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Philippine Solar and Power Expo & Philippine Construction and Ceramics Expo kick off
Manila Standard
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July 29, 2025
Manila, Philippines — July 29, 2025 — The highly anticipated Philippine Solar and Power Expo alongside the Philippine Construction and Ceramics Expo officially opened today at Function Room 5, SMX Convention Centre, Manila. This dynamic three-day...
InLife Bags 9th Domestic Life Insurer of the Year – Philippines Award at the Insurance Asia Awards
Punto Central Luzon
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July 31, 2025
Largest Filipino insurer InLife received its ninth Domestic Life Insurer of the Year – Philippines award from the Insurance Asia Awards, held recently in Singapore. The award affirms InLife’s unwavering dedication to delivering inclusive,...
Acidre honored by election as House Comm on Higher and Tech Educ’n Chair
Politiko
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July 31, 2025
Tingog party-list Rep. Jude Acidre expressed gratitude for his election as Chairperson of the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education. “I am deeply honored by the trust of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and the House leadership,”...
Tech-savvy small banks to soon need more capital
Inquirer
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July 30, 2025
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. (File photo / Philippine Daily Inquirer) MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will require higher capitalization from small banks with digital-centric operations—which may range from P200 million...
The Philippines: DICT Driving Efforts for a Cyber-Resilient Nation
OpenGov Asia
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July 30, 2025
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) continues to advance the Philippines’ digital governance agenda by implementing initiatives that promote secure transactions, efficient workflows and citizen trust in digital...
Philippines Online Gamblers Prefer Regulation Over Ban Study Finds
Fintech News Philippines
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July 30, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Philippines News once a month in your Inbox A recent study of Filipino online gamblers indicates a preference for stronger regulation of the sector rather than an outright prohibition. The study was...
Metro Manila residential vacancy seen to decline in 2026
Inquirer
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July 31, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Residential vacancy in Metro Manila is expected to ease by next year as developers limit new supply to the market, according to Colliers Philippines. Joey Bondoc, research head at Colliers, on Wednesday said overall vacancy...
Philippine president calls out corruption in flood control projects
Eco-Business
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July 29, 2025
“I recently inspected the effects of the southwest monsoon and cyclones Crising, Dante and Emong. I clearly saw for myself that many flood control projects had been failures or those that were not sturdy and easily crumbled, and then there were...
Brief: As Philippine Province Declared Free of Abu Sayyaf, Counterterrorism in Southeast Asia Moves Online
The Jamestown Foundation
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Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 23 Issue: 4 July 30, 2025 05:03 PM Age: 4 hours Image of ceremony commemorating the declaration of Basilan as Abu Sayyaf free. (Source: Philippine Information Agency) Executive Summary: Philippine officials...
InfiniVAN and UP Diliman unveil LikásGPT: AI-powered CRM designed to understand the Filipino voice
Manila Standard
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July 30, 2025
7OInfiniVAN Inc., in collaboration with the University of the Philippines (UP) National Engineering Center, officially launched LikásGPT—an AI-powered, locally attuned Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system—through a ceremonial MOA signing...
SMPC and UP establish first academe-based Failure Analysis Hub in the Philippines
Business World
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July 30, 2025
Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC), through subsidiary SEM-Calaca Power Corporation (SCPC), together with the University of the Philippines (UP) and the UP Engineering Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (UPERDFI), has formally...
Canada Fund for Local Initiatives: Strengthening communities, advancing rights in the Philippines
Philippine STAR
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July 30, 2025
Every year, Canada partners with local, community-based organizations around the world to advance shared values such as human rights, climate resilience and inclusive governance. In the Philippines, these partnerships have taken root and...
Our fading shield: Why a dimmer planet spells danger for every Filipino
The Manila Times
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July 30, 2025
WEEKS of rain drove me indoors and gave me time to read and watch. I came across an article on the scientific community’s raising the alarm on our drastically diminishing albedo. To help explain this, have you ever walked barefoot in Manila on a...
Philippines climbs 4 spots in connectivity index
Philstar
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July 29, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has climbed four places in a global index for connectivity quality, as the country improved its mobile speed to make up for the gap against Asia-Pacific peers. Based on Opensignal’s Global Network Excellence...
Philippine President Reconfirms Commitment To Renewable Energy, Wants “Sleeping” Projects To Wake Up
CleanTechnica
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July 29, 2025
In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. reiterated his administration’s commitment to strengthening and increasing renewable energy in the Philippines’ energy mix, targeting an additional 35%...
Experts push early diabetes detection
The Manila Times
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August 1, 2025
PHILIPPINE health experts have made an urgent call for early detection and improved management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its leading complication, chronic kidney disease (CKD), which affects an estimated 4.7 million Filipinos. In a forum titled...
Cebu event boosts farmers’ tech, marketing efforts
The Manila Times
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July 30, 2025
CEBU CITY — Farmers from across the Philippines gained stronger support in attaining sustainable production and marketing of their produce at the 3rd National Agriculture and Fisheries Technology Exhibition held recently at the Mandaue City...
Guest essay: Big tech must help stop the livestreamed abuse of children
CNN
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July 30, 2025
Follow EDITOR’S NOTE: Samson Inocencio Jr. is national director for International Justice Mission (IJM) in the Philippines and the regional Vice President of IJM’s OSEC Hub, working against the online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC). The...
SM hotels opens ISUN skincare at Conrad Spa Manila
Philstar
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July 30, 2025
Despite the rain that poured gently over Manila Bay, an air of serenity filled the mezzanine of Conrad Spa Manila as it welcomed members of media to an intimate launch celebrating a meaningful milestone: the Philippine debut of ISUN Skincare, a...
NHS staffing data to recognise Filipinos as distinct ethnic group
Nursing Times
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July 30, 2025
Data on the specific experiences of nurses originally from the Philippines will be collected as part of annual NHS research on staffing for the first time this year. Filipino nurses and other healthcare workers will have their own distinct...