Philippines Business News

BOP shortfall narrows to $596 million in August

THE Philippines’ balance of payments (BOP) remained in deficit in August, but the shortfall narrowed, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. At $596 million, the shortfall was lower than the $1.47-billion deficit recorded a month earlier. It is, however, a reversal from last year’s $359-million surplus. The result brought the year-to-date BOP higher to $5.94-billion shortfall, higher than the $5.39 billion recorded in January-August 2025. “The year-to-date BOP

Digital payments top P22T as of end-August

DIGITAL payment activity continued to expand sharply in the first eight months of the year, with money coursed through the country’s two major electronic fund transfer systems surpassing P22 trillion. Combined transaction value reached P22.12 trillion from January to August 2026, up 44.72 percent from the P15.29 trillion recorded in the same period in 2025, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. The two payment systems processed a total of 5.77 billion transactions during

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Specialised Therapeutics Expands Partnership with Incyte to Include Ruxolitinib Cream (Opzelura®) in Australia

SINGAPORE, Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent biopharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics (ST) today announced an expansion of its existing partnership with Incyte Biosciences International, an affiliate of Incyte (NASDAQ: INCY), to commercialise, distribute, and register ruxolitinib cream (registered as Opzelura® in the U.S. and European Union) in Australia. Ruxolitinib (1.5%) cream is a novel, topical Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor.[1] In the U.S., OPZELURA is indicated for the to

Coherent Showcases Optical Innovations to Scale AI Infrastructure at ECOC 2026

SAXONBURG, Pa., Sept. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), the global leader in photonics, today announced new optical technologies and live demonstrations designed to help customers scale AI infrastructure at the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) 2026 in Málaga, Spain. At Stand 2100, Hall 2, Coherent will showcase innovations spanning AI datacenter connectivity, co-packaged optics (CPO) and near-packaged optics (NPO), next-generation pluggable transceivers

Delhi Wardrobe Rentals Rise in 2026 as ₹10,000 to ₹30,000 Purchase Costs and Repeat Relocation Bills Push Tenants Toward ₹244/Month Plans Like Rentomojo

Short lease cycles across Dwarka, Saket and Mayur Vihar are pushing Delhi tenants to match storage furniture to tenure, as dismantling costs and weak resale narrow the case for buying a wardrobe outright. Rent Cupboard, Wardrobe & Almirah in Delhi Rentomojo's wardrobe on rent in Delhi is available in 2-door, 3-door, and 4-door configurations with home delivery and free installation within 48-72 hours. Free repairs and relocation within and outside Delhi are included in all wardrobe rental plans.

DPM Metals Expands Brevene Porphyry South Discovery with New High-Grade Intercepts

TORONTO, Sept. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DPM Metals Inc. (TSX: DPM, ASX: DPM)(ARBN: 689370894) ("DPM” or "the Company”) is pleased to report results from delineation drilling at the Brevene Porphyry South high-grade, gold-copper discovery, located in the southeastern part of the Company’s Brevene exploration licence and contiguous with the Chelopech mine concession. Highlights include: New significant drillhole intercepts:EX_BRES_555_02A: An additional 679 metres have been drilled and assayed

New Crypto: Remittix Builds Toward Its Global Payments Launch as Ethereum Price Prediction Targets $6,000

Remittix moves its crypto-to-fiat ecosystem toward wider availability as bullish Ethereum forecasts highlight growing interest in blockchain settlement and digital payments MAJURO, Marshall Islands, Sept. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Remittix is building toward the global launch of its crypto-to-bank payments ecosystem, with the project reporting continued presale progress and active development across PayFi, trading, mobile wallet and earning products. The announcement arrives as bullish Ethere

Eureka Takes "Find the Unseen” into Italy’s Everyday Urban Spaces for World Cleanup Day 2026

ROME, Sept. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eureka marked World Cleanup Day 2026 in Italy with its "Find the Unseen” campaign, encouraging people to take a closer look at the spaces they encounter every day and notice areas that can easily escape attention. While World Cleanup Day often focuses on streets, parks and other public environments, Eureka used the campaign to explore a simple idea: even the most familiar places can contain areas people pass by every day without really noticing. The wider

JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology Publishes 12-Month Outcomes from Field Medical's First-in-Human Field PULSE Trial: 94.2% Per-Vein PVI Durability with Optimized Waveform

Late-breaking HRX data advance Field Medical's "instantaneous ablation" workflow and expand the clinical evidence for high-voltage focal PFA with the FieldForce™ PFA System ATLANTA and CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Field Medical, Inc., advancing high-voltage focal pulsed field ablation (PFA) for complex arrhythmias, today announced publication of 12-month results from the first-in-human Field PULSE trial in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. The findings were presented simultan

Global Times: How Mohe, China's northernmost and coldest city, turns ice and snow into invaluable assets

BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At 53 degrees north latitude, Mohe sits at the "crown of the golden rooster" on China's map - the highest-latitude place in the country. At -53 C, the city in Northeast China's Heilongjiang once saw the lowest temperature ever recorded in China. "We live in the forest region of the Greater Hinggan Mountains. In summer, we are surrounded by lucid waters and lush mountains; in winter, everything turns into a world of ice and snow. Yet for so many years, none

PH more exposed to Fed hikes as Asia gains from AI

THE Philippines could face greater exposure to higher US interest rates and elevated oil prices as the artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom continues to shield much of Asia from external financial shocks, ANZ Research said. In its latest Asia Macro Weekly report, ANZ said Asian financial markets had remained relatively resilient despite the US Federal Reserve raising its policy rate, US 10-year Treasury yields climbing to 5 percent, and global oil prices staying above $100 per barrel ami

