In the Philippines, where digital retail payments already account for 57.4% of total transaction volume, and QR Ph adoption continues to grow, expectations are evolving beyond access. Customers are beginning to favor experiences that feel immediate, familiar, and secure – whether online, in-store, or on the move.
TECNO Mobile Philippines today officially launched the POVA Curve 2 5G, the newest addition to its popular POVA lineup, nationwide. Engineered for the go‑getting generation, the device debuts with the brand mantra “Power That Never Drops” — a promise delivered through a massive 8,000mAh battery and a dual‑chip signal enhancement system that keeps users connected no matter where they are.
Hasting Ng of Hong Kong has been crowned Global Champion of the DaVinci Gourmet Barista Craft Championship 2025–26. Following an intense final at World of Coffee Bangkok 2026, Hasting secured the title against first runner-up Yasmim Rodrigues Sarandy da Silva (Brazil) and second runner-up Çetin Alpay Başkan (Türkiye), with a performance that perfectly captured this year’s theme, Espresso Your Flavour.
The Philippine energy sector is hitting a rough patch. Between recurring red and yellow grid alerts, unexpected power outages, and skyrocketing pump prices for gasoline and diesel, energy security is no longer just a corporate talking point—it’s a daily headache for local households and businesses. Because the country's economy relies so heavily on stable power, finding dependable alternatives has become an urgent necessity. Against this backdrop, regional distribution player BioRE recently announced its official rebranding to Integra RE.
This year—110 years since the first self-contained refrigerator was introduced by Guardian Frigidaire—the brand continues to bring innovation, quality, and aesthetic design to Filipino homes as an integral part of daily living.
The nubia Neo 5 Series is designed for Philippine hear. It comes with an advanced cooling system that helps manage heat more effectively, so performance stays steady even when things start to heat up. Across the series, this is paired with high refresh rate displays of up to 144Hz, dual gaming shoulder triggers, and large batteries built for extended play.
Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today unveiled Idira™, the next-generation identity security platform to discover, control and govern all identities, eliminating the silos that have left the modern enterprise exposed. This launch marks a significant upgrade with expanded capabilities for existing CyberArk customers and the industry as a whole by delivering modern privilege access management (PAM) with agentic functionality. Organizations can now extend dynamic privilege controls across every human, machine and agentic identity.
In response to the upheavals in the Senate and Senator Loren Legarda’s complicit participation in these activities, a group of cultural workers have decided to disassociate from Sen. Legarda who supported them in the Kislap Diwa project.
Longtime partners of Tzu Chi Philippines and key personalities from local and national government and the Filipino Chinese business community showed their support for Tzu Chi Foundation’s upcoming Tzu Chi Medical Center by attending its groundbreaking rites on May 8 at the Buddhist Tzu Chi Campus (BTCC) in Sta. Mesa, Manila.
Stand-up comedian Alex Calleja is bringing his signature brand of comedy to Japan as he gears up for a live performance at the Yokosuka Arts Theatre in Yokosuka on June 13, 2026.
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