Philippines Business News

Stetson University Earns Place Among Best National Universities for First Time

Stetson named a Best National University in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report rankings Stetson Earns Place Among Best National Universities for First Time Stetson University has achieved a significant institutional milestone, earning recognition among the Best National Universities in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report rankings. DELAND, Florida, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stetson University has achieved a significant institutional milestone, earning recognition among the Best National Uni

Cloudera Named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for Asia/Pacific Sovereign AI Platforms

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cloudera, the only company bringing AI to data anywhere, today announced it has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific Sovereign AI Platform 2026 Vendor Assessment. This recognition affirms how Cloudera enables organizations to securely access, govern, and deploy sovereign AI workloads across private, hybrid, edge, and air-gapped data environments. Enterprises across Asia Pacific are facing growing pressure to deploy sovereig

FundedFast Appoints Author and Trading Analyst Gabriele Nigro

Writer of The 9-to-5 Trader joins the Malta-registered prop firm as trading analyst SYDNEY, Sept. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FundedFast, the proprietary trading firm operated by Memento Enterprises Limited, has appointed Gabriele Nigro as Trading Analyst and Quality Assurance. Nigro is the author of The 9-to-5 Trader, a swing trading system written for people who hold down full-time jobs. The book sets out one complete rule-based method designed to run in roughly ninety minutes a week, entirel

Stones Jordan Expands Interior Design Operations in Amman, Jordan

Amman, Jordan, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stones Jordan, an interior design, architecture, landscape design and project supervision company headquartered in Amman, Jordan, has announced the expansion of its interior design operations across Jordan. The expansion strengthens the company’s ability to coordinate residential, commercial and hospitality projects from its studio in Dabouq, Amman, bringing interior design, interior architecture, technical documentation, landscape design, materi

Nightingale Education Group Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against California Board of Registered Nursing for Blocking 1,300+ Graduates from Taking Licensing Exam

Nightingale will request an expedited preliminary injunction hearing to help graduates take the test and start their careers SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The parent company of Nightingale College, an accredited and national award-winning nursing school, is asking the court to issue a preliminary injunction against the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) that would allow more than 1,300 graduates an opportunity to start their careers by taking the NCLEX-RN exami

Ninepoint Partners Announces September 2026 Monthly and Semi-Monthly Cash Distributions for its ETFs and ETF Series Securities

TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ninepoint Partners LP ("​Ninepoint Partners”) today announced cash distributions for its ETFs and ETF Series securities. The applicable distribution amounts, record dates and payment dates are detailed below. The per-unit monthly distributions for the ETF Series securities listed below have a record date of September 29, 2026, and are payable on October 6, 2026: Ninepoint ETF SeriesTickerDistribution per unitCUSIPNinepoint Global Infrastructure FundINF

Live Oak Acquisition Corp. VI Announces the Pricing of $200,000,000 Initial Public Offering

New York, NY, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Live Oak Acquisition Corp. VI (the "Company”) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units. The units are expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market ("Nasdaq”) and begin trading tomorrow, September 23, 2026 under the ticker symbol "LOVIU.” Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary s

FETCO Statement on Canada Labour Code Changes

OTTAWA, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FETCO (Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications) acknowledges the direction established in the proposed Building Canada Strong Act, as it relates to changes to the Canada Labour Code. The introduction of Bill C-39 recognizes that there are gaps in Canada’s labour relations framework and that the national interest can be harmed by significant economic and social damage caused by labour disruptions in critical sectors. There are p

Australia’s P2-billion program to focus on energy, infrastructure in the Philippines

By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Senior Reporter THE Philippines and Australia are eyeing renewable energy, carbon markets, offshore…

Frequency Holdings FRQN Reduces Authorized Common Shares from 5.4 Billion to 250 Million - Creating Valuable Structure for Revenue and Market Growth

Authorized Preferred Shares also reduced from 1.1 billion to 250 million as Frequency aligns its equity structure with its managed intelligence products and long-term capital strategy Chicago, IL, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Frequency Holdings Inc. (OTC: FRQN), a technology-focused holding company building and acquiring assets across cybersecurity, managed intelligence, digital infrastructure and media, today announced a substantial reduction in the Company’s authorized share structure. F

Gunman who fired on police outside Canada synagogue dies from wounds

TORONTO, Canda — A gunman who was shot by Canadian police after firing on officers outside a synagogue during a Jewish holiday over the weekend has died, an official said Tuesday. A 29-year-old man carrying a shotgun approached a synagogue in Belleville, a city in southeastern Ontario, on Sunday evening as worshippers gathered to mark Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. He shot at police, prompting officers guarding the Sons of Jacob congregation to return fire. The man was

'Star Wars' fans and art lovers line up for new Lucas museum

LOS ANGELES, United States — Star Wars superfans and art lovers alike descended on George Lucas's long-awaited Museum of Narrative Art for its grand opening Tuesday, lining up to experience the colossal structure that itself recalls a spaceship. The Los Angeles museum built by the 82-year-old "Star Wars" franchise creator alongside his wife and business partner Mellody Hobson is intended to be a "people's temple of art," according to its creators. The duo stood at the museum's entrance as

Stingray Renews Its Normal Course Issuer Bid

MONTREAL, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stingray Group Inc. (TSX: RAY) ("Stingray” or the "Corporation”), the world’s leading connected streaming media company, today announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX”) has approved the renewal of its normal course issuer bid ("NCIB”), authorizing Stingray to repurchase up to 4,420,643 subordinate voting and variable subordinate voting shares (the "Subordinate Shares”), representing approximately 10% of the "public float” (as defined in the TS

Philippines’ trade deficit balloons to $31.4B in first half

By Heather Caitlin P. Mañago, Researcher THE PHILIPPINES’ trade deficit widened more than initially estimated to $31.36 billion…

Peso rebounds on hopes for US-Iran talks

THE PESO regained some ground against the dollar on Tuesday on renewed hopes of a deescalation in the…

Trump says Iran deal close, held ‘very good’ UN talks

ICTSI signs $1-billion, 10-year loan with BDO

INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has signed a $1-billion term loan facility with BDO Unibank, Inc. “The…

PLDT’s Smart tests paid AI service as new revenue stream

SMART Communications, Inc., the wireless arm of PLDT Inc., has started offering a paid artificial intelligence (AI) service…

NexGen unit drops contract areas for Cavite, Batangas wind projects

NEXGEN ENERGY Corp. said its subsidiary Airstream Renewables Corp. (ARC) has voluntarily relinquished contract areas covering two wind…

JFC’s CBTL expands Kuwait network to 130 cafés

JOLLIBEE Foods Corp.’s (JFC) The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) has expanded its network in Kuwait to…

SMC deploys P177.5M more for Bulacan airport

SAN MIGUEL Corp. (SMC) has put another P177.48 million into the Manila International Airport project in Bulakan, Bulacan,…

Honoring those who risked it all for democracy

New biography on activist Etta Rosales launched FOR political science professor Carmel Abao, the generation who fought for…

SEC warns public over food firm’s investment offers

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public against investment offers allegedly linked to L W…

Retail bond issue still an option despite global market volatility

THE GOVERNMENT is still looking to issue a retail Treasury bond (RTB) even as it recently canceled its…