Philippines Business News

EIB and Angelini Ventures’ Partnership Reaches €48.5 Million in Investments

Rome, 16 September 2026 New €17 million investment into MMI, a microsurgery robotics company, marks the third investment completed under the €150 million partnership in less than 12 months, following ADCytherix and NuclidiumA further €20 million has been committed to two additional companies developing new approaches in oncology and rare diseasesPartnership remains on track to invest in 7-10 European companies, with approximately €100 million expected to be invested or committed by early 2027 Th

Geely Monjaro EM-i Sets New GUINNESS WORLD RECORD in Sahara, Showcasing Proven Performance in Extreme Conditions

Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Geely Auto announced on Tuesday that the Monjaro EM-i had earned a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the "Fastest crossing of the Black and White Desert (Sahara) by a plug-in hybrid powered production SUV” at the Monjaro EM-i Product Capability & Core Tech Deep Dive event. The record was set over a continuous 188.6-kilometre route through extreme heat and demanding desert terrain, marking a milestone in the Monjaro EM-i’s global launch journey

BAIC FOTON Presents Full Commercial Vehicle Portfolio at IAA TRANSPORTATION 2026

HANNOVER, Germany, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BAIC FOTON presented seven complete vehicles and six key components at IAA TRANSPORTATION 2026, with several products making their first public appearance outside China. During a dedicated press conference, the company marked the delivery of its 13 millionth vehicle, outlined its European market strategy and introduced the CAVAN BEACON new energy heavy duty truck. The display brought together complete vehicles, electric powertrain technologie

Lundbeck receives marketing authorization for Vyepti® (eptinezumab) in Japan for the prevention of migraine attacks

Approval granted by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)Eptinezumab is the only intravenous (IV) CGRP-targeted preventive treatment approved for the prevention of migraine attacks in adults and launched in over 30 countries worldwideAuthorization supported by the Phase III SUNRISE trial and the SUNSET long-term extension study in Japanese patientsBuilding on 25 years of commitment to patients and brain health in Japan, the approval paves the way for Lundbeck's first launch in Ja

ROHM Launches MOSFET Featuring Wide-SOA for Automotive Safety Functions and Protection Circuits

KYOTO, Japan, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ROHM Co., Ltd. has developed the RS4P063BPHZG, a 100V MOSFET optimized for automotive safety functions and protection circuits. The new product achieves a Wide-SOA (Safe Operating Area) across a broad voltage range in the standard HPLF5060 (5060-size) package widely used in automotive applications. By incorporating a design that effectively suppresses secondary breakdown, it delivers approximately five times the SOA tolerance of standard equivalent-si

Saudi crown prince seeks Egypt’s backing as Houthi attacks rattle Red Sea oil routes

CAIRO, Egypt — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince sought backing Tuesday from the president of Egypt, his ally across the Red Sea, as the kingdom faces increased attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saudi shipping and infrastructure that have helped drive a surge in global oil prices. Saudi Arabia has largely been on its own in confronting the Iranian-backed rebels, who rapidly captured more territory in Yemen over the past week and strengthened their ability to choke off Saudi oil exp

UP Diliman graduates win James Dyson Award for dialysis machine

University of the Philippines Diliman graduates Andrew Jacob Buensalido and Allyson Cabrestante have been named the Philippine national winners of the James Dyson Award 2026 for developing a low-cost, semi-automated peritoneal dialysis machine designed to make home-based treatment more accessible. Their invention, BiDaKidney, aims to ease the manual work involved in dialysis treatment and help […]

Bitget Wallet Integrates Reality to Bring 1700+ Tokenized Stocks to 100 Million Users

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitget Wallet, a self-custodial crypto wallet for everyday finance, has integrated Reality, a regulated tokenized asset issuance protocol, enabling its 100 million users globally to trade more than 1700 tokenized stocks and ETFs directly from a self-custodial wallet. The integration gives crypto holders worldwide direct exposure to U.S. equities without converting funds off-chain, opening a foreign brokerage account, or surrendering c

UpFront Diagnostics Announces CE Mark Approval for LVOne - the World's First Rapid Blood Test to Diagnose Stroke

LVOne is the only blood-based diagnostics kit for stroke diagnosis to be CE certified CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UpFront Diagnostics has announced CE mark approval for LVOne-the world's first rapid blood test to diagnose stroke, and the first device of its kind to achieve this certification. The approval confirms that LVOne meets all EU safety, health, and environmental standards, enabling UpFront to launch the device across the region and bring advanced diagno

EURETINA: PulseSight Therapeutics to Present Results of Phase 1 clinical trial of PST-611 treatment for dry AMD/Geographic Atrophy (GA)

Late Breaking Oral Presentation at 26th EURETINA Congress, 1-4 October 2026, Vienna PARIS, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PulseSight Therapeutics SAS, an ophthalmology clinical stage biotech company developing disruptive non-viral vectorized gene therapies with minimally-invasive delivery technology, will be presenting the results from its first-in-human, Phase 1 clinical trial of its lead clinical candidate PST-611 in a late breaking oral presentation at the European Society of Retina Speci

