Filipino youth are looking beyond academic knowledge as they prepare for future careers. A new FedEx and Junior Achievement study found that 94% of Filipino respondents believe an entrepreneurial mindset can help someone succeed in any job, while adaptability, workplace experience, AI capability, and global trade knowledge are also emerging as important priorities.

GoTyme Bank and the Singapore Tourism Board have partnered for Grand Prix Season Singapore 2026, giving Filipino GoTyme customers bonus Go Rewards points on qualifying Visa Debit card transactions made in Singapore from September 21 to November 21, 2026. The collaboration is STB’s first with a digital bank in the Philippines and GoTyme Bank’s first with a national tourism organization.

Cebu Pacific is working with Thinking Machines Data Science and OpenAI to scale enterprise AI across the airline, using ChatGPT Enterprise, OpenAI APIs, and risk-based governance to redesign workflows. Early results include faster legal contract review, project intake and triage, and engineering reference searches, with 86% of surveyed users saying AI supports more than one-third of their daily work.

iProov has published the Human Approval and Presence Specification, or HAPS, an experimental framework for verifying that a human approved a specific action before an AI agent carries it out. Released on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, HAPS includes procedural rules, test vectors, and a partial Rust reference implementation.

EY Global Delivery Services Philippines is marking its 11th anniversary with plans to add approximately 2,000 professionals over the next two to three years. The organization currently employs more than 6,000 people across Manila and Cebu and expects growing demand in assurance, technology consulting, AI, data, cybersecurity, digital engineering, and enterprise platforms.

LazMall accounted for 72% of total GMV during Lazada Philippines’ 9.9 Mega Brands Sale, while orders worth at least PHP6,000 contributed more than half of campaign GMV. Smartphones and consumer electronics led high-value purchases, while AI-guided shopping through LazzieChat generated USD2.2 million in GMV across Southeast Asia.

Gaming, PC building, content creation, collectibles, cosplay, and tech all came together during SM Supermalls’ Tech & Play Month. Held throughout August at participating malls nationwide, the campaign brought different communities together through tournaments, creator meetups, hobby activities, and hands-on tech discovery at Cyberzone.

The OPPO AI Pen works with the OPPO Find N6 to turn hand-drawn notes into editable charts and add handwritten feedback directly to long documents. Its AI Chart and Global Annotation features reduce the time spent recreating whiteboard content, organizing feedback, and preparing files for sharing.

Maya chief risk and compliance officer Julie Reyes has been named Governance, Risk and Compliance Advocate of the Year at the WFIS Philippines Awards 2026. The recognition highlights Maya’s One Maya Governance Framework, which aligns risk standards, controls, escalation paths, and oversight across its banking and payments businesses while keeping each regulated entity separately governed.

Green GSM Philippines has handed over 1,000 VinFast electric vehicles to driver partners as part of its largest Driver Partner Festival to date. The three-day event also introduced a vehicle rental model with initial investment starting at PHP5,000, plus support programs for drivers transitioning to EV operations.

Global AI devices provider HONOR Philippines has officially begun teasing something exciting following the success of the HONOR 600 Series, hinting at another device designed to keep up with the fast-paced lifestyles of today’s young professionals, creators, and digital-savvy users.

GCash is making health protection easier to access through GInsure Health. Users can choose from Oona’s All-in-One Health Plan for major health events and KwikCare HMO for everyday healthcare needs, with options to extend coverage to family members directly through the GCash app.

Filipino digital artists can now join the HUAWEI GoPaint Worldwide Creating Activity 2026. Participants can submit original artworks created using a HUAWEI tablet and the GoPaint app until January 31, 2027; 20 winners will each receive USUSD1,000 from a total prize pool of USUSD20,000.

Samsung has begun rolling out One UI 9 to more Galaxy devices, starting September 16 with the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra after its debut on the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Z Fold8, and Z Flip8. The update adds new Galaxy AI features for video, daily summaries, translation, scanning, voice recording, device care, security, and privacy.

The HONOR Pad X9b Max is coming to the Philippines on September 19. The new tablet combines a 13-inch 2.5K display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a 10,100mAh battery, and IMAX Enhanced support. Prices start at PHP19,999, while a keyboard bundle is available for PHP21,999.