Newsletter: The 4 Rs of Recovery: What Elite Athletes Do in the First Hour After the Final Whistle

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Ask most people what elite athletes eat and they will describe the pre-match meal. The pasta the night before. The banana before warmups. The sports drink on the sidelines.

Newsletter: Digital-PINAS, PLDT, Smart transform Laguna farmers, fisherfolk, small biz owners into digital entrepreneurs

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Over a hundred farmers, fisherfolk, and small business owners across the province of Laguna are now ready to become digital entrepreneurs, through a training conducted by the International Trade Centre (ITC) under the Digital-PINAS initiative, or the Joint Programme on Inclusive, Competitive, and Responsible Digital Philippines.

Newsletter: TOKYO LIGHTS 2026 Concludes Record-Breaking Approx. 80,000 Visitors Enthralled Over Nine Dazzling Days as Tokyo’s Premier Festival of Light Came to a Close.

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The Tokyo International Projection Mapping Award Executive Committee is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of TOKYO LIGHTS 2026, a festival of light illuminating Tokyo’s nights, held over nine days from Saturday, May 23 to Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No.1, Citizens’ Plaza, and across the Nishi-Shinjuku area. During the event period, approximately 80,000 visitors from Japan and abroad attended, showcasing to the world the potential of Tokyo as a new nighttime tourism destination.

Newsletter: School-in-a-Bag reaches far-flung schools in Southern Leyte

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Students in remote schools in the province of Southern Leyte learn how to read and solve mathematical equations using interactive tech-powered educational tools found inside School-in-a-Bag (SIAB) packages. The latest deployment, sponsored by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), the Department of Education Region 8, and the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), marks the global agency’s fourth and largest deployment of SIAB kits to date.

Newsletter: Battle Pass is Here: DEXCON, Season Pass, and Community Flea Market Team Up for a Weekend of Vintage Finds and Sports Entertainment

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DEXCON, in collaboration with Season Pass and Community Flea Market, presents Battle Pass, a weekend featuring professional wrestling and vintage shopping happening July 18 and 19, 2026, at Bigger Pictures in Mandaluyong City. Come for the vintage finds, stay for the bodyslams!

Newsletter: Shakira & Burna Boy’s “Dai Dai,” the official FIFA World Cup™ song, is the #1 global song

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Shakira isn’t just the undisputed queen of summer with “Dai Dai.” The Colombian superstar also remains the most-streamed Latin artist in the world today, thanks to her latest track alongside African icon Burna Boy. The single is the most-streamed song on Spotify globally and tops the Billboard Global Chart for the week of June 30, a milestone that further cements Shakira’s standing as one of the most influential voices in global music.

Newsletter: RCBC, DOTr, and LRTA Bring Global EMV Transit Standards to LRT-2; Roll out PISO Fare Promo

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Commuters on Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) can now simply tap their Visa or Mastercard debit, credit, or prepaid cards, use Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled mobile wallets such as Google Pay, or scan GCash QR to pay for their fares following the launch of the country’s first rail-based automated fare collection system that seamlessly integrates open-loop EMV card payments, mobile NFC, and QR payments in a single interoperable platform.

Newsletter: Emirates appoints Khalid Al Zarooni as Country Manager for the Philippines

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Emirates has appointed Khalid Al Zarooni as its new Country Manager for the Philippines, where he will oversee the airline's commercial operations.

Newsletter: Build harmony across Filipino families with Philips Karaoke Speakers

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Family bonding has always been at the heart of Filipino culture. Whether it's a salu-salo where everyone insists you've "barely eaten," a catch-up that lasts until midnight, or a singing session that turns into a full-blown karaoke showdown, Filipinos know how to make every gathering one to remember. It's no surprise, then, that karaoke has, in many ways, stood the test of time.

Newsletter: Escaped flowerhorn fish threaten Laguna biodiversity, pose potential public health risks

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Danika Geronimo, Ateneo Research Communications

A hardy aquarium fish prized for its golden hue, the ornamental Flowerhorn cichlid (Amphilophus spp.) has become a problem for the residents of San Pablo City, Laguna: it is increasingly taking on an outsized role in both the natural ecosystem and local aquaculture operations in nearby Lake Sampaloc.

Researchers from the Ateneo de Manila University Department of Biology and the Ateneo Aquatic and Fisheries Resources Laboratory have documented the broad presence of Flowerhorn cichlids in the volcanic crater lake in San Pablo City, Laguna. The researchers say that this “fenced and feral” status is intensifying pressure on native biodiversity and posing potential risks to public health.

Sought after in the aquarium trade for their vibrant golden hue, Flowerhorn cichlids are becoming a concerning invasive presence in Lake Sampaloc. SOURCE: Gasmen, 2026.

Originally introduced through the aquarium trade, Flowerhorns reportedly escaped into the lake during a major typhoon, and fish assemblage surveys as early as 2016 had already documented their establishment. Researchers Hannah Nicole C. Gasmen and Dr. Janice A. Ragaza discovered that the species “are no longer merely escaped ornamental fishes, but have become integrated into local aquaculture through intentional retention and sale, indicating that human activities may continue to reinforce their persistence and spread.”

Newsletter: Turn Traffic into Wins: OnGo Launches EDSA Sticker Mural Wall Campaign

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OnGo Smart Advertising has officially launched its Sticker Mural Wall along EDSA, bringing a creative twist to one of Metro Manila’s most familiar daily experiences—traffic.

Newsletter: Sprout Solutions to Stage Annual State of HR Summit 2026 Focused on “Leading a People-First AI Transformation”

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Sprout Solutions, the Philippines' leading homegrown HR and payroll technology company, will hold the State of HR Summit 2026 on July 8, 2026, at Dusit Thani Manila, bringing together HR leaders, business executives, and people managers to discuss how organizations can accelerate performance with AI while remaining people-first.

Newsletter: Fueling Around the World: Your Grandmother Was Right — Traditional Foods Are Elite Sports Nutrition

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Every summer when the world's best soccer players take the field, the conversation turns to what they eat. Pre-match meals. Recovery shakes. Hydration protocols. And every year, a lot of fans come away with the same impression: elite sports nutrition is something foreign, something engineered, something that lives in a lab.

Newsletter: Team Philippines wins gold, places 6th overall at first Asia-Pacific AI Olympiad

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The eight-member Philippine national team won one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals at the first Asia-Pacific Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (APOAI 2026), securing a historic tie for 6th place versus over a hundred of the best secondary school students from across 18 countries.

Newsletter: Rol3ert Releases Kodoku EP and “Aftertaste (feat. REJAY)” Music Video, Marking a Breakthrough Month Across Asia

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Japanese singer-songwriter Rol3ert releases the official music video for "Aftertaste  (feat. REJAY)", the latest moment in a June that has seen him release his second EP Kodoku, perform his first-ever overseas solo headline show in Taipei, and receive a major industry award in Japan.