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Spokane Colleges: Official Institutional Reference and Naming Guidance
SPOKANE, Wash., July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Spokane Colleges approaches the start of its second full academic year under its unified brand identity, the organization is providing an official reference for journalists, media organizations, government agencies, community partners, researchers, and digital publishers. Launched in January 2025, the Spokane Colleges brand emerged from an 18-month research and engagement process led by the Board of Trustees. The initiative included participat
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Dato Seri Ivan Teh Founder of datoseri-ivanteh.com, Supports the Well-Being of Orphans in Pahang: From Food to Clean Living
KUANTAN, Malaysia, July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dato' Seri Ivan Teh, Founder of datoseri-ivanteh.com, supports the well-being of orphans in Pahang by providing essential food and hygiene supplies to promote healthier, cleaner living. In Kuantan, Pahang, a small yet heartfelt initiative is making a meaningful difference in the lives of orphans and underprivileged children. Dato’ Seri Ivan Teh, known for blending innovation with compassion, extended his support by providing daily necessities
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Canfor announces closure of Fox Creek Sawmill
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canfor Corporation (TSX: CFP) announced today that it will permanently close its Fox Creek sawmill in Fox Creek, Alberta. The decision reflects the ongoing challenges facing the operation including prolonged weak market conditions, persistent high US softwood lumber duties and tariffs, and fibre supply impacts due to recent wildfires and the conclusion of the mountain pine beetle management strategy. The Fox Creek sawmill, destroyed
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Jefferson Health Plans and Latino Connection Announce Pennsylvania's 6th Statewide Latino Health Summit
Emmy Award-winning television host Raúl González to keynote annual conference focused on Finding Our Way Forward in Unpredictable Times Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jefferson Health Plans, Health Visionary Presenting Sponsor of the 2026 Pennsylvania Latino Health Summit, and Latino Connection and Color & Culture today announced the 6th Pennsylvania Latino Health Summit, taking place Thursday, August 13, 2026, at Mohegan Pennsylvania in Wilkes-Barre. The statewide
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Firmable launches MCP, giving sales teams a direct line from any AI tool to verified company and contact data
New Firmable MCP brings GTM data, CRM context, and buyer intent into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more. SAN FRANCISCO and MELBOURNE, Australia, July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Firmable, the AI-native B2B sales platform, launched its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, giving revenue teams the ability to run go-to-market activity directly from the AI tools they already use. The Firmable MCP is available now through Firmable Connect, a new hub at https://connect.firmable.ai that brings together MCP
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15-year-old arrested at Seattle food festival shooting was armed with a ghost gun - police say
SEATTLE — The 15-year-old arrested after a shootout at a food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend was armed with a ghost gun with an extended magazine, police said Tuesday. Police Chief Shon Barnes told a news conference that the weapon was a 9 mm gun from Polymer80 — a now-defunct company that was once a leading manufacturer of ghost gun parts. Investigators also recovered two other weapons and 14 shell casings that had been fired by weapons of two different
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Warriors re-sign Draymond Green to 1-year, $27.7M deal
SAN FRANCISCO — Draymond Green has agreed to a one-year, $27.7 million deal to return to the Golden State Warriors, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Green will sign the contract that essentially matches the deal he opted out of last month before the Warriors made an unsuccessful bid to sign LeBron James, the person said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been announced. ESPN first reported the deal. Green is no
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Broadwind Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results Conference Call and Webcast Date
CICERO, Ill., July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Broadwind (Nasdaq: BWEN, or the "Company”), a diversified precision manufacturer of specialized components and solutions serving global markets, today announced that it will issue second quarter 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. A conference call will be held that same day at 11:00 a.m. ET to review the Company’s financial results, discuss recent events and conduct a question-and-answer session. A webcast of the conf
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Revenue concerns cloud Marcos’ proposed tax relief
By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Senior Reporter THE HOUSE Committee on Ways and Means will prioritize legislation implementing President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s proposed tax relief, even as analysts questioned how the government plans to offset the estimated revenue losses of at least P50 billion. Marikina Rep. Romero “Miro” S. Quimbo, who heads the committee, […]
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Marcos exempts new IT parks from ecozone moratorium in NCR
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has exempted information technology (IT) parks and centers in Metro Manila from the ban on new Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) economic zones (ecozone) to encourage further expansion in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.
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Power firms urge caution on removing system loss charges
ENERGY STAKEHOLDERS backed President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s call to amend the 25-year-old power industry reform law but cautioned against a proposal to remove system loss charges from consumers’ electricity bills without first determining how the costs would be recovered.
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CAB raises fuel surcharge to Level 13, ending six-period slide
THE Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) will raise the passenger fuel surcharge to Level 13 for Aug. 1-15 from Level 8 in the second half of July, marking the first increase after a six-review-period downtrend in fuel surcharge levels.
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SEC allows blockchain-based digital signing for corporate filings
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued rules allowing companies and other registered entities to use a blockchain-based system to digitally sign and authenticate documents submitted to the regulator. SEC Memorandum Circular No. 23, Series of 2026, introduces the Verification of Electronic Records and Information Trust and Authentication System (VERITAS), which will integrate with […]
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Globe deploys AI-powered voice security
GLOBE TELECOM, Inc. has partnered with e& Carrier & Wholesale Services (C&WS), the wholesale arm of global technology and telecommunications company e&, to strengthen its international voice services. “This partnership marks an important step in strengthening Globe’s international voice business for the future,” Globe Chief Commercial Officer Darius Jose R. Delgado said in a media […]
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Developers seen expanding recurring-income portfolios
PHILIPPINE property developers are expanding their recurring-income portfolios through offices, hotels, mixed-use projects, and data centers, despite the latter’s significant land, energy, and infrastructure requirements, according to real estate consultancy Santos Knight Frank. Rick Santos, chief executive officer of Santos Knight Frank, described data centers as a significant but challenging growth area. “I think the […]
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Logistics mega-deals lift industrial demand — CBRE
INDUSTRIAL and logistics demand rose 31% year on year in the second quarter, with the Laguna corridor accounting for 61% of take-up as logistics and distribution firms drove a surge in large warehouse leases, according to CBRE Philippines. In its second-quarter market report, CBRE Philippines said industrial and logistics demand reached 129,500 square meters (sq.m.), […]
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BTr fully awards bond offering
THE GOVERNMENT fully awarded the dual-tenor Treasury bonds (T-bond) it offered on Tuesday at rates broadly in line with prevailing secondary market yields on strong demand for risk assets amid easing tensions between the United States and Iran, which led to lower global oil prices. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised P40 billion as […]
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The Ortigas Foundation Library: A Short History
THIRTY years ago, in 1996, the Ortigas family, through the auspices of their largely family-owned real estate business, Ortigas & Company, set up the Ortigas Foundation to do philanthropic work.
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From promises to performance: Translating commitment to felt results
The State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. made at least three distinct points: that there is no letup in the drive against corruption, that economic issues are best addressed with the plight of ordinary citizens in mind, and that all these concerns, no matter how seemingly diverse, are actually related. […]
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BDO raises record P132B from sustainability bonds
BDO UNIBANK, Inc. has raised P132 billion from its sixth ASEAN Sustainability Bonds amid robust market appetite, marking the country’s largest single corporate issuance to date. The total amount was more than 26 times the original P5-billion offer, it said in a disclosure to the stock exchange on Tuesday. “The issuance was supported by strong […]
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Binance StratBox pilot eyed within the year
BLOCKSHOALS Technologies, Inc., which operates Binance as a crypto-asset intermediary (CAI) under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Strategic Regulatory Sandbox (StratBox), is targeting a launch within the year after completing regulatory requirements, company officials said. The company is currently onboarding a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)-licensed virtual asset service provider (VASP) to enable fiat-to-cryptocurrency […]
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YPC Stage brings tales of heartbreak from Biñan to QC
A THEATER GROUP from Biñan, Laguna — YPC Stage — is ranging further afield, staging a set of three one-act plays in Metro Manila. Titled Mapanakit! Mga Dulang Bittersweet, it opened last week at the Ignacio B. Gimenez-Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura Theater (IBG-KAL Theater) in the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City (QC), […]
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Peso rises further on peace deal hopes
THE PESO strengthened further against the dollar on Tuesday as global oil prices continued to go down amid hopes for a end to the Middle East conflict, and after the Philippine central bank chief said more aggressive monetary action remains unlikely despite ongoing global market volatility. The currency rose by 6.1 centavos to close at […]
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