Get HONOR Play 10 for as Low as PHP 700 via Globe Postpaid Plans

 

Get the HONOR Play 10 with Globe GPlan Plus 599 or GPlan Plus 799, with data, unlimited calls and texts, and no lock-up period.

Global AI device ecosystem company HONOR Philippines brings more flexible smartphone options to Filipino consumers as the HONOR Play 10 is now available at all Globe Stores nationwide. Customers can get the device with Globe GPlan Plus 599 for a one-time cash-out of PHP 5,800 or Globe GPlan Plus 799 for only PHP 700 cash-out.

With Globe GPlan Plus 599 and GPlan 799, subscribers can enjoy 10GB of data, unlimited calls and texts, including landline calls, and no lock-up period. These plans offer flexibility for users who need to stay connected for work, school, social media, and everyday communication without a long-term commitment.

Designed for everyday essentials, the HONOR Play 10 features a MediaTek Helio G81 octa-core processor and an Android Go experience for daily apps, social media, and casual entertainment. Its 5,000mAh battery supports extended daily use, while the 6.74-inch HD+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate provides a spacious and smoother viewing experience for browsing, streaming, and scrolling.

Available in Midnight Black and Ocean Cyan, the HONOR Play 10 combines practical features with a stylish design for users looking for an accessible smartphone upgrade.

With the HONOR Play 10 now available through Globe, Filipino consumers can enjoy a practical smartphone experience alongside flexible plan options and connectivity benefits suited to their everyday needs. Get the HONOR Play 10 via Globe at https://bit.ly/Globe_Play10_PR.

For more information about HONOR Philippines, you may visit: https://www.honor.com/ph/. To stay updated on launch announcements, product information, and exclusive offers, follow HONOR Philippines’ social media platforms on Facebook (Facebook.com/HonorPhilippines), Instagram (Instagram.com/honorph/) and TikTok: (Tiktok.com/@honorphilippines) for exclusive launch updates, product information, and more. #HONORPlay10 #HONORPhilippines

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About HONOR

HONOR is a global leading AI device ecosystem company. It is committed to revolutionizing human-to-device interactions to bridge the AI ecosystem with all consumers in the agentic AI era and beyond. The company endeavors to open industrial boundaries through open, seamless collaboration to co-create a value-sharing ecosystem with industry partners. With an innovative product portfolio spanning AI phones, PCs, tablets, wearables, and more, HONOR aims to empower every human, enabling everyone to embrace the new intelligent world.

PHP 1 MILLION WINNER! HONOR 600S SM Shopping Spree Winner from Davao!

HONOR Philippines has officially announced the lucky winner of its HONOR 600S PHP 1 Million Shopping Spree Promo, awarding PHP 1 million worth of SM Shopping Spree to Mary Ann D. Asis from Bankerohan, Davao City.

The winner was revealed during the live raffle draw held today, marking an exciting milestone in HONOR’s celebration of the HONOR 600S launch in the Philippines.

Through the promo, HONOR gave customers who purchased or pre-ordered the HONOR 600S during the promotional period the opportunity to win PHP 1 million worth of shopping at SM Store.

Congratulations to Mary Ann D. Asis on this exciting win!

Lenovo Adds Extra Cheer to Holiday Shopping with Up to ₱5,000 in SM Gift Pass

The holiday season is all about finding gifts that people will love and use. This year, Lenovo Philippines is making those thoughtful purchases a little more rewarding with its Lenovo Holiday Promo 2026, offering SM Gift Pass worth up to ₱5,000 with purchases of select Lenovo devices.

Running from October 15 to December 31, 2026, the promotion gives customers who purchase qualifying Lenovo laptops from authorized resellers an additional holiday treat, with SM Gift Pass worth ₱1,000 to ₱5,000 depending on the participating model.

Whether shopping for a student, a working professional, a gaming enthusiast, or someone looking to upgrade their everyday tech, customers can explore eligible devices across Lenovo's IdeaPad, Yoga, LOQ, and Legion lineups.

