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Job seekers looking for new career opportunities can look forward to the upcoming JobQuestPH Hybrid Job Fair Marketplace, happening from June 16 to 20, featuring hundreds of local and overseas job openings from participating employers across various industries.

The event will begin with a two-day Face-to-Face Job Fair on June 16 and 17 at the Activity Center of Ayala Malls Manila Bay from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

This will be followed by a three-day Virtual Job Fair from June 18 to 20, accessible through the JobQuestPH Virtual Convention Center at www.jobquest.ph.

Designed to provide greater accessibility and convenience for job seekers, the hybrid format allows applicants to participate either onsite or online.

Attendees will have the opportunity to explore vacancies, meet recruiters, submit applications, and discover career opportunities from both local and overseas employers.

One of the event’s key highlights is the free AI Job Matching Assessment, available to all registered attendees. The assessment helps applicants identify career opportunities that best match their skills, experience, and career interests, allowing them to make more informed job application decisions.

The JobQuestPH Hybrid Job Fair Marketplace welcomes fresh graduates, experienced professionals, career shifters and first-time job seekers who are looking to advance their careers or explore new opportunities.

The event is organized by JobQuestPH in full partnership with PESO Parañaque and the City Government of Parañaque, and in cooperation with the Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Migrant Workers and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority.

Interested applicants are encouraged to pre-register through www.jobquest.ph to enjoy fast lane access during the onsite event and gain access to the Virtual Job Fair platform.

With multiple hiring companies, local and overseas opportunities and innovative career-matching technology, the JobQuestPH Hybrid Job Fair Marketplace aims to connect thousands of Filipino job seekers with their next career opportunity.

The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Sarangani in Mindanao rose to 37 as of Tuesday morning, June 9, the Office of Civil Defense said.

OCD data as of 6 a.m. recorded 33 deaths in Region 12 and four in Region 11. Most of the fatalities were caused by falling debris, Civil Defense spokesperson Junie Castillo said in an interview on GMA News’ “Unang Balita.”

In Region 12 alone, 456 people were injured while four remained missing, based on initial reports.

“There are four who are still missing, but again, this is initial data because we are looking at reports from families or from people looking for someone,” Castillo said in Filipino.

A total of 77,186 people, or 17,689 families, were affected by the earthquake.

Damage to roads, bridges, homes

Castillo said nine bridges collapsed and 19 roads were damaged in Region 12 alone, with infrastructure damage estimated at around P900 million.

At least 1,889 houses were also damaged, including about 1,500 that were totally destroyed.

Castillo said it was still unclear how long recovery and rehabilitation would take because of the severity of the damage.

“On recovery and rehabilitation in terms of infrastructure, the damage was severe. We can see in images that many buildings collapsed. Even if some did not totally collapse, we can see that they were still heavily damaged and are unusable,” Castillo said.

Response

Search, rescue and retrieval operations are focused mainly on the hardest-hit areas of General Santos City and Sarangani, although Castillo said responders have also been deployed to other quake-affected areas.

General Santos City was placed under a state of calamity on Monday.

Castillo said the OCD had not received reports of isolated barangays or communities so far.

“We have not received reports of isolated barangays, although we have seen damaged bridges and roads,” Castillo said.

Food, non-food items and water supplies placed in accessible areas remain sufficient for now, Castillo said.

The OCD has also sent fuel supplies and generators to hospitals as power transmission lines have yet to be restored.

General Santos Airport was also damaged, forcing flights to be canceled or rerouted. Castillo said government officials visiting affected areas had to travel by land or take a helicopter from Davao City to General Santos City.

The OCD is also planning to set up a tent city for residents who have been sleeping by the roadside because they cannot yet return to their homes due to damage, fear and aftershocks.

“We are looking at putting up one tent city. In this situation, especially with aftershocks, our fellow Filipinos cannot immediately return to their homes, so they are staying in open spacess,” Castillo said.

It is inevitable for women to have to go through menopause.

Even the most resilient and strong women who take on every role that a woman can assume in the house will have to go through it – a wife who serves as the quiet strength that holds families and communities together, a mom who rises before dawn to attend to the needs of her family, a daughter who is taking care of her aging parents, a professional who tries to balance her career and her family life, even an athlete who brings honors to the country while she at the same time tries to still be an efficient homemaker. In every role that women play, they show resilience and strength, not only of body but also of character.

Yet when they reach a certain age, menopause happens and their muscle health declines, even if it sometimes goes unnoticed at first.

