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.
The HONOR Play 20A arrives exclusively on Shopee on November 11 for PHP8,099, down from PHP8,999, or as low as PHP45 a day for six months at 0% interest through SPayLater. It features a 2-inch Smart Rear Screen, a 6.9-inch 90Hz display, and a 6,000mAh battery. Nationwide availability starts November 28.
ASUS ROG's new 24.5-inch Tandem WOLED esports monitors are coming to the Philippines: the Swift OLED PG259QWS Ace (720Hz, PHP90,000) in December 2026 and the Strix OLED XG259QWPG Ace (540Hz, PHP55,000) in 2027. Both offer a 0.02ms GTG response time, up to 1700 nits peak brightness, and a three-year warranty that covers OLED burn-in.
At AI Vision Forum Manila 2026 on October 28, AI platforms and cloud partners showed tools for building, launching, and scaling digital products with smaller teams. They included HowOne's agent-native platform for solo founders, A3SEO's 42-agent SEO engine, and TiDB and TrueWatch for infrastructure. A cloud panel featured Alibaba Cloud, Cloudflare, Oracle, and Huawei Cloud Philippines.
The HUAWEI FreeBuds SE 5 MAX is coming to the Philippines with up to 52dB Active Noise Cancellation, up to 80 hours of total battery life, and LDAC Hi-Res audio. It launches at a promo price starting at PHP1,999, down from PHP2,999, with a TikTok exclusive on November 8 and availability on Shopee, Lazada, and the HUAWEI Online Store on November 10.
Avanade's Build Beyond Limits: AI Reality Report found that 79 percent of APAC respondents agree too much AI investment is directed toward incremental improvements, and only 17 percent say they have fundamentally reshaped how their teams operate around AI. The survey covered 3,600 business decision makers across 11 markets, including 1,400 in Asia-Pacific.
Maya supported the DOJ Office of Cybercrime's CyberReady Campus Tour at UP Diliman, where head of corporate affairs Kristoffer Rada said, "A safer digital space needs everyone around the table." Ahead of the holiday shopping season, Maya also reminded consumers to verify sellers and payment instructions and never share passwords or one-time PINs.
The Philippines' digital economy is on track to reach USD42 billion in GMV by the end of 2026, according to the 11th e-Conomy SEA report by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company. The report also found that 53 percent of the working population uses standalone GenAI platforms, and digital payments grew 23 percent, the fastest in Southeast Asia.