Participating IdeaPad models come with SM Gift Pass ranging from ₱1,000 to ₱2,500, while select Yoga devices qualify for ₱2,000 or ₱3,000 worth of SM Gift Pass.

For gaming enthusiasts, eligible Lenovo LOQ models come with ₱2,000 in SM Gift Pass, while participating Legion laptops offer ₱3,000 or ₱5,000. The highest reward of ₱5,000 is available with the qualifying Legion Pro 5 16IRX10.

The extra treat can help make the holidays even sweeter, with the SM Gift Pass accepted at a wide range of shopping, dining, and entertainment establishments. These include The SM Store, SM Supermarket, SM Hypermart, SaveMore, SM Appliance Center, Ace Hardware, Ace Builders Center, Baby & Co., Kultura Filipino, Our Home, SM Cinema, SM Bowling, SM Ice Skating Rink, SM Storyland, Sports Central, Surplus Shop, Toy Kingdom, Watsons, IMAX Theatre, Forever 21, Exploreum, Radisson Blu, Pet Express, Snack Time, Uniqlo, Levi’s, Walter Mart Supermarket, Alfamart, Crate & Barrel, Joseph, Sfera, The Body Shop, Skyranch, Bata, Crocs, MindPro Supermarket, Miniso, Simply Shoes, SM Science Discovery Center, and SM Foodcourt (selected outlets).

How to claim your holiday treat

To redeem their SM Gift Pass, customers must register at https://promotions.lenovo.com/ph/en and submit their full name, contact number, valid ID, proof of purchase, device machine type model (MTM), and serial number. The name on the purchase invoice must match the name on the valid ID.

Customers will receive an email within 7 to 14 business days after submitting their redemption request, indicating whether it has been accepted, rejected, or requires clarification. Once redemption is successful, the corresponding SM Gift Pass will be sent via email within another 7 to 14 business days.

Each customer may avail of the promotion up to five times, with redemption requests required within 60 days after the promotion ends. Unredeemed freebies will be forfeited after this period.

The promotion applies exclusively to qualifying device models purchased from authorized Lenovo resellers, subject to the complete promo mechanics and Terms and Conditions. Customers are encouraged to check the specific eligible MTMs and corresponding SM Gift Pass values before purchasing.

With a little extra holiday shopping value alongside their new device, Lenovo's Holiday Promo 2026 gives Filipinos another reason to make this season's tech gifts count.

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About Lenovo:  

Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Guided by its vision of “Smarter Technology for All”, Lenovo is executing a Hybrid AI strategy that spans Personal AI – one personal AI, multiple devices; and Enterprise AI – helping customers turn data into insights and value. This strategy is delivered through the Group’s commitment to world-class innovation and a full-stack AI portfolio, including devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets, accessories), infrastructure solutions (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), as well as software, solutions, and services. With a global footprint spanning more than 20 research and development locations and a global supply chain that includes more than 30 manufacturing sites across 11 markets, Lenovo is widely recognized for its operational excellence. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). Learn more at www.lenovo.com and follow the latest news in our newsroom. 

 

Lenovo AI Express with NVIDIA Accelerates Path to Hybrid AI Factory in Weeks

Lenovo today announced Lenovo AI Express, a new accelerated path to production AI that removes deployment complexities by giving customers of all sizes quicker return on their AI investment.  

According to Lenovo’s 2026 CIO Playbook, organizations moving from AI experimentation to scaled execution are expecting an average $2.79 return for every $1 invested, with 93% of enterprise respondents anticipating positive returns. Yet long lead times, integration complexity, and other readiness barriers can slow the path to realizing that value. In collaboration with NVIDIA, Lenovo AI Express addresses these barriers, combining rapid access to AI capacity with validated, right-sized configurations and services that simplify procurement, deployment and operations. Customers can start with a solution sized for today’s workloads and budgets, then scale as agents, models, users, data and inference demands grow – with order-to-ship accelerating to 15 business days for eligible configurations1.  

