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Schneider Electric Champions Power Resilience as Key Growth Driver for Philippine MSMEs

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Manila, Philippines – The next disruption to a Filipino Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise’s (MSME) bottom line may not come from a slow sales day. It may come from five hours without power. With recurring power alerts and weather-related disruptions continuing across the Philippines, staying operational is becoming a growing concern for MSMEs. During the rainy season, storms can trigger power interruptions, while El Niño-driven demand surges place additional strain on the power grid. According to the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities , even when supply is officially adequate, thin reserve margins worsened by plant outages and spikes in demand continue to leave the grid vulnerable to alerts and rotating brownouts,  Schneider Electric , a global energy technology leader with 190 years of innovation expertise, says the difference is not whether an outage hits. It is whether a business is ready when it does. For a digitally-run MSME, unstable power no longer just means lo...

Redefining Battery Standards: vivo Announces Upcoming V80 Lite with Flagship 10,000mAh Power Cell

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES — vivo is set to release the vivo V80 Lite, featuring a 10,000mAh BlueVolt Battery — the largest battery capacity ever offered by vivo globally — giving Filipinos a new option for staying powered through longer days without constantly reaching for a charger. The V80 Lite is designed to address one of the most practical concerns for smartphone users: how long a phone can actually last between charges. Powered by 4th Gen Silicon Anode Technology, its 10,000mAh battery is engineered to deliver extended endurance without adding the bulk typically associated with a battery of this size. Just how far can a 10,000mAh battery really go? vivo will put the V80 Lite’s endurance to the test in a record-setting feat to be revealed soon. For now, vivo laboratory tests provide an early look at what the battery can deliver. The V80 Lite lasted up to 30 hours of video streaming, 30 hours of TikTok playback, 68 hours of phone calls, and 14 hours of MLBB gaming in single-app usage sc...

Precision Meets Intelligence: Optimizing Professional Tasks with the OPPO AI Pen

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Ideas often move faster than tools can keep up with them. A meeting finishes, people leave the room, and the whiteboard stays behind, filled with arrows, half-written notes, and shapes that only made sense a few minutes earlier. You take a photo because you have to. What comes next is usually the time-consuming part. Someone needs to redraw the chart. Someone else has to type up notes. Feedback gets split between screenshots, messages, and follow-up explanations. The OPPO AI Pen is designed for this in-between space, where work slows down not because ideas are weak, but because translating them takes effort. This article walks through two practical ways the OPPO AI Pen can streamline your everyday work on the OPPO Find N6: converting hand-drawn meeting notes into clear charts and adding direct, visual feedback to documents. Scenario 1: Turning Meeting Chaos into Clarity with AI Chart A whiteboard is brilliant for thinking out loud. It's less brilliant once everyone's left the r...

GAC Secures Prestigious Breakthrough Brand Title in Kantar’s 2026 Philippine Automotive Valuation

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MANILA, Philippines | 17 September 2026 — GAC Philippines has been officially recognized as the "2026 Breakthrough Brand - Automotive" in Kantar's 2026 BrandZ Spotlight on Philippine Brands report. GAC joins a prestigious roster of recognized industry leaders honored across key consumer categories, including Banking, Health Supplements, Communication Providers, General Retailers, and Beers. As this year's Philippine accolades cover the retail and service sectors, GAC and Toyota were the automotive brands recognized at the event, with GAC receiving the "2026 Breakthrough Brand - Automotive" title. Within the automotive category, Kantar Philippines data shows that in the first half of 2026, electrified vehicles (xEVs) accounted for 15.3% of new vehicle sales recorded by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines and the Truck Manufacturers Association (CAMPI-TMA). Meanwhile, Kantar Philippines' April 2026 consumer survey reve...

Filipino Digital Artists: Claim Your Spot on the Global Stage in HUAWEI’s $20,000 GoPaint Contest

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Manila, Philippines (September 16, 2026) — Unveiled at the “Chase the Wild” product launch in Germany, the HUAWEI GoPaint Worldwide Creating Activity 2026 is now officially open for submissions. The competition invites digital artists, professional creators, and everyday enthusiasts from around the world, including Filipino creators, to bring their ideas to life through digital art. Building on the activity’s growing global community, which has contributed over 10,000 submissions in the past two years, participants can submit their original digital artworks until January 31, 2027, and join a worldwide celebration of diverse artistic expression. This year, HUAWEI is making the activity more accessible with the introduction of the new Easy Creation category, giving aspiring digital artists a simpler way to get started. All entries must be created exclusively using a HUAWEI tablet and the GoPaint app, which features realistic brushes, high-definition canvases, and low-latency drawing for...

DLSU and GCash Partner to Launch Philippines’ First Fintech Engineering Elective

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  De La Salle University (DLSU) and GCash are partnering to strengthen tech talent development through the NextGen Tech Builders Program, an industry-designed fintech engineering elective that brings real-world technology practices into the university classroom.   As DLSU’s Term 1 classes starts, DLSU undergraduate students will gain hands-on experience with the technologies and development practices used to build and operate large-scale digital platforms.   The elective is part of a deeper collaboration between DLSU and GCash, giving students the opportunity to develop fintech engineering skills while still in university. The program combines classroom learning with practical work, including a fintech capstone project where students can apply what they learn to real-world challenges.   DLSU students also joined a forum introducing the new elective and its fintech track. Ding , a DLSU alumnus and member of the GCash Cadetship Program Batch 2023, shared their career j...

ASUS Strengthens B2B Ecosystem with Debut of ExpertBook Ultra in Cebu and Davao Key Hubs

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Manila, Philippines — ASUS Business Philippines is expanding its business presence beyond Metro Manila, bringing its flagship laptop ASUS ExpertBook Ultra and business-grade technology closer to the executives, entrepreneurs, and IT decision-makers driving growth in Cebu and Davao . Following its Manila debut on July 1, 2026, the ASUS ExpertBook Ultra made its regional debut in NUSTAR Resort Cebu, Cebu City on September 7 and 8, followed by Dusit D2, Davao City on September 11. Drawing more than 1,000 total attendees, the Grand Launches supports ASUS Business Philippines’ commitment to expanding access to enterprise-grade AI for business technology. For ASUS Business, the message is clear: the next wave of AI adoption and business-grade devices are not limited to one place. It is also taking shape in the regional business hubs where companies are building, scaling, and competing for the future. Bringing Business-Grade Technology Closer to Fast-Growing Regional Businesses  ASUS br...