Jakie and the Beadstalk

   SUPPLYCON 2026, the Official Exhibition of PASIA World 2026, is a dedicated B2B platform for the supply chain ecosystem, operated by Global-Link. It brings together providers and professionals across procurement, logistics, manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, packaging, material handling, automation, and supply chain technology. The exhibition gives industry professionals access to technologies, services, and potential suppliers in one venue, while providing exhibitors with opportunities to showcase their capabilities, generate business leads, build partnerships, and reach supply chain decision-makers. Held alongside PASIA World 2026, SUPPLYCON complements the conference’s industry knowledge and professional learning by connecting those insights with actual products, technologies, and services available in the market. Event: October 8–9, 2026 Venue: SMX Convention Center Manila Show Hours: 8:00 AM–6:00 PM Registration: https://live.vx-events.com/events/SUPPLYCON ...

 Zatoria, a new pre-loved fashion marketplace preparing to launch in the Philippines, is creating a star-studded digital destination where celebrity closets, designer pieces, coveted fashion finds, sustainable brands, luxury curators, and authenticated resale specialists can come together. Zatoria is built around a bigger idea: use the reach and influence of the people shaping fashion to make sustainability and purpose part of mainstream fashion culture. The platform gives celebrities, influencers, designers, brands, and other personalities a space to showcase pre-loved items and ethically crafted pieces, while putting their stories, values, and advocacies directly in front of the people who follow them. In doing so, Zatoria aims to make sustainable fashion more visible, aspirational, and accessible, turning influence into an opportunity to encourage conscious consumption and amplify causes that matter. Purpose is also built into the marketplace. Through Zatoria's built-in giving m...

  MANILA, Philippines — As AI adoption accelerates, Emerge believes the most successful organizations will be those that combine experienced people with intelligent systems. The company cautions against viewing AI as a complete replacement for human expertise. Instead, AI should automate repetitive tasks, provide decision support, and improve consistency while people continue to lead strategy, creativity, relationships, and accountability. Through HUGS, Emerge advocates a balanced approach where AI becomes part of a broader Business Growth System rather than a stand-alone initiative. The company plans to continue sharing practical guidance, educational resources, and case studies to help Philippine businesses adopt AI responsibly and effectively. "The future belongs to businesses that combine human judgment with intelligent systems. Technology is at its best when it helps people do their best work." — Carissa Coles - Noromor, Co-founder, Vice President, Emerge About EmergeLoc...

  The Krispy Manila, a single-product crispy pork belly brand, sold out its entire opening weekend inventory through word of mouth alone. Every order was claimed before Sunday ended. The brand operates on a simple model: orders are collected on a rolling basis, fulfilled every Saturday and Sunday, and delivered fresh to customers before lunch. Slots are limited by design. The Krispy Manila is now open for orders for this weekend. Customers may reach the brand directly through Facebook Messenger to secure their order before slots close. A New Crispy Pork Belly Brand Opened, and the First Weekend Was Gone Before Sunday Ended The Story CAVITE, PHILIPPINES, October 2026 — The Krispy Manila launched its first weekend of operations and closed it completely sold out. Every order was claimed. Not through a campaign, not through a promotion. Through people telling other people. The brand launched with one product: crispy pork belly. Delivered to your door. Made to order. The kind of skin th...

 Money Guro, Cebuana Lhuillier’s financial education initiative led by President and CEO Jean Henri Lhuillier, has long helped Filipinos make sound financial decisions. Now, the platform is taking its mission a step further by helping Filipinos turn what they learn about money into action with the launch of Money Guro Loans. From its inception, Money Guro has stood for more than just teaching Filipinos how money works. It has championed the idea that empowerment comes when knowledge is paired with the right tools to act on opportunities and address financial needs. With Money Guro Loans, this approach extends to Filipino entrepreneurs who may need additional resources to keep their businesses moving or pursue growth opportunities. Jean Henri Lhuillier emphasized the deeper purpose behind this expansion: “Financial literacy is only meaningful when it empowers people to act. With Money Guro Loans, we are giving Filipino entrepreneurs the means to turn knowledge into opportunity, to g...

  PHOENIX, Arizona — For many immigrants, the difficult task of learning English is only part of their journey to integration. Certain things remain challenging beyond formal fluency in the classroom: responding confidently in job interviews, workplace meetings, parent-teacher conferences, community events, and several others. Researchers have long distinguished between language proficiency—knowing a language—and communication confidence, the ability to express ideas comfortably under pressure and in unfamiliar situations.[1][2] For Jessica Natividad, a first-generation Filipina immigrant living in Arizona, that distinction defined much of her life in the United States through the years. "I always had ideas," Natividad told Boracay Island News. "The difficult part wasn't knowing English. It was expressing myself and my ideas clearly and elegantly." Today, Natividad regularly speaks before community organizations, welcomes newly arrived Filipino immigrants ...

  ANKA TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS CORP., the Philippine importer of Italy’s Valsir S.p.A., is putting water conservation in focus with BIRDIE, a modular floating cover for reservoirs and storage basins. As El Niño increases the risk of dry spells and drought in parts of the Philippines, BIRDIE offers a practical way to protect stored water - with up to 95% evaporation reduction, up to 99% surface coverage and up to 99% algae reduction, reduced odours, insects and external contamination. Fast installation, no major civil works, low maintenance and an expected service life of over 25 years make it a compelling option for agricultural, industrial and water-management applications. ANKA TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS brings Italian water-management innovation to the Philippines Water stored today may be the water a farm, business or community needs most tomorrow. Yet an open reservoir can lose part of that valuable reserve to evaporation before it ever reaches a crop, an industrial process or an irrigat...