Menopause marks a significant life transition for women. It is a natural biological process signaling the end of menstrual cycles and typically unfolds in three stages: perimenopause, menopause, and post menopause.

Each woman’s experience is unique, influenced by genetics, lifestyle, and overall health. Depending on these factors, a woman who is going through menopause may experience big changes in their physical endurance, behavior, even the way they relate to others. Another woman may just breeze through the changes.

Understanding Menopause

Women typically reach menopause at an average age of 48 all the way to 57. The age range may be a little wide, but a woman will definitely experience menopause before she reaches her official senior years. Her menstruation may suddenly intensify and seem to go out of control, but then it starts declining – in the amount of blood ‘shed’ and in the frequency of her menstruation – until it is entirely gone.

This transition that the body goes through during menopause is primarily driven by a natural decline in estrogen, a hormone that affects many systems in the body, including muscles. Estrogen helps maintain muscle mass and strength by supporting tendons, ligaments, and the repair of muscle tissue.

When estrogen levels drop, the following changes take place:

Reduced muscle mass and strength

Slower recovery after activity

Lower energy levels, and

Increased risks for osteoporosis and cardiovascular conditions

‘While these changes are normal, they do not have to limit a woman’s quality of life. Midlife is a critical window for women to prioritize their muscle health. By intentionally building and maintaining strength during this stage, women can protect their independence, mobility, and overall quality of life. Strength-building remains valuable at every stage, even long after the reproductive years,’ said Dr. Rowena Auxillos, former President of the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society.

There is, therefore, a need for menopausal women to pay close attention to muscle health because it is the physical foundation that allows women to move freely, stay independent, and live life fully. As women enter menopause, this foundation is quietly challenged. Understanding how menopause affects muscle health can empower women to take intentional, proactive steps to remain strong through midlife and beyond.

Building strength through daily habits

While these symptoms that a woman experiences when going through menopause can feel overwhelming, she can choose to invest in her health, particularly muscle health, and build strength through the following practical tips or daily habits suggested by Abbott Laboratories:

Daily movement. Because metabolism naturally slows during menopause, staying active is crucial. Simple exercises – including walking, morning stretches, and dancing – can offer meaningful benefits for muscle maintenance and mood.

Resistance training. Resistance or strength training is the most effective way to rebuild and protect muscle mass. This can include using free weights, resistance bands, or engaging in bodyweight exercises like squats and push-ups. Just two to three sessions a week can make a noticeable difference.

Nutritious diet. Protein-rich food help repair and build muscles. Aim for 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight daily. Great options include eggs, lean meats, and dairy products, such as milk, yogurt and cheese. Plant-based foods, such as edamame, dried fruits, tofu or sesame and flax seeds, are high in phytoestrogens, which help ease menopausal symptoms by mimicking estrogen’s effects. Additionally, foods rich in calcium and Vitamin D – like sardines, salmon, mackerel, tuna, and leafy greens – also support bone health, which becomes increasingly important during this life stage.

Supportive supplements. Incorporating clinically proven nutrients into one’s daily diet can improve muscle mass and overall resilience.

Quality sleep. A study has shown that 40% of women in their late 40s and early 50s experience sleep difficulties. To improve sleep quality, avoid caffeine and alcohol near bedtime and focus on establishing a regular nighttime schedule. Good sleep supports both muscle recovery and emotional balance.

‘From a medical nutrition perspective, muscle health cannot be supported by physical activity alone – particularly during and after menopause. During this transition, women’s nutritional needs increase at a time when appetite and nutrient absorption may decline. Without adequate intake of high-quality protein and essential micronutrients, muscle loss can accelerate. Clinically formulated nutritional supplements are designed to help address these nutritional gaps, and support muscle mass and functional strength as women age,’ said Dr. Gamaliel Tayao, Abbott’s head of medical affairs in the Philippines.

Midlife is not about slowing down – it is an opportunity to refocus on strength that supports everyday living. When women are informed and proactive about muscle health, they are better equipped to grow into stronger, healthier versions of themselves.

The Cebu Greats/MJAS Zenith quickly reloaded following the departure of Fil-Am guard Brian Heruela by adding homegrown talent Elmer Echavez and former PBA cager Ichie Altamirano to their roster in the ongoing Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Season 8.

Cebu lost a vital cog when Heruela, a six-time PBA champion, left the team to play for the Mindoro Tamaraws in a shock mid-season move.

