Garmin Launches Next-Gen Smartwatches and Heart Rate Monitor for Performance-Driven Athletes

Equipped with new training tools, insights, and connected features

Garmin has announced three new performance products designed to help athletes reach new personal bests: the Forerunner® 570 and Forerunner® 970 GPS running and triathlon smartwatches, and the HRM 600, a premium heart rate monitor that delivers advanced data and versatility. These next-generation devices work seamlessly together, offering new ways to train, track, and recover with precision—all designed with Garmin’s hallmark durability and athlete-first innovation.

Together, these launches expand the Garmin ecosystem for performance-driven athletes, offering richer data insights, greater workout flexibility, and smarter recovery metrics, whether you're gearing up for a race or fine-tuning their performance in the gym.

Essentiale Sounds the Alarm on the Silent Epidemic of MAFLD, Gives Liver a Voice in the Philippines.

Opella. This Global Fatty Liver Day (June 13), Essentiale, the #1 liver care brand from Opella, is calling attention to a health crisis silently gripping the Philippines. Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) is on the rise, yet it remains one of the least understood and most ignored threats to Filipino well-being.

Nearly 20 million Filipinos are at risk of MAFLD — a condition commonly misunderstood as being alcohol-related but is, in fact, driven by poor diets, lack of exercise, chronic stress, and underlying conditions like obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. Today, 9 out of 10 obese individuals and 7 out of 10 diabetics in the country are vulnerable to liver deterioration. Alarmingly, the average age of fatty liver sufferers has dropped to just 38 years old.

LBC Express Empowers Filipino Entrepreneurs with Up to 60% Off Shipping Through ‘LBC BOSS’ Program

LBC Express, the Philippines trusted logistics and money services provider, officially launches LBC BOSS (Bulk Order Sulit Sending), a new shipping program built to support the growing community of online sellers and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the Philippines.

The initiative underscores LBC’s continued commitment to uplift Filipino entrepreneurs, offering up to 60% off shipping rates, starting with a minimum of 15 parcels per month. Members also gain access to free doorstep pick-up, dedicated customer support, and exclusive business perks tailored to their needs.

“Filipinos have always been entrepreneurial — from traditional markets to today’s digital platforms,” said Oliver L. Valentin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Philippine Branch Operations at LBC Express Inc.

Personal Collection Wins Best Employer Brand Awards in 2025

Receiving the award were CJ Kim Casupanan, Talent Acquisition Head and Anna Katrina Bersamin, Organizational Development Senior Director

Personal Collection (PC), a proudly Filipino-owned direct selling company, has been honored with the Philippines’ Best Employer Brand Award 2025 at the 20th Employer Branding Awards. This milestone recognizes PC’s unwavering commitment to building meaningful employee experiences that balance the needs of both the organization and its people.

The award celebrates the company’s mission of bringing the Great Life to everyone by creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.  

Schneider Electric’s Galaxy VXL UPS Delivers Scalable Power for Growing AI Power Demands

AI is reshaping the digital world, with its computing capacity expected to double approximately every 100 days, driving a projected 4.2-fold increase in data center power consumption between 2023 and 2028.

In response, Schneider Electric offers a compact, efficient, and AI-ready UPS solution called Galaxy VXL. 

Galaxy VXL helps customers meet growing compute requirements with greater agility, uptime, and environmental responsibility.

As artificial intelligence (AI) drives unprecedented growth in energy demand, Schneider Electric, the global leader in digital energy management and automation, is helping Philippine data centers future-proof their operations through energy intelligence. The company introduces the Galaxy VXL, a next-generation uninterruptible power supply (UPS) designed to support high-density AI workloads— delivering power protection, efficiency, and scalability in a compact footprint.

Shell Philippines Turns 3 Metric Tons of Plastic Waste Into Bike Racks for Sustainable Mobility Project

Shell Philippines has delivered a set of 110 bike racks made from 3,000 kg of plastic waste around Metro Manila and Southern Luzon as part of a unique activation to help encourage sustainable mobility and spotlight the power of the circular economy.

The Philippines has been hard hit by the plastic waste crisis which threatens the health of our planet.  The country’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act, which requires large companies to recover 40% of their plastic packaging footprint in 2024, aims to encourage a circular economy for plastics to ensure waste doesn’t end up in nature. 

Me Time That Makes Mom Life Work: Anne Curtis on Maintaining Wellness While Doing It All

Anne Curtis has always embraced life on the go. As someone who wears many hats as an actress, host, entrepreneur, and hands-on mom, her schedule rarely slows down. With so much on her plate, she’s come to realize that feeling good inside is key to showing up fully—for work, for her family, and for herself.

One of her key wellness advocacies? Gut health.

“Sometimes, you don’t realize how important it is to take care of your gut,” Anne shares. “Feeling good inside your gut will make you feel and look better on the outside as well.”

As a self-confessed foodie and thrill-seeker at heart, Anne has always been open to trying new things, from sampling street food abroad to experimenting with recipes at home. But with that spirit of adventure comes the occasional tummy hiccup—those “oops” moments that can throw off your day. That’s why she’s learned how important it is to keep her tummy in check.  Whether she’s at home, on set, or across the globe, Anne believes that feeling good starts from within.