography that makes it vulnerable to typhoons, floods, volcanos, earthquakes and droughts. An example of Komunidad dashboards, created for a project in Mandaluyong City, the Philippines. Komunidad also enables its customers to build their own alert systems.

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Indonesian fintech Xendit is now a unicorn, with $150M in fresh funding led by Tiger Global

TechCrunch

At the end of last year, Xendit expanded into the Philippines, and says it is now one of the biggest payment players in the country. In the Philippines, on the other hand, “the real problem was accepting money,” so Xendit developed direct debit with Grab. “I This new round brings its total funding so far to $238 million.

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Indonesian government wary of Temu’s entry, citing threats to local sellers

TechNode

Indonesias trade officials said Temus business model conflicts with local government regulations, which require a distributor or intermediary to be present in the product’s journey from factory to consumer.

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Checkout.com raises $450 million and reaches $15 billion valuation

TechCrunch

And the company is working on adding India and the Philippines. And it turns out you need cash on your balance sheet in the Philippines if you want to get a license from the local regulator — it doesn’t matter if you have a ton of money sitting in your bank account in London. Checkout.com is regulated in the U.K.,

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Blog Action Day 2010: Water

Amy Sample Ward

The first step in making change in your life, local community or world is to learn. You may have been part of the day of action by participating in an event in your local area. Cebu, Philippines. Here are a few ways you can use technology today to learn more and act for water conservation! org and others. Hulhumale Maldives.

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ORG Impact Awards Highlight Worldwide Achievement

The NonProfit Times

Philippines-based nonprofit Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation was selected winner of the.ORG of the Year award, recognizing the organization’s work to provide access to education for children in remote and poverty-stricken areas by providing boats to reach their schools. Yellow Boat of Hope is also the winner of the 2024.ORG

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