But the Greats immediately beefed up their roster by acquiring Echavez and Altamirano, as per Cebu team owner Samson Lato.

‘Nagpabata ta para makasabay ta sa mga batan-on,’ said Lato.

A former collegiate standout with the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguars who also made his mark in commercial leagues, the Talisay City-native Echavez looks forward to his pro debut this Wednesday, June 10, when the Greats take on the Parañaque Patriots at the Caloocan Sports Complex.

‘Gi-target gyud na siya (Echavez) namo kay kugihan, dako na siya og ma-contribute sa team,’ said Lato.

Meanwhile, Lato said Altamirano has already asked permission to leave Blackwater Bossing and is now ready to suit up for the Greats.

The 5-foot-11 sentinel from Antipolo City previously donned the jerseys of the Muntinlupa Cagers, Negros Muscovados, Quezon City-Toda Aksyon, and Zamboanga-SIKAT in the MPBL.

‘Naa pa mi ipuno nga duha ka players para mas malakas ang team,’ said Lato.

Cebu currently holds an 8-3 record, winning six of their last seven games.

Last Friday, the AI bull run met its first real test. The Nasdaq Composite fell by 4.2 percent, its worst day since April 2025. The SandP 500 dropped by 2.6 percent. The names that had carried the market to record highs – semiconductors, memory chipmakers, optical-component suppliers and AI-server builders – fell the hardest.

After months of relentless gains in technology stocks, investors are now asking the obvious question: has the tech bubble burst?

Fifty years, never like this

In my fifty years following equity markets, I have not seen moves quite like this AI run-up. Single-day gains of 10 percent or more in large, widely held technology names have become almost routine. Marvell jumped by 32 percent after Nvidia’s Jensen Huang called it ‘the next trillion-dollar company.’ Micron rose by 19 percent on a single broker upgrade. Dell soared by 33 percent, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise jumped by as much as 36 percent after earnings.

Wall Street has noticed the signs of excess. ‘We are definitely in a moment where there’s more greed than there is fear,’ Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told the Economic Club of New York, pointing to the flood of capital chasing AI.

These moves are exciting on the way up. But they are also a warning. When advances become parabolic, the corrections that follow can be just as sharp.

Friday’s reckoning

The selling had been building since Thursday, when Broadcom’s results and outlook failed to satisfy lofty AI expectations. The pressure accelerated Friday after a strong US jobs report pushed bond yields higher and reduced hopes for near-term Federal Reserve rate cuts.

The damage was concentrated in the stocks that had led the rally. The PHLX Semiconductor Index dropped by 10.3 percent, its largest one-day slide since March 2020. Marvell and Micron each fell by double digits. In Asia, the KOSPI tumbled by 5.5 percent, with Samsung and SK Hynix among the hardest hit.

Those were the immediate triggers. But the bigger issue may be liquidity. A record wave of new technology listings and share sales is coming, and investors may need to make room for it.

A wave of trillion-dollar IPOs

The largest pipeline of initial public offerings in history is about to reach the market. SpaceX is set to begin trading as early as this week at a valuation near $1.75 trillion, which would make it the largest IPO ever. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT and Anthropic, the developer of Claude, are each expected to follow at valuations approaching $1 trillion. Databricks, valued at $134 billion, may come next year.

Together, these deals could add up to nearly $4 trillion in combined market value. Estimates show they may draw more than $200 billion from investors, compared with about $45 billion raised by all US listings last year.

Where the money comes from

That money has to come from somewhere. To buy into SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic or Databricks, large investors may have to trim positions they already own. The easiest stocks to sell are the biggest and most liquid ones: the Magnificent Seven and other large technology leaders.

Alphabet has added to the pressure. On June 1, the company announced that it would sell $80 billion of new shares – later increased to $85 billion on strong demand – to help fund the billions it plans to spend on AI. The deal was the largest equity raise in history and included a $10 billion investment from Berkshire Hathaway. The Financial Times reported that Meta is now considering its own large stock sale to finance AI infrastructure.

Together, these moves were seen as a warning. If cash-rich Alphabet needs to raise equity to fund the AI buildout, others may eventually face the same choice. That would add more supply to a market already preparing to absorb the largest IPO wave in history.

Shakeout or something more?

So, has the tech bubble burst? Friday was not proof that the AI boom is over. Demand is real, earnings are growing and the companies building the AI backbone are not the dot-com shells of 2000.

