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   Filipino founder Joachim Del Castillo turned years of bingeing, restriction and punishing exercise into Obra Health, an affordable personalized GLP-1 service offering clinician-guided semaglutide and tirzepatide treatment. “Some nights, I ate two boxes of pizza alone. Then I would run until I believed I had burned it all off, or refuse to eat for the next two days. “I lived like this for years. “It is one of the reasons I built Obra Health.” From the age of 18 to 26, Filipino founder Joachim Del Castillo repeatedly found himself trapped in a cycle of bingeing, guilt and punishment. Other nights, it was three or four packs of pancit canton. Once he started eating, it could feel impossible to stop. Afterwards, he believed he had to pay for it through extreme exercise or restriction. “It was not discipline,” Del Castillo said. “I thought every meal had to be earned and every mistake had to be repaid.” Now, at 26, he is launching Obra Health, a Philippine healthcare service off...

For years, the Brillo Awards have stood as Cebuana Lhuillier’s highest distinction, honoring the loyalty, achievements, and contributions of Ka Cebuanas who have helped shape the organization. This year, under the theme “Spotlight is Yours,” the tradition takes on a renewed focus, putting the people behind the company’s success center stage and recognizing the journeys, accomplishments, and contributions that continue to move Cebuana Lhuillier forward. “What we’re celebrating goes beyond tenure or achievement. We honor the difference our KaCebuanas continue to make in the lives of others. No amount of setbacks have stopped them from showing up, because they understand that behind these transactions are millions of Filipinos who place their trust in us and rely on Cebuana Lhuillier every day," said Jean Henri Lhuillier, President and CEO of Cebuana Lhuillier. Among the most meaningful tributes were the service milestones of KaCebuanas who have dedicated decades to the company, inc...

Techsauce Global Summit 2026 opened in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 26, bringing together more than 350 exhibitors. Marking its third consecutive appearance at Techsauce, iFLYTEK showcased AI agents, integrated hardware-software products, multilingual AI technologies and enterprise AI infrastructure, further strengthening its presence in Thailand and across Southeast Asia. The iFLYTEK booth attracted dozens of mainstream media outlets from Thailand and the wider region for hands-on demonstrations and coverage. iFLYTEK also received "The Sauciest AI-Driven Company" award at the event. As AI moves rapidly from pilot projects to deployment at scale, Southeast Asian enterprises are placing greater emphasis on AI agent applications, scenario-specific adaptation and local deployment. According to McKinsey's report AI in Southeast Asia: An Era of Opportunity , 46% of surveyed enterprises in Southeast Asia have moved beyond the AI pilot stage and entered scaled adoption. However,...

Ho Chi Minh City, August 2026 – If Day One of Vietnam Wedding Week 2026 introduced four different creative worlds, the second day completed the runway journey with another three perspectives on contemporary wedding fashion. DO LONG BRIDAL, ADAM STORE and LOVINE BRIDAL by Thanh Ho brought different energies to The Love City, moving from sensual bridal glamour and modern menswear to a freer interpretation of romance and personal identity. Together, the three presentations expanded the conversation beyond one image of the wedding wardrobe and towards a broader picture of the people and personalities behind the celebration. THE SECOND DAY BRINGS A DIFFERENT ENERGY TO THE RUNWAY Day Two arrived with a more high-energy sense of contrast. The collections were different in style, but each carried a clear point of view about how a bride or groom can choose to present themselves on a wedding day. Confidence, tailoring and romance became three different starting points. The result was a programme...

  Three designers. Three opening walks. And one young idol who is quietly becoming a familiar face at the front of Vietnam's fashion runways. At Vietnam Wedding Week 2026, Dylan of UPRIZE stepped out as the first face for Luu Viet Anh's FALVAON presentation, VÀNG ẢNH VÀNG ANH. It was a brief moment in the spotlight, but not an isolated one. Before Luu Viet Anh, Dylan had already opened shows for Chung Thanh Phong and Tran Hung. Three first-face moments later, the pattern is becoming difficult to ignore. For a performer best known for the stage, music and the world of idol entertainment, the runway is opening up a different kind of spotlight. There is no microphone. No choreography to hide behind. Just the music, the lights and the first few seconds in which everyone in the room decides to look. At Vietnam Wedding Week 2026, Dylan did more than make a celebrity appearance. He became the first image through which the audience entered one of the event's most story-driven...