“Organizations are navigating today’s complexity and constraints to get AI into production faster, looking for an approach that fits their current needs while giving them the ability to scale as those needs evolve,” said Ashley Gorakhpurwalla, President, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Lenovo. “Lenovo AI Express gives our customers an accelerated path to deploying AI infrastructure to fit their specifications while mitigating the risk of overbuilding or costly delays.” 

Start Faster, Scale with Confidence  

Lenovo AI Express is a streamlined path to the Lenovo Hybrid AI Factory with NVIDIA, helping customers achieve more predictable deployment and access to production capacity, backed by Lenovo’s highly-ranked secure supply chain. They can choose from three validated quick-start configurations based on their model, user and throughput requirements matched to each level of AI demand: 

Small – From 15 Days1: Supports focused AI inferencing for tens of users at 30+TPS2, with average model sizes from 7B – 70B, built on Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650a V4 and powered by two NVIDIA RTX 6000 PRO Blackwell Server Edition GPUs. 

Medium – From 20 Days1:  Supports higher-throughput inferencing and agentic AI for hundreds of users at 30+ TPS2, with average model sizes from 70B–400B, built on Lenovo ThinkSystem SR675 V3 and powered by eight  NVIDIA RTX 6000 PRO Blackwell Server Edition GPUs. 

Large – From 25 Days1: Supports full-scale generative AI models serving thousands of users2 across a wide range of workloads and interactivity levels, with up to a trillion parameters and enterprise-scale deployments, built on Lenovo ThinkSystem SR680a V4 and powered by NVIDIA HGX B300. 

Across configurations, Lenovo AI Express also supports the latest CPU technologies from AMD and Intel, giving customers a choice of validated technologies to meet their AI workload requirements. Customers can extend their chosen configuration with enterprise AI software based on their requirements, including Red Hat AI Factory with NVIDIA or NVIDIA AI Enterprise software. For additional AI data resilience, customers can include Veeam® Kasten to protect AI applications, data, models and pipelines. 

“As AI agents reshape every industry, enterprises need purpose-built infrastructure that can efficiently turn their data into intelligence,” said Chris Marriott, vice president of enterprise platforms at NVIDIA. “Lenovo AI Express combines Lenovo’s validated systems with NVIDIA accelerated computing, networking and AI software into ready-to-ship solutions, giving organizations a faster path to deploy AI factories and scale as their workloads and demand for intelligence grow.”  

Deploy and Operate with Confidence 

Lenovo AI Express extends beyond rapid access to capacity with a full range of services that accelerate deployment and simplify the AI factory lifecycle, from identifying uses cases and validating ROI through proofs of concepts to optimizing GPU environments for performance, utilization and cost efficiency. New Premier Support Plus for Servers add proactive and predictive support capabilities designed to identify issues earlier and help maintain operational continuity for mission-critical environments. Together, these capabilities provide everything customers need to move AI use cases into production using their own data. 

Scale with Lenovo and Partner Ecosystem 

Lenovo is also expanding access to Lenovo AI Express through its global partner ecosystem, giving channel partners a simpler, faster and more predictable way to identify and pursue customer AI opportunities. Through the Lenovo 360 framework, partners can bring validated Lenovo Hybrid AI Factory configurations and capabilities to customers with support throughout the sales process.  Availability, eligibility and ordering processes vary by region, with additional guidance provided locally.

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1For eligible Lenovo AI Express configurations and selected parts in non-restrictive markets. Clock starts after completion of order validation, payment/credit clearance, End User Certification (EUC), and applicable due diligence/export approvals. 

2Model size, number of users and TPS varies by model, workload, software, and SLA. Based on Lenovo internal sizing tool. 