Trump used to slam China. Here's why he's now rolling out the red carpet for Xi

WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump first ran for office, he called out China as a menace to the U.S. economy, saying it had gutted America's factories and eroded the middle class. That tough talk helped Trump get to the White House a decade ago, but since then, he increasingly speaks in glowing terms about Chinese President Xi Jinping, the geopolitical rival Trump will fete on Thursday with a state dinner. “He’s a great gentleman; we get along great,” Trump said thi

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TR-069 to TR-369: Why Broadband Providers Are Making the Move

TR-069 to TR-369: Why Broadband Providers Are Making the Move Comparing TR-069's single-ACS model with TR-369 USP's multi-controller architecture. Broadband subscribers increasingly judge their service not only by connection speed, but by the quality and reliability of their in-home Wi-Fi experience. With connected homes supporting Wi-Fi 6/7, mesh networks and a growing number of smart devices, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) need greater visibility, faster troubleshooting and more intelligent

Veldo Launches Mac App That Combines App Store Rank, Apple Ads Spend and Revenue Data for iOS Developers

Utrecht, Netherlands, September 20, 2026 /MarketersMEDIA/ -- Veldo, a native macOS application for independent iOS developers, is now publicly available. The software consolidates organic App Store keyword rankings, Apple Search Ads expenditure, and RevenueCat subscription revenue into a single interface, then provides recommendations for each tracked keyword. The application addresses a workflow challenge faced by developers who manage paid search campaigns: determining which keywords justify a

JETOUR connects Malaysia’s travel culture through hybrid mobility

KUALA LUMPUR， Malaysia, September 20, 2026 -- KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — JETOUR launched the T2 i-DM in Malaysia on Sept. 19, linking the plug-in hybrid SUV’s local debut with Malaysian culture, sports and travel lifestyles as part of its “Travel+” strategy. The T2 i-DM is designed for a range of scenarios, from urban commuting and family trips to outdoor exploration. Its intelligent hybrid system can match different power modes to driving conditions, while its vehicle-to-load (V2L) function, with

Lefkosa.com.tr Expands Local News Coverage Across Nicosia and Cyprus

Lefkosa.com.tr is expanding its digital news coverage with local reporting, breaking developments and regional stories from Nicosia and communities across Cyprus. Turkey, September 20, 2026 -- NICOSIA, Cyprus – September 17, 2026 – Lefkosa.com.tr, a digital news platform focused on Nicosia and Cyprus, is expanding its coverage of local and regional developments through dedicated news categories, breaking updates and community-focused reporting. The platform brings together stories concerning Nic

82-year-old dies after beach fight in Greece over sun lounger

ATHENS, Greece — An 82-year-old man died Sunday after he got into a fight over a sun lounger on a beach in Greece near Athens, local media reported. The octogenarian had a dispute with a 76-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman over the sun lounger, with the argument degenerating into a scuffle between the two men, according to police, the ANA news agency and ERT state television channel reported. The 82-year-old, badly hurt, was transported to hospital from the Vouliagmeni beach resort are

Crypto News: New Crypto Remittix Advances Its PayFi Platform as Solana Price Prediction Targets $1,000

Remittix reports continued progress across its crypto-to-bank payment network, live trading platform and wider product ecosystem as long-term Solana forecasts return to market discussion MAJURO, Marshall Islands, Sept. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Remittix is advancing the development and community testing of its PayFi platform as the project moves closer to the next phase of its planned global launch. The update comes as bullish Solana price predictions targeting $1,000 draw attention to the ex

Xinhua Silk Road: Smart farming helps Zaozhuang chrysanthemums bloom into a lucrative industry

BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In well-arranged rows of standardized greenhouses at a smart agriculture park in Shuiguo Township, Shizhong District of Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, ornamental chrysanthemums are entering their peak harvesting season, ready to be picked, packed and shipped to overseas markets. Traditional cultivation methods often resulted in inconsistent quality and poor adaptability to market demand. With smart agriculture playing a greater role, the Shuimu Fengnia

S2S China Announces 2026 Finalists, Ten Standout Teams Set to Pitch Global Investors at Westlake University

SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The inaugural S2S China Symposium has announced the finalists of its 2026 program. Co-hosted by RA Capital Management and Qiming Venture Partners, S2S China is the China chapter of Science2Startup, an invitation-only symposium connecting top academic researchers with leading biotech investors. Ten standout biotech startup teams were selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants. They will refine their projects through a dedicated mentorship progra

China's Green Industries Take Center Stage at the China-ASEAN Expo as Cooperation in Energy, Power and New Energy Vehicles Enters a New Phase

NANNING, China, Sept. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- During the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo, the "Dual Carbon" Smart Energy Exhibition and the New Energy and Intelligent Connected Vehicle Exhibition opened in Nanning, offering a window into China's growing green industries and cooperation with ASEAN. Event venue The 2026 China-ASEAN Power Cooperation and Development Forum followed under the theme "Pooling Smart Green Power, Connecting ASEAN." Yang Kun, Executive Vice Chairman of the China Electricity Counci

1MORE S20 Ultra Clip-On Earbuds Launch as a New All-Around Standard for Open-Ear Audio

SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 1MORE S20 Ultra Clip-On Earbuds combine advanced acoustic architecture, all-day comfort, intelligent features, and versatile performance to redefine the ear-clip headphone experience. 1MORE S20 Ultra Clip-On Earbuds Launch as a New All-Around Standard for Open-Ear Audio 1MORE, a professional audio brand, has officially launched the 1MORE S20 Ultra Bluetooth earbuds, the brand's flagship open-ear ear-clip headphones for the year. Bringing together n