But Friday showed that this bull run is no longer bulletproof. Stocks that rise by 20 or 30 percent on a single comment or upgrade can fall just as violently when rates rise, expectations slip or liquidity is tested. That does not mean the bubble has burst. But it does mean the next phase of this exceptional bull market may not be as easy.

In no uncertain terms, President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (PBBM) strongly indicated he might call for special sessions of the 20th Congress. The Chief Executive expressed such strong possibility for a special session a few hours before both chambers of Congress adjourned sine die their first regular session last Wednesday (June 3).

As he indicated, PBBM is considering this option more deliberately in response to the latest turn of events at the Senate. The ‘new majority bloc’ led by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano and presidential sister Imee Marcos unilaterally decided to stop attending sessions on its last three remaining days of sessions.

The no-show of his senator allies, Cayetano cited, was a ‘parliamentary tool’ they used to get back at their fellow senators, who made a dramatic walkout of the session hall last May 27.

‘Get back to work,’ PBBM told the senators, expressing his utter dismay at their legislative antics against each other.

He shared his sentiments on the Senate imbroglio after his meet-and-greet with Batang Maynila presidential scholars held that day at the Rizal Memorial Complex in Malate.

By a twist of fate, the Senate was able to officially adjourn sine die on that last day of session when Sen. Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero from the majority bloc showed up and provided the needed quorum. Headed by Senate minority leader Vicente ‘Tito’ Sotto III, there are now 12 senators who elected Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian as Senate president pro tempore and concurrently ‘acting’ Senate chief.

On the other hand, the House of Representatives headed by Speaker Faustino ‘Bojie’ Dy III wound down their session and cleared all pending legislative measures, including the transmission to the Senate of the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte. Dy officially took over as Speaker on Sept. 17 last year, succeeding Martin Romualdez following the alleged ‘ghost’ flood control projects scandal.

The House completed approval of more than half of the 52 priority bills in the common legislative agenda with the administration of PBBM. All these newly House-approved bills will clog up in the legislative mills at the Senate’s end. All other previously approved bills remain pending while the senators on opposite sides wrangle on who holds the real leadership – Gatchalian or Cayetano.

Per agreed joint congressional calendar, the Senate and the House will convene its second regular session on July 27 this year. And as it is traditionally observed, it will be a joint session of the Senate and the House to listen to the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the President at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City.

At the height of the Senate impasse last week, PBBM finally broke his hands-off stance on the still raging senators’ row. While he initially distanced from the ‘alleged Senate attack’ claim of Cayetano on the May 13 gunfire exchange, PBBM called it ‘fake’ in his last public statement.

At this point, we can draw from the President’s sentiments which Senate side he officially recognizes.

As he enters the last three years of his term of office, PBBM naturally wishes he will have a lot of good news and accomplishments to report to the Filipino nation. Of particular interest to the public would be PBBM’s previous year’s SONA, when he vowed to send to jail all those involved in alleged ‘ghost’ flood control projects.

As of this writing, former senator Ramon Revilla and incumbent Senator Jinggoy Estrada are cellmates again on their respective new graft and plunder charges. The two bosom buddies are currently cooling their heels at the Quezon City Jail in Payatas, along with dismissed engineers of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Although among the co-accused in the flood control scam, erstwhile Marcos Cabinet, ex-DPWH secretary Manuel Bonoan has been allowed by the Sandiganbayan hospital detention due to his reported age-related ailments.

Amid the adverse impact on the Philippine economy of the continuing Middle East (ME) conflict, PBBM revealed the executive department may ask for ‘supplemental budget’ to the Congress-approved 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA). The unforeseen ME conflict that erupted on Feb. 28 this year triggered unprecedented increases in domestic pump prices of gasoline and other refined oil products in reaction to the disruption in the global oil supply.

The budgetary resources of the Philippine government carried the load of spending for various ‘ayuda’ or cash subsidies and other financial assistance to the seriously affected sectors, from public transport utilities to other marginalized sectors of farmers and fisherfolk dependent on fuel-operated equipment. These were distributed through the Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food and Transport (UPLIFT) program that PBBM activated, with his key Cabinet members on top of it.

PBBM created UPLIFT on March 24 this year under Executive Order 110, which simultaneously declared a state of national energy emergency in response to global oil supply disruptions. As far as Malacañang is concerned, the strategies undertaken by the administration under the UPLIFT program has tempered a bit the country’s inflation rate in May.

