Philippines Business News

The hidden productivity drain costing Australian businesses thousands of hours: Omniche Advisory says organisations are overlooking a major productivity opportunity by allowing highly skilled employees to spend too much time on repetitive tasks

SYDNEY, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Omniche Advisory, a technology advisory that partners with executive teams and boards on strategy, AI, data and hands-on delivery, says Australian businesses are sitting on a significant productivity opportunity. Skilled employees are spending too much of their week on admin, reporting, email and data-gathering - what the firm calls "work about work." "The conversation around AI has become too focused on what technology might replace, when the more useful qu

Quadient Digital Delivers Over 20% Q2 Bookings Growth, Driven by AI-Powered Automation and E-Invoicing

Quadient Digital Delivers Over 20% Q2 Bookings Growth, Driven by AI-Powered Automation and E-Invoicing Continued global momentum fueled by enterprise expansion, reinforcing Quadient's leadership in AI-powered business automationAccelerating customer and partner adoption ahead of France’s e-invoicing mandate Paris, 24 August 2026 Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a global automation platform powering secure and sustainable business connections, announced today strong second-quarter performance for

New board members to transform Thames Water announced

LONDON, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the London & Valley Water consortium ("L&VW”) announces the first cohort of proposed Non-Executive Directors ("Board Members”) who would be appointed to the board of directors of Thames Water Utilities Limited ("Thames Water”) if L&VW’s proposed acquisition and recapitalisation of Thames Water proceeds. Subject to L&VW’s proposals and the Performance Improvement and Turnaround Plan (the "Turnaround Plan”) being taken forward, and the completion of

Notice of the public offering of Hepsor AS bonds

Hepsor AS (registry code 12099216, address Järvevena tee 7b, 10112, Tallinn, Estonia; Hepsor) announces the public offering of the second series of Bonds (Offering) under its EUR 20 million bond programme (Programme). Through the Offering, Hepsor will raise up to EUR 3 million with an option to increase the volume to up to EUR 5 million. The Offering will be conducted on the basis of the base prospectus (Prospectus) prepared by Hepsor and approved by the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority

Acosta: No official receipts for medical, food expenses in confidential funds

MANILA, Philippines — Gina Acosta, former special disbursing officer of the Office of the Vice President, on Monday confirmed there were no official receipts for the P75 million in medical and food expenses allegedly used for the agency's confidential activities. During the 17th day of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Presiding Officer Francis "Chiz" Escudero asked Acosta whether medical and food supplies purchased using confidential funds had official receipts. Acosta

MoreTickets Reveals Hong Kong’s Top-Searched Summer Events and Evolving Ticket-Buying Behaviours

From surging sports interest to last-minute purchase, Hong Kong users are eager for greater access to live entertainment experiences HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 August 2026 - With the excitement of football events and chart-topping concerts still reverberating across the city, Hong Kong is carrying the momentum into a vibrant summer of live entertainment. Capturing the pulse of the moment, MoreTickets, Asia's No.1* live event ticket resale platform, releases Hong Kong's top inte

Brownlee set to miss FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers second round — Cone

MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas is heading to second round of the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers minus naturalized player Justin Brownlee, where the national team will play two home games on August 28 and 30 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Head coach Tim Cone made the official announcement on Monday in a press conference held at the famed Pasay City sports arena. “The big elephant in the room right now is Justin is not here and will most likely not play so that’s a bi

Notice of Annual Stockholders' Meeting of LMG Corp.

Amart Furniture to Overhaul Forecasting and Replenishment with RELEX

Australia's leading furniture retailer replaces legacy planning tools with AI-driven forecasting and replenishment to improve availability, cut costs, and manage complex supply chain challenges SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Amart Furniture has selected RELEX Solutions to replace its legacy planning system with AI-driven forecasting and replenishment across its 66 stores and four distribution centers (DCs). The RELEX AI-native planning platform will help Amart improve forecast

Inspira Enterprise Expands into Australia to Accelerate AI-Driven Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience Across Enterprises

SYDNEY, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspira Enterprise, a global leader in cybersecurity, AI and digital transformation services, today announced its strategic expansion into Australia, reinforcing its commitment to helping organizations strengthen cyber resilience, secure AI adoption, and modernize enterprise security operations across the Asia-Pacific region. With a growing demand for cyber resilience, identity security, AI governance, cloud security, and managed detection and response (MDR)

Appointment of Non-Executive Directors

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alkane Resources Limited (ASX: ALK, TSX: ALK, OTCQX: ALKRY) (‘Alkane’) is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr Jennifer Purdie and The Hon. Gabrielle Upton to the Alkane Board as independent Non-Executive Directors, with effect from today, 24 August 2026. Dr Jennifer Purdie Jennifer brings a wealth of expertise across mining, heavy manufacturing and energy sectors. During her time with BHP as Asset President Olympic Dam, she led the team

Endeavour Silver Announces Removal of Blockade at its Terronera Mine

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Endeavour Silver Corp. ("Endeavour” or the "Company”) (NYSE: EXK; TSX: EDR) reports that the blockade at its Terronera Mine in Mexico has been removed and operations will resume on August 24, 2026. The Company continues to work with the Ejido community to support stable, long-term operations. About Endeavour Silver - Endeavour is a mid-tier silver producer with three operating mines in Mexico and Peru and a robust pipeline of explora