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   Autonomous mobility company Carziqo has announced the start of operations for its ER-BX autonomous ride-hailing vehicles in Austin, Texas, expanding its presence in one of the United States’ leading technology centers. The announcement coincides with the beginning of the Philippines’ “Ber Months”—the period from September through December widely regarded as the unofficial start of the country’s Christmas season. Christmas music, decorations and preparations often begin earlier in the Philippines than elsewhere, making September 1 a symbol of optimism, reunion and new beginnings. Carziqo described the Austin deployment as another step in the development of its international autonomous mobility network. ER-BX enters Austin’s mobility landscape Austin has attracted growing interest from transportation and technology companies because of its expanding population, established innovation ecosystem and demand for alternative mobility services. According to Carziqo, the ER-BX vehic...

 At a wedding event built around the idea of The Love City, FALVAON by Luu Viet Anh brought another kind of journey to the runway: one shaped by memory, narrative and Vietnamese cultural references. Presented as part of Bridal Fashion Show 2026, VÀNG ẢNH VÀNG ANH introduced a perspective in which bridal fashion becomes more than a response to an occasion. It becomes a way of carrying a story. Within a programme that brought together seven different creative voices, Luu Viet Anh’s collection stood out for asking a different question: how can cultural memory be translated into a contemporary bridal language without losing either its emotional roots or its relevance to the present? WHEN A BRIDAL COLLECTION BEGINS WITH A STORY Fashion can begin with a silhouette, a material or a technical idea. For FALVAON, storytelling provides another starting point. That narrative approach shaped the collection’s place within Vietnam Wedding Week 2026. The garments were not presented simply as indiv...

  As severe flooding hit Metro Manila, and Northern Luzon, corporate volunteers spent the month working at three sites tied to the region's flood defenses: a wetland sanctuary, a dam-adjacent nursery, and a watershed reforestation site, in partnership with ASSIST. As Typhoon Inday, Tropical Storm Maymay, and the southwest monsoon brought some of the year's most severe flooding to the Philippines this July, displacing tens of thousands across Mindanao and inundating major roads across Metro Manila and Northern Luzon — three companies spent the month running employee volunteer activities at sites that play a direct role in the country's flood defenses: a protected wetland sanctuary, a dam-adjacent tree nursery, and a watershed reforestation site. In partnership with the Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST), the three activities engaged volunteers in conservation work at sites tied to Metro Manila's water supply and flood management i...

## Test Automation Innovation Summit 2026 | Manila **Test Automation Innovation Summit 2026**, organised by **Leadsspire**, is a focused leadership conference exploring the future of software testing, test automation, and quality engineering. Taking place in **Manila**, a rapidly growing technology hub in Southeast Asia, the summit will bring the QA and testing community together to share insights, strategies, and innovations. About the Summit Date: 22 October 2026 Venue: Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Ortigas Center The event will bring together **200+ industry leaders and experts**, including: * QA & Test Leaders * Automation Engineers & SDETs * DevOps & Engineering Heads * AI & Testing Solution Providers * Technology Consultants & Product Teams Key Topics * Test automation strategies & frameworks * AI/ML in software testing * Continuous testing in DevOps * Performance, security & API testing * Scaling automation & improving test efficiency Event Highli...

The Ministry of Home Affairs, through the Agency for Home Affairs Policy Strategy (BSKDN) in collaboration with Tempo Media Group, successfully organized the award ceremony for the 2026 High-Performing Local Government Appreciation Batch II Regional Java and Bali . The peak awarding event took place on Friday evening, August 28, 2026, at the Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC), Badung Regency, Bali Province, honoring local governments for their performance achievements in governance and public services that directly impact the community. The organization of this award event was supervised directly by the leadership of BSKDN Ministry of Home Affairs, under the oversight and supervision of the Head of the Center for Regional Policy Strategy, Population, and Public Services of BSKDN, Dr. T.R. Fahsul Falah, S.Sos., M.Si. , and fully supported by the BSKDN team and Ministry of Home Affairs protocol personnel. Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian explained that this event was desi...