As monitored by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the country’s inflation slowed to 6.8 percent in May from 7.2 percent in April. The PSA explained the slower inflation rate was primarily driven by the deceleration in transport costs, food prices and housing-related expenses.

‘We had a meeting sa UPLIFT committee. And marami tayong kailangan pagawa sa mga batas. We were thinking baka magka-supplemental budget,’ the President pointed out.

Being a former Ilocos Norte congressman and later a senator, PBBM disclosed having sought out his former colleagues in Congress in trying to make sense on how to end this stalemate at the Senate.

‘All these events that we have been witnessing has thrown the Senate and its leadership…the whole Senate into disarray. It has discredited the leadership and it has stopped the essential business of legislation in government,’ the President bewailed.

Now we’re talking real politics and statesmanship at its finest hour. No more Mr. Nice Guy.

‘Get back to work,’ PBBM told the senators, expressing his utter dismay at their legislative antics against each other.

Phivolcs upgraded the powerful earthquake that struck off southern Mindanao on Monday morning, June 8, to magnitude 7.8, warning the public of aftershocks and a possible tsunami after the offshore tremor.

In a bulletin, the state seismology agency said the quake was recorded 7:37 a.m. at a depth of 33 kilometers and was located 32 kilometers south, 4 degrees west of Maasim, Sarangani.

The earlier bulletin placed the destructive quake at magnitude 7.0, with the epicenter off General Santos City.

Phivolcs said the ground shaking was felt in the following areas:

Intensity 7 (destructive) – General Santos City

Intensity 6 (very strong) – Palimbang and Sen. Ninoy Aquino in Sultan Kudarat.

Intensity 5 (strong) – Davao City; Kidapawan and Carmen in Cotabato; Bagumbayan, Kalamansig and President Quirino in Sultan Kudarat; and Sibuco and Siocon in Zamboanga del Norte.

Intensity 4 (moderately strong) – Mati City in Davao Oriental; Buug in Zamboanga Sibugay; and Caraga, Manay and Tarragona in Davao Oriental.

Weaker shaking was also reported in parts of Surigao del Norte, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro.

Instrumental intensities were recorded as high as Intensity 8 in Malapatan, Sarangani, while Intensity 7 was recorded in Koronadal City, South Cotabato and Santa Maria, Davao Occidental. Instrumental Intensity 6 was recorded in General Santos City and T’boli, South Cotabato.

The bloc led by acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian has yet to formally request President Marcos to call a special session to address legislative measures and military promotions delayed by the ongoing Senate leadership impasse.

Speaking to reporters last Saturday, Gatchalian explained that the newly installed 12-member majority is still finalizing the legislative and administrative agenda to be tackled during the planned special session.

He also dismissed speculations that a presidential call for a special session would serve as cue that the new majority has successfully recruited additional members to solidify his bloc’s leadership.

‘It’s difficult to answer. Now, what is important in a special session, typically it is being done when there is unfinished business,’ Gatchalian explained.

Despite the bitter standoff over the chamber’s leadership, Gatchalian expressed readiness to hold a face-to-face dialogue with Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s camp to break the legislative gridlock.

‘I know even Senator Alan wants what’s good for the country,’ he said.

When asked how the competing camps would realistically broker the meeting given that both sides have issued conditional invitations to each other, Gatchalian said they would leverage their long-standing personal relationship to arrange the talks privately.

Chiz denies Palace hand

Meanwhile, Sen. Francis Escudero yesterday denied allegations that Malacañang brokered his crossover to the newly installed Senate majority, maintaining that his move was an independent decision meant to end the chamber’s paralyzing deadlock.

‘None. For me, the Palace’s position does not have anything to do with my position as senator,’ Escudero said in his podcast.

He also denied that his choice was influenced by the charges he is currently facing, including one before the ombudsman over the flood control scam.

Escudero challenged the Cayetano bloc to elevate the leadership dispute to the judiciary.

Businesses spend months-even years-perfecting a product, investing in research and development, improving packaging and spending heavily on marketing just to secure a sale. But the moment a customer clicks ‘checkout,’ the experience is suddenly in someone else’s hands: the logistics partner. That’s often where customer experience is truly tested.

Whether it’s a delayed parcel, a damaged item, or a wrong order, customers rarely separate fulfillment issues from the brand experience-even when the product itself is excellent. To them, the failed delivery is the brand experience. And nowadays, speed matters just as much-faster fulfillment often means faster delivery to customers, shaping satisfaction, repeat purchases and brand trust.