Novo to share real-world and clinical data including Wegovy® pill, and cardiometabolic pipeline progress with next-generation amylin treatments at EASD 2026

New data will highlight the breadth of semaglutide evidence across the cardiometabolic spectrum, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular, kidney and fatty liver disease, and new data on Wegovy® pill, Wegovy® 7.2 mg and Ozempic® 2.0 mgReal-world evidence from the OCTANE study will provide insights into Wegovy® pill use in adults with overweight or obesity, including weight outcomes, treatment switching and patient-reported outcomesCagriSema and amylin-based pipeline data will provide n

Nokia Defense and C3IA partner to accelerate digital transformation across UK defense operations

Press Release Nokia Defense and C3IA partner to accelerate digital transformation across UK defense operations Partnership combines Nokia Defense's advanced connectivity with C3IA's systems engineering, capability integration and security services expertise to support UK defense modernization.Focuses on delivering resilient multi-domain capabilities spanning tactical communications, C2, sensing, autonomous systems and edge computing.Builds on Nokia Defense and C3IA’s participation in the UK MOD

DataParser Announces Support for Genesys Cloud Web Messaging

New DataParser helps organizations capture, format, and deliver Genesys Cloud web-messaging for compliance, eDiscovery, and supervision NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 17a-4 LLC announces DataParser support for Genesys Cloud Web Messaging, expanding DataParser’s ability to collect and archive communications from live chat engagement channels. The new module of DataParser is designed for organizations that need to preserve customer-agent web messaging conversations as part of regulat

Apollo Funds Complete €3 Billion Capital Solution for Bayer

KKR joins Apollo as a minority participant NEW YORK and LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced that Apollo-managed funds and affiliates ("Apollo”) have successfully closed a €3 billion capital solution for Bayer, previously announced on July 10. KKR has joined Apollo as a significant minority participant in the investment. Under the transaction, Apollo, together with KKR, have invested equity capital into a newly established entity holding Baye

KuppingerCole Analysts Include Regula in the Leadership Compass for Its Identity Data Control and Document Verification

RESTON, Va., Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2026 KuppingerCole Analysts Leadership Compass: Identity Verification mentions Regula among the identity verification industry's leading vendors. Due to its privacy-first approach to identity checks, Regula is a strong fit for security-sensitive organizations that need to keep identity and biometric data within their own environments while maintaining deep document verification and layered fraud defenses. For security-sensitive organizations in

HI-VIEW ACQUIRES THE JIM PROPERTY FEATURING GOSSANOUS ZONE IN THE TOODOGGONE REGION

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HI-VIEW RESOURCES INC. ("Hi-View” or the "Company”) (CSE: GXLD; OTCQB: GXLDF; FSE: B630) announces that it has acquired the Jim Property in the Toodoggone Gold & Copper District of northern British Columbia. The Property is contiguous to Thesis Gold & Silver's land package and lies near Evergold Corp.'s Golden Lion project. R Nick Horsley, Chief Executive Officer of Hi-View, commented: "The Jim Propertyacquisition further adds to ou

Singapore and Korean Clinicians Call for More Individualised, Evidence-Based Postnatal Care as Women Enter Motherhood Later in Life

DeRAMA Singapore’s Joint Postnatal Recovery Seminar explored how Singapore can strengthen postpartum support by combining professional care with established family and confinement traditions. SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 16 September 2026 - As more women enter motherhood later in life, postnatal care should be shaped around the individual and grounded in clinical evidence, medical experts said at DeRAMA Singapore's Joint Postnatal Recovery Seminar. Held at The Singapore EDITION on 17 Au

Kennedy Center will close for renovations after judge blocks returning Trump's name to building

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to close most of the iconic performing arts venue just hours after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump's name to the building. In a social media post, Trump said the closure was needed for safety repairs. But he said the repairs, which Congress has allocated $257 million to cover, would only happen if the board was allowed to move forward with plans to add his name to the build

Order fiber WiFi like food delivery: GFiber Prepaid expands WiFi-on-demand via GrabMart to Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao

Getting fiber internet at home can now be as easy as ordering food delivery.

[In This Economy] The 2027 budget: Hocus-pocus prevails once more

This year, as the outrage over the flood control scandal fades, and as politicians train their sights on 2028, expect budget hocus-pocus to prevail

Saudi strikes hit Yemen amid rapid Houthi advance - Reuters

PH eyes stronger ASEAN trade, investment, digital links

The Philippines is looking to deepen trade and investment ties with its ASEAN neighbors as it pushes regional cooperation to support supply chains, emerging industries and digital businesses.

Consumer group urge NBI to investigate online counterfeit goods sellers

Consumer advocacy group Malayang Konsyumer has urged the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate online sellers and accounts involved in the distribution of counterfeit goods, citing the continued proliferation of fake products despite takedown efforts by e-commerce platforms. In a letter to NBI Cybercrime Division Acting Chief Wilma Delgado, the group called for a […]

EU invites Canada to become bloc’s first ’associate member’