Additional Information on the Ehrmann Family Increasing Its Equity Stake in Artprice by Artmarket as Part of Artprice's "AI-First" Transformation

PARIS, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As announced in Artmarket.com's Q2 2026 press release published on August 13, 2026, under the title "Artmarket.com: Q2 2026 Growth - From Progressive Transition to Artprice's 'AI-FIRST' Mutation", Thierry Ehrmann, Founder and CEO of Artmarket.com, and his family reaffirm their complete confidence in the future of Artprice by Artmarket.com-the global leader in Art Market information-and in the sustained growth of its operations. This momentum is driven, in par

Fils tops Tiafoe to claim first ATP Masters title in Cincinnati

France's Arthur Fils surged past Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 to win his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati on Sunday. The 22-year-old bagged his biggest career title and, with the US Open starting in one week, he is projected to jump from 21st in the world rankings to a career-high 11th.

Spain's World Cup hero Torres saves PSG's blushes at Rennes

PARIS, France — Spain's World Cup winner Ferran Torres scored twice to claim a draw for Paris Saint-Germain as they started the defense of their French Ligue 1 title with a 2-2 draw at Rennes. Torres came off the bench for his Ligue 1 debut and opened his account for his new club weeks on from scoring the winning goal for La Roja in the World Cup final. Rennes led at the break after Sebastian Szymanski and Esteban Lepaul scored at Roazhon Park before Torres' clinical interventions thanks t

Lando Norris wins F1's Dutch Grand Prix after a daring pass on Kimi Antonelli

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Lando Norris had a clear message for his Formula 1 rivals after a spectacular race-winning pass on standings leader Kimi Antonelli. Write off his title defense at your peril. “This fight is still on,” Norris said over team radio after winning the Dutch Grand Prix for back-to-back F1 victories and a trophy presented by the King of the Netherlands. Norris asked his McLaren team to “just keep bringing upgrades (to the car), just keep bringing perform

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Indonesian police arrest 72 people suspected of starting forest fires

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police on Sunday arrested 72 people suspected of starting some of the recent forest and peatland fires as huge blazes in central and western parts of the country triggered a harmful cloud known as a choking haze. Indonesia has been battling fires driven by an intensifying El Nino pattern and a prolonged dry season, generating dense smoke that crossed into Malaysia, according to Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency, or BNPB. Fires are a regul

Thai prime minister meets security chiefs after coordinated attacks in 3 southern provinces

BANGKOK — Thailand ’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, already facing a flood crisis in the country’s north, held an urgent meeting on Sunday with high-level security officials in response to coordinated violence overnight in three southern provinces where a small-scale Muslim insurgency is active. The meeting, held shortly before Anutin flew north to inspect the badly flooded province of Nan, followed 51 incidents on Saturday night in the southernmost provinces of Narathiwa

Carney warned about economic coercion. Now Trump is testing the Canadian prime minister

TORONTO — Mark Carney drew international attention as Canada’s prime minister by warning that middle powers must resist economic coercion by more powerful countries. Now President Donald Trump is putting that warning to the test with sweeping new tariffs that could show how much economic pain Canada can absorb. Tensions escalated late Friday when Canada walked away from negotiations after Carney concluded the United States was demanding too much in exchange for tariff relief. The U.S

Solana Unchained Emerges as a Closely Watched Solana Presale Following Product Ecosystem Reveal

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The expanding decentralized finance landscape on the Solana network is entering a new chapter as capital moves away from purely speculative projects toward ecosystems anchored by functional software. Solana Unchained has quickly positioned itself as a standout participant in this rotation after unveiling its comprehensive product ecosystem. By designing a decentralized environment where native utility tokens are mandatory for powering artific

World's First Autonomous Humanoid Tennis Match: GALBOT Robots Complete 100+ Consecutive Rallies

From AlphaGo to AstraTennis: Humanoid Robots Bring AI Into the Physical World BEIJING, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A new milestone in artificial intelligence and robotics was achieved as Galbot humanoid robots competed against human athletes in the world's first live autonomous humanoid robot tennis match, broadcast globally during the opening ceremony of the Second World Humanoid Robot Games. During the match, Galbot robots achieved 100+ consecutive autonomous rallies, setting a new world rec

She Made it - the Youngest South African Woman to Swim the Channel

DOVER, England, Aug. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Supported by the CMO Council and other boosters, 18-year-old Amber-Rose Berry of Pringle Bay, near Cape Town, has made history as the youngest-ever South African woman to swim the iconic English Channel. She completed 33 km on what is known to be one of the world’s most grueling open-water crossings, in just 10 hours 27. (This remains unofficial until her time is ratified.) And she did so while battling strong currents, painful jellyfish stings a

Another rate hike seen despite slowing growth

ELEVATED inflation could prompt the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to deliver another rate increase this Thursday despite a slowing economy, analysts said. Six out of nine economists polled by The Manila Times said the benchmark rate could be raised by another 25 basis points to 5.0 percent. The BSP’s policymaking Monetary Board, which has raised key interest rates two times so far this year due to above-target inflation, is scheduled to meet on Aug. 27. BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. ha