FUJIFILM Philippines has introduced the FUJINON XF400mm F4.5 R LM OIS WR, a super-telephoto lens for the X Series with about 609mm reach (35mm equivalent), up to 5.5 stops of image stabilization, and weather-resistant sealing at 20 points. It weighs about 1,245 grams and is available at PHP185,990.
Chef Gerick Manalo says he could tell you what a balanced plate looks like, yet he was the one avoiding vegetables. After more than two years of development, his Filipino wellness brand EarthLab & Co introduced its first product, the 21 Greens + Antioxidants Power Blend, built around taste and convenience. "We're not here to replace a healthy diet," he says.
A business that opened this year has nothing for a lender to look up. Trusting Social Philippines has integrated its AI-powered telco credit score into Datung's underwriting engine, so Datung can assess Filipino micro-entrepreneurs with no borrowing history and approve loans in minutes. MSME loans are under 5 percent of the banking system's total loan portfolio, according to BSP data.
The Lynk & Co 900, a six-seat full-size plug-in hybrid SUV with 718 PS and up to 1,000 km of combined range, has launched in the Philippines at PHP4,280,000. Reserve one for PHP50,000 until December 31 to get benefits worth up to PHP390,000. Lynk & Co also introduced a five-year vehicle warranty and an eight-year unlimited-mileage battery warranty.
The HUAWEI nova 16s Series is now available in the Philippines. The nova 16s starts at PHP29,999 and the nova 16s Pro is PHP39,999. Buyers between October 30 and December 31 get a gift bundle with the HUAWEI FreeBuds SE 2 and a nova gift box, plus a PHP5,000 early bird voucher on Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop, and the HUAWEI Online Store.
vivo has unveiled the V80 in the Philippines with ENHYPEN's Jungwon, Jake, and Sunghoon as vivo Friends. The portrait-focused phone comes in Starwish Purple with ZEISS Center-Stage Portrait and is priced from PHP42,999, with pre-orders open until November 13. The three members will meet 100 V80 customers on November 12 at Music Hall, SM Mall of Asia.
Equinix has appointed Ireen Go-Catane as managing director for the Philippines, effective November 9. She joins from Schneider Electric Philippines, where she was country president, and brings more than 30 years of ICT experience. Equinix has three data centers in Manila with more than 1,000 cabinets of capacity.
Motorcycle sales are back on the upswing. MDPPA members sold 524,860 units in the third quarter of 2026, up 8.1 percent from the same period last year, with September the strongest month so far this year. Automatic motorcycles made up about 73.6 percent of Q3 sales, and cumulative sales from January to September are up 5.1 percent.
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Planning a long-weekend trip abroad? Wise Philippines shares five tips: budget in the local currency, convert pesos before you fly, avoid hidden card fees, choose the local currency at ATMs, and split costs with friends in different currencies. Wise Card users in the Philippines can withdraw up to PHP13,000 a month without Wise withdrawal fees.
Employees from TP (formerly Teleperformance) joined a coastal cleanup at the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park as part of Sustainable Shores World Cleanup Day. Volunteers collected over 488 kilograms of solid waste and contributed almost 200 volunteer hours. The activity was organized by TP's Citizen of the World foundation with CORA Philippines and the France-Philippines United Action Foundation.
IKEA YXSTABY, a nine-piece gaming collection designed with XBOX, has arrived in the Philippines. It features a tilting thumbstick stool, a Gaming D-pad cushion, a gaming lounge chair, and a TV stand on castors. It launched at the IKEA Pasay showroom on November 4 and is available online at ikea.com.ph.
LG showcased its 2026 LG OLED evo AI, LG Micro RGB evo AI, and LG QNED evo AI TVs at "A Canvas of Possibilities," a media launch held on October 30 at Ayala Museum in Makati. The event featured a True Cinema showcase, an Ultimate Gaming zone, and a Digital Art exhibit with LG Gallery+.
Filipino structural engineer Aldrei Ong, a De La Salle University graduate, has won the 2026 Global Sustainability Award of the James Dyson Award for Sentinel, a low-cost sensor that detects hidden damage in concrete buildings after earthquakes. He will receive PHP2,390,230 to develop it. It is the first Philippine win of the award since 2020.