About Lenovo

Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Guided by its vision of “Smarter Technology for All”, Lenovo is executing a Hybrid AI strategy that spans Personal AI – one personal AI, multiple devices; and Enterprise AI – helping customers turn data into insights and value. This strategy is delivered through the Group’s commitment to world-class innovation and a full-stack AI portfolio, including devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets, accessories), infrastructure solutions (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), as well as software, solutions, and services. With a global footprint spanning more than 20 research and development locations and a global supply chain that includes more than 30 manufacturing sites across 11 markets, Lenovo is widely recognized for its operational excellence. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). Learn more at www.lenovo.com and follow the latest news in our newsroom.

2nd Philippine Coffee Sustainability Congress Highlights Success Stories, Innovation, and Collaboration for Philippine Coffee

 

The Philippine Coffee Board, Inc. (PCBI) held the 2nd Philippine Coffee Sustainability Congress on October 15–16, 2026, bringing together coffee farmers, entrepreneurs, researchers, government representatives, and industry professionals to explore ways to build a stronger, more sustainable Philippine coffee industry.

With the theme “Cultivating Tomorrow’s Cup: Working Towards a Sustainable Future for Philippine Coffee,” the two-day event highlighted inspiring success stories, sustainable agricultural practices, innovative uses for coffee by-products, and opportunities for education and industry development.

The opening day, held at the Makati Sports Club, featured a prerecorded keynote message from Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, who expressed his support for Philippine agriculture, the coffee industry, and farming communities.

Learning from Regional Success and Empowering Communities

Among the Congress's featured international speakers was Adam Esham, Co-Owner of House of Kendal in Malaysia, who shared his family's coffee journey and the development of their coffee business. His presentation offered a regional perspective on how coffee heritage, entrepreneurship, and a commitment to quality can contribute to building a successful and sustainable coffee enterprise. 

The IP Coffee Community panel brought together Gilbert Baltazar of DA-4K, Benjamin David Abadiano of the PAMULAAN Center for Indigenous Peoples Education, and Danilo D. Crobalde of LANDBANK to discuss opportunities for Indigenous coffee communities through education, financing, enterprise development, and market access.

Meanwhile, Gio Paolo Espital of the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement and Nicolo Aberasturi of Banhaw Agriculture explored alternatives to commercial fertilizers, highlighting organic and regenerative approaches to improving soil health and reducing farming costs.

Celebrating Coffee Success Stories

The Success Stories in Production panel featured coffee growers sharing their personal journeys, challenges, and achievements in developing successful farms and enterprises.

Panelists included Democrito “Aljun” Diamante, former Mayor of Tuburan, Cebu, who developed Tuburan Coffee; Leovino “Oben” Anacay, a coffee farmer from Amadeo, Cavite; Ylaine Giangan of Kuvi Integrated Farm; and Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman of Isabela City, Basilan. Their experiences demonstrated how perseverance, innovation, and community collaboration can transform coffee farming into a sustainable livelihood.

The Women in Coffee panel also highlighted success stories from different areas of the industry. Young coffee professionals Angelic Gail Perez and Angelin Gaby Perez, both 18, shared their achievements in coffee quality assessment, roasting, competitions, and mentoring. Maria Teofanie Tutanes, a nurse and entrepreneur behind Mnemo Coffee, brought insights from farming, processing, manufacturing, and marketing, while Noemi Dado of Agnep Heritage Farms in Benguet shared her family's journey of reviving a heritage coffee farm and producing high-quality, traceable coffee.

Their stories demonstrated the important contributions of women not only in coffee production but also in entrepreneurship, education, quality evaluation, and industry leadership.

Turning Coffee Waste into Opportunity

Sustainability and innovation were also central to the Congress.

Richard Khoo, CEO of Lastic Singapore, discussed opportunities within the circular coffee economy, while Stu Balmaceda, Founder of SIDE B Upcycling, showcased ways to transform coffee waste into useful products.

PCBI Director Jose “Jo” Mamar and Engr. Allan Bondad of DOST-FPRDI presented coffee briquettes, an alternative solid fