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10 Years of OEd: How Flexible Education Changed the Game for Filipino Learners
Manila Standard
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August 29, 2025
Manila, Philippines — Online Education (OEd), the Philippines’ FIRST in flexible and personalized learning, proudly marks a decade of empowering Filipinos through education that truly adapts to the learner. What began as a bold alternative to...
Fluid stages: Scenography and design at the fusion of theater and science
Inquirer
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August 30, 2025
What becomes of a performance when theater and science engage in a dialogue? This question stayed with me as I took my seat and faced the stage of In the Wake of the Lake In the Roar of the Ocean, directed and designed by Dennis Gupa, with John...
PBSP, ePLDT tap cloud technology to cut poverty
Manila Standard
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August 29, 2025
The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), the country’s largest business-led NGO, is teaming up with PLDT Group’s ICT subsidiary, ePLDT, to use cloud technology to reduce poverty in today’s highly digitalized world. PBSP said that by...
A New Dawn for Accountability: The Philippines Pioneers a Blockchain-Powered Budget
Techstory
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August 28, 2025
Senator Bam Aquino is at the forefront of ushering in a new era of fiscal transparency in the Philippines with a proposal to place the Filipino national budget on a blockchain. At the Manila Tech Summit in September, Aquino acknowledged the...
Logistics leader LBC powers Kimstore’s nationwide deliveries to enhance Filipino online shopping
Manila Standard
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August 29, 2025
LBC Express Holdings Inc. (LBC), the country’s leading logistics and courier provider, has officially partnered with Kimstore, the Philippines’ most trusted online electronics and lifestyle store. Set to improve the online shopping experience for...
KCC Malls, Biotech Farms integrate solar power into operations
Minda News
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August 29, 2025
Arvin Chan, CEO of KCC Malls (left) and Patrick Zhu, president and co-founder of Berde Renewables, sign the solar power purchase agreement on 22 August 2025. Berde Renewables photo KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 29 August) – A Mindanao-grown shopping...
Huawei Cloud Advances application modernization in Philippines
Manila Standard
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August 29, 2025
TAGUIG CITY, Philippines – Huawei Cloud has announced a comprehensive strategy to accelerate the modernization of traditional applications in the Philippines, leveraging its AI-native cloud services to drive digital transformation across various...
Amazon Connect pushes cloud-based call center tools in the Philippines
Business World
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August 29, 2025
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is strengthening the presence of its AI-powered contact center platform Amazon Connect in the Philippines as the business process outsourcing industry seeks tools that improve efficiency and transform customer...
Manila Water Foundation turns over RDFs in Metro Manila, Rizal
Inquirer
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August 30, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Manila Water Foundation, the social development arm of East Zone concessionaire Manila Water Company, in partnership with its service area teams, recently conducted a series of handover ceremonies to distribute refrigerated...
UAE Ministry signs MoU with Dubai Science Park to bolster ties
GCC Business News
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August 29, 2025
The UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Science Park, part of TECOM Group, to strengthen cooperation in the fields of intellectual property (IP) protection and patent registration. The...
Scientists Find Possible Artifacts of Oldest Known Wallacean Hominids in Indonesia
The Japan News
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August 29, 2025
Reuters Stone tools are seen at the site in the Wallacea region. Photos were taken in Soppeng, Indonesia, on Aug. 6. Reuters 17:10 JST, August 29, 2025 SOPPENG, Indonesia (Reuters) — Scientists have found a series of stone tools on Indonesia’s...
Samsung, PLDT partner to support OFWs through technology
Manila Standard
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August 29, 2025
Through PLDT’s TinBo, Samsung’s global #1 TV technologies become accessible to even more Filipino families CAPTION: (From left to right) Artemio Quiama, Jr., Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for PLDT Global; Edith Gomez-Cudiamat, Chief...
Country Funders Finance launches Easylend to fuel livelihood growth across the Philippines
Manila Standard
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August 29, 2025
Getting a loan just got easier for hardworking Filipinos. Country Funders Finance Corporation (CFFC), a leading name in inclusive finance under the Ropali Group, has officially launched Easylend, the company’s product brand that highlights how the...
Payoneer’s VIP Connect empowers cross-border growth for Filipino SMBs
Manila Standard
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August 29, 2025
PAYONEER (NASDAQ: PAYO), the global financial technology company powering business growth across borders, reaffirmed its commitment to Filipino SMBs at the Manila edition of its annual, anticipated flagship event VIP Connect, themed “20 Years of...
Garmin unveils next-gen Forerunner Series in the Philippines ahead of Garmin Run Manila 2025
Manila Standard
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August 29, 2025
Garmin officially unveiled its lineup of next-gen performance wearables – the Forerunner 570 and Forerunner 970 GPS smartwatches – alongside the new HRM 600 and HRM 200 heart rate monitors at a high-energy launch in Makati. The program, hosted by...
Philippines Explores Blockchain-Based Budgeting System Amid Transparency Push
Bitcoinist
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August 29, 2025
Efforts to integrate blockchain technology into government operations may soon advance in the Philippines. Senator Bam Aquino announced plans to introduce a bill that would place the country’s national budget on a blockchain platform, aiming to...
Jaecoo J7 SHS with Super Hybrid Technology delivers a new mobility experience
Philippine STAR
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August 29, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — JAECOO J7 SHS has officially entered the Philippine market, offering local consumers a hybrid option that combines super power, super range, super low fuel consumption and super safety in one. Leveraging the dynamic growth of...
Marcos condemns shooting of engineer-contractor in Negros Oriental
Politiko
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August 29, 2025
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has condemned the shooting of a 58-year-old engineer and contractor in Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental and ordered the filing of charges against those behind the crime, Malacanang said on Friday. This was how...
DJI Philippines launches its first 360-degree action camera - Osmo 360
Philippine STAR
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August 29, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Tech experts, gadget geeks, content creators, vloggers and media gathered in a historic evening of glam as DJI Philippines officially introduced its first 360 action camera—the Osmo 360 in an exclusive launch at Xylo at the...
Synology partners with VST-ECS to expand distribution network in the Philippines
Business World
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August 29, 2025
Synology, Inc., a global leader in networkattached storage (NAS), data protection, and hybrid cloud solutions, today announced the appointment of VST ECS Phils., Inc. as its official distribution partner in the Philippines. This partnership marks...