This becomes even more critical during major sales events, when order volumes spike. At scale, growth is no longer just about generating demand. It’s about fulfilling every order accurately, completely and on time-often within the same day.

Fulfillment: The silent driver of business growth

Fulfillment is one of the most important-but often overlooked-parts of running a modern business. It covers everything that happens between ‘order confirmed’ and ‘package delivered’: monitoring inventory, locating items inside the warehouse, packing orders correctly, sorting parcels and moving them.

Many growing businesses often start manually. Inventory may be tracked in spreadsheets, orders may be coordinated in chat groups and warehouse staff may rely on manual stock counts or handwritten packing lists.

While manageable at smaller volumes, these become difficult to sustain as orders increase. One inventory discrepancy can trigger a chain reaction that can multiply rapidly during peak periods: oversold products, delayed shipments, returns and customer complaints.

This is where tech-enabled fulfillment becomes critical. Instead of relying on disconnected tools and reactive problem-solving, technology synchronizes operations with real-time visibility, faster execution and tighter control.

Behind the Ninja Van fulfillment workflow

Solutions like Ninja Van Fulfillment help transform fulfillment from a manual operational burden into a streamlined, tech-powered growth engine anchored in operational excellence. With typically same-day fulfillment, businesses can improve speed and reliability while freeing up time and resources to focus on strengthening products, expanding SKUs, improving customer experience and scaling the business.

Here’s a look at how that engine runs:

The checkout confirmationUpon confirmation, the next challenge is locating the correct product quickly and accurately, especially in large warehouses handling thousands of SKUs.

While human teams still play a critical role in warehouse operations, systems help organize inventory locations and guide pickers directly to the correct shelves and bins, so they don’t have to rely on memory or search manually.

Orders are then individually picked and packed by warehouse personnel, with barcode scanning systems verifying that each item matches the customer order before dispatch. This adds a layer of quality control while maintaining operational speed.

The packing stageBefore parcels leave the warehouse, accuracy takes center stage through multiple checkpoints. It starts at the picking stage, where items are scanned upon selection to verify the correct SKU. From there, orders go through another critical checkpoint: packing.

Every station is supported by CCTV monitoring, creating a recorded reference for each order and providing added assurance when proof of proper packing is needed. Custom packing requirements can be accommodated, too, so brands can maintain specific handling or presentation standards. Finally, waybills are automatically generated and printed based on the designated logistics partner.

The routing and deliveryOnce sorted, parcels move toward final-mile delivery. What might seem like a simple parcel handoff actually involves multiple layers of coordination across hubs, transport routes and delivery teams. Strong upstream accuracy is needed as even minor oversight during this stage can lead to significant disruptions, such as parcels being routed to the wrong hub or lane.

At the final-mile stage, Ninja Van enables businesses to work with different third-party logistics (3PL) providers based on their operational needs, delivery priorities and customer expectations.

In the event of a return, Ninja Van also manages the reverse logistics process end-to-end-reintegrating products back into the system with minimal disruption.

Because fulfillment systems are deeply interconnected, operational errors rarely stay isolated-they compound. This is why a tech-powered system is critical, stopping minor discrepancies from turning into major business friction.

Business growth needs more than just more orders

Sustainable business growth depends not only on generating orders but also on consistently delivering a reliable customer experience. Because of this, fulfillment is no longer just a backend operational function. It has become a critical part of customer experience and business growth.

Fulfillment solutions like Ninja Van Fulfillment can improve visibility, operational predictability and execution accuracy, helping businesses reduce costly fulfillment errors so businesses can scale more confidently during periods of high demand.

Ultimately, in e-commerce, success isn’t only about selling more-it’s about delivering correctly, consistently and reliably every single time.

President Marcos yesterday vowed to enhance programs promoting the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as the country celebrated the 31st Migrant Workers’ Day.

In a message during the OFW Global Summit in Quezon City, Marcos lauded migrant workers for being diligent, reliable, caring and resilient.

‘You can be sure of assistance when needed, adequate protection while you are in another country and clear opportunities when you return to the Philippines and start anew,’ Marcos said.

‘We will continue to strengthen the programs that truly respond to your needs,’ he added.

Migrant Workers Day is celebrated every June 7 to commemorate the enactment of the Migrant Workers Act of 1995.

About 2.19 million Filipinos are working abroad, according to government data.