Hanabishi Brings Practical Baking Solutions to WOFEX Drinks + Bakes Cake Fiesta Manila 2026 This February 25-27

Hanabishi is set to take part in the World Food Expo (WOFEX) Drinks + Bakes Cake Fiesta Manila 2026, the premier gathering for the baking and beverage industry in the country. It will be held from February 25 to February 27, 2026 at the World Trade Center Manila in Pasay City.

“At Hanabishi, we understand the needs of Filipino moms and home bakers. That’s why we offer durable appliances that are affordable. We want to make it easier for them to bake at home, and this is what we are going to showcase in our participation at WOFEX,” said Cherish Ong-Chua, VP for Finance and Marketing of Hanabishi Appliances.

Discounts, Exclusive Deals, and Freebies Await at the Hanabishi Booth

Hanabishi will be at Booth 703 during the three-day event, where it will be showcasing its various baking and kitchen appliances and roll out exciting offers and exclusive deals. These include discounts of up to 30 percent on its select items.

Instant freebies will also be given to those who check in on social media by following, posting, or tagging Hanabishi. Limited edition merchandise and exclusive giveaways await participants.

Live Demo with Beloved Content Creator Marecakes

One of the highlights of the event is a live baking session with well-loved baker and content creator MareCakes. On February 27, 2026, at 10:00 AM, she will host a live demonstration with free tasting, dubbed “Level Up with MareCakes,” where she will share signature recipes and practical tips using Hanabishi appliances. 

Her session will showcase Hanabishi’s message of Quality that Grows with You, showing how the brand has supported her baking journey from humble beginnings to a thriving passion.

“Whether you’re a home baker, a hands-on mom, a culinary student, or a small bakery owner ready to level up, we invite you to discover and learn more about our reliable and budget-friendly baking and kitchen appliances. Let Hanabishi help you in fulfilling your passion and start or further your journey in baking,” Ong-Chua said.

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About Hanabishi: 

Sa Bahay at sa Business Mo, Hanabishi!

Hanabishi is a Filipino household name for appliances for over 35 years. It is a brand engineered to fit the lifestyle of the Filipino both for homes and businesses.  Hardworking, durable and resilient, are the attributes that personify Hanabishi making it the brand of choice of every Filipino mom and businessman when it comes to value and practicality. Hanabishi is the mark of quality that grows with you through the years.  Built with passion and an impeccable desire to uphold the quality of life in every Filipino home, Hanabishi will remain to be the PRACTICAL choice and KAPARTNER, today and for the many years to come.

For more information about Hanabishi, please visit www.myhanabishi.com/shop and  like them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MyHanabishiAppliances/

Sun Life Maintains No. 1 Position in Philippine Life Insurance Industry for 15 Consecutive Years

 

Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc. once again emerged as the No. 1 life insurance company in the Philippines based on Total Premium Income, according to the official data released by the Insurance Commission (IC). 

 

With Total Premium Income amounting to ₱61.8 billion as of end-2025, Sun Life outperformed the nearest competitor by ₱8.9 billion, further cementing its position as the country’s market leader for 15 consecutive years. 

 

Sun Life also secured the top spot in Net Income, Net Worth, Invested Assets, and Total Assets – dominating five out six metrics monitored by the IC.

 

"We are deeply grateful to our Clients for placing their trust in Sun Life year after year. This recognition belongs to them and to every member of our Sun Life family – our advisors, employees, and partners – whose dedication makes our purpose possible," said Benedict Sison, CEO and Country Head of Sun Life Philippines. "Together, we remain committed to delivering meaningful financial solutions that help Filipinos achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives."

 

As Sun Life Philippines accelerates into 2026, the company is expanding its digital capabilities and advisor network while strengthening its commitment to be a true Partner for Life – supporting Filipinos in achieving their financial goals and family aspirations.

 

To learn more about Sun Life’s products and services, visit www.sunlife.com.ph. Stay updated by following Sun Life Philippines on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.

 

 LG ELECTRONICS PRESENTS LG CLOiD HOME ROBOT TO DEMONSTRATE “ZERO LABOR HOME” AT CES 2026

The New Home Robot Embodies LG Electronics’ Zero Labor Home Vision, Introducing Physical AI to Manage the Time-consuming Tasks of Daily Housework

News Summary:

• LG Electronics will showcase LG CLOiD™, an AI-powered home robot at CES 2026, representing its “Zero Labor Home” vision where intelligent machines handle everyday chores through robotics and connected home integration.

• LG CLOiD is a robot that uses AI and vision-based technology to perform household tasks like cooking and laundry, connecting seamlessly with LG’s ThinQ ecosystem to automate home life.

• By unveiling LG CLOiD and its new actuator technology, LG takes a major step toward AI-driven homes, combining robotics, smart appliances, and Physical AI to make housework effortless and time-saving.

LAS VEGAS — LG Electronics (LG) today announced LG CLOiD™, an AI-enabled home robot that will be demonstrated publicly for the first time at CES 2026. Designed to perform and coordinate household tasks across connected home appliances, CLOiD is intended to reduce the time and physical effort required for everyday chores. The system represents LG’s latest development in AI-based home robotics and smart home platforms, building on the company’s Self-Driving AI Home Hub (LG Q9), and the ThinQ ecosystem.

Demonstrating Household Automation in a Real-World Home Setting

At CES 2026, the company will show LG CLOiD operating in diverse home environments. In one scenario, the robot retrieves milk from a refrigerator and places a croissant into an oven to prepare breakfast. After household occupants leave, LG CLOiD initiates laundry cycles and folds and stacks garments after drying. These tasks display LG CLOiD’s ability to understand the user’s lifestyle and precise appliance control

Hardware Designed for Operation in Living Spaces

LG CLOiD consists of a head unit, torso with two articulated arms and a wheeled base equipped with autonomous navigation. The torso can tilt to adjust its height, enabling the robot to pick up objects from knee level and above.

Each arm has seven degrees of freedom, matching the mobility of a human arm. The shoulder, elbow and wrist allow forward, backward, rotational and lateral motion, while each hand includes five independently actuated fingers for fine manipulation. This configuration allows LG CLOiD to handle a wide range of household objects and operate in kitchens, laundry rooms and living areas.

The wheeled base uses autonomous driving technology derived from LG’s experience with robot vacuums and the LG Q9. This form factor was selected for stability, safety and cost-effectiveness, with a low center of gravity that reduces the risk of tipping if a child or pet makes contact.

LG CLOiD’s Head as a Mobile AI Home Hub

The head functions as a mobile AI home hub. It is equipped with a chipset – which functions as LG CLOiD’s brain – a display, a speaker, cameras, various sensors and voice-based generative AI. Collectively, these elements allow the robot to communicate with humans through spoken language and “facial expressions,” learn the living environments and lifestyle patterns of its users and control connected home appliances based on its learnings.

Vision-Based Physical AI: VLM and VLA

At the core of LG CLOiD is the company’s Physical AI technology, which combines:

• Vision Language Model (VLM) — converts images and video into structured, language-based understanding

• Vision Language Action (VLA) — translates visual and verbal inputs into physical actions

These models have been trained on tens of thousands of hours of household task data, enabling LG CLOiD to recognize appliances, interpret user intent and execute context-appropriate actions such as opening doors, or transferring objects.

Integration with ThinQ and ThinQ ON

LG CLOiD’s capabilities expand significantly through its integration with LG’s smart home ecosystem, including the AI Home Platform “ThinQ™” and Hub “ThinQ ON.” This seamless connectivity allows LG CLOiD to orchestrate a wider range of services across LG's various appliances.

LG Actuator AXIUM: Robotics Components for Physical AI

Alongside the home robot, LG is introducing LG Actuator AXIUM™, a new brand of robotic actuators for service and robots.

An actuator serves as a robot’s joint, integrating a motor that generates rotational force, a drive that controls electrical signals and a reducer that regulates speed and torque. As one of the most critical and cost-intensive components in a robot, actuators are widely regarded as a strategic upstream technology in the emerging era of Physical AI.

LG has accumulated world-class component technology through its market-leading home appliance business. This expertise in component technology is expected to be the foundation for delivering key competitive advantages in actuators, such as lightweight and compact design, high efficiency and high torque. In addition, LG’s modular design technology enables customizing, multi-variety production that is necessary for manufacturing advanced robots, which require dozens of types of actuators.

Roadmap Toward AI-Driven Homes

LG plans to continue developing home robots with practical functions and forms for housework. Simultaneously, the company will expand the application of its accumulated robotics technology to home appliances, creating categories such as “Appliance Robots” like robot vacuums, and “Robotized Appliances” like refrigerators with doors that open automatically as a person approaches. The ultimate goal is to create an “AI Home” where housework is entrusted to AI appliances and home robots, allowing people to rest, enjoy themselves and spend their time on more valuable activities.

“The LG CLOiD home robot is designed to naturally engage with and understand the humans it serves, providing an optimized level of household help,” said Steve Baek, president of the LG Home Appliance Solution Company. “We will continue our relentless efforts to achieve our Zero Labor Home vision, making housework a thing of the past so that customers can spend more time on the things that really matter.”

Visitors to CES 2026 (January 6-9) can experience the tangible benefits of LG CLOiD and the Zero Labor Home through a variety of real-life scenarios at LG’s booth (#15004, Las Vegas Convention Center).

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About LG Electronics Home Appliance Solution Company 

The LG Home Appliance Solution Company (HS) is a global leader in home appliances and AI home solutions. By leveraging industry-leading core technologies, the HS Company is committed to enhancing consumers’ quality of life and promoting sustainability. The company develops thoughtfully designed kitchen and living appliance solutions and has recently integrated LG’s Robot Business Division to incorporate advanced robot technologies into its home solutions. Together, these products offer enhanced convenience, exceptional performance, efficient operation and sustainable lifestyle solutions. For more news on LG, visit www.LGnewsroom.com.

LG ELECTRONICS INTRODUCES 2026 LG GRAM LINEUP ELEVATED BY AEROMINUM

   

LG gram Debuts Aerominum for a Premium Metallic Look and Reinforced Durability, With Advanced Dual AI to Boost Productivity

LG Electronics (LG) will unveil its 2026 LG gram lineup at CES 2026, extending the brand’s decade-long leadership in ultra-portable laptops. The new lineup debuts an ultra-light Aerominum material for a more portable, durable and premium design. The new models also prioritize productivity with advanced dual AI capabilities, combining on-device intelligence with cloud-based AI for more flexible work and creativity on the go.

The LG gram’s evolution as the ultra-portable laptop is accelerated by Aerominum, a composition developed by LG. This innovative material reduces the laptop’s weight while reinforcing its structural strength. The resulting chassis is built for life on the move, offering improved scratch resistance, meeting military-grade standards and ensuring long-lasting resilience for everyday use. Aerominum’s aeroplate structure and refined atelier brushing deliver a sleek metallic finish, elevating the design without adding bulk.

Select models of the 2026 LG gram lineup allow users to work faster and more securely across various environments with advanced dual AI. They also support Microsoft Copilot+ PC, alongside LG’s gram chat On-Device AI. Powered by the upgraded EXAONE 3.5 sLLM, these laptops provide fast, private AI assistance even without an internet connection. Equipped with the latest processors and optimized performance, the new models are built to handle demanding multitasking and complex AI workflows for both content creation and day-to-day productivity.

Beyond core performance, the LG gram models enhance mobility with new connectivity and security features. The enhanced gram Link enables seamless file sharing, screen mirroring and content transfer across not only Android, iOS devices but also webOS-based LG devices, including TVs, monitors and projectors. Setting a new standard for cross-platform compatibility, gram Link serves as unique universal hub across these three major ecosystems. This capability empowers users to seamlessly integrate their entire digital ecosystem, eliminating traditional barriers posed by OS compatibility. For security, LG ThinQ allows users to remotely lock or erase their PC if lost, safeguarding stored data.

17Z90UR: The World’s Lightest 17-inch RTX Laptop

The LG gram Pro 17 packs the performance of a 17-inch RTX laptop into a compact form factor comparable to a typical 16-inch model. Its expansive 17-inch WQXGA (2,560 x 1,600) LCD display supports both long-lasting productivity and immersive viewing, without the bulk of most high-performance laptops.

Driving this performance is the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 laptop GPU with 8GB of GDDR7 memory, engineered to provide ample performance for graphics-intensive tasks, content creation and gaming.

16Z90U: Ultra-Portable Dual AI Laptop for Unmatched Productivity

The LG gram Pro 16 sets a new standard as the lightest 16-inch laptop in its class to feature both on-device and cloud-based AI. Its 16-inch WQXGA+ (2,880 x 1,800) OLED display delivers a premium, immersive visual experience, offering sharp and rich contrast for both work and creative tasks. Powered by the latest Intel Core Ultra processors, the device ensures responsive multitasking and smooth performance for demanding everyday workloads.

“The 2026 LG gram represents a new milestone in our decade-long pursuit of ultimate portability. With Aerominum, we have successfully solved the paradox of weight versus durability, creating a premium metallic look that is both incredibly light and exceptionally durable,” said Lee Choong-hwoan, head of the Display Business at the LG Media Entertainment Solution Company. “By fusing this breakthrough material with our advanced dual AI and security solutions, our highly intelligent and extremely portable new laptops empower users to work, create and connect seamlessly wherever they are.”

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1 The 17Z90UR will be available exclusively in North America.

About LG Electronics Media Entertainment Solution Company

The LG Media Entertainment Solution Company (MS) is a recognized innovator in televisions, audio, displays and smart TV platforms. The MS Company enhances the media entertainment experience with its OLED TVs, renowned for perfect black and perfect color, and premium LCD QNED TVs, all powered by the personalized webOS smart TV platform. The MS Company also offers Information Technology solutions (gaming monitors, business monitors, laptops, projectors, cloud devices and medical displays) as well as Signage solutions (Micro LED signage, digital signage, hospitality displays and signage software solutions) that are designed to maximize customers’ work efficiency and deliver strong value. For more news on LG, visit https://www.lg.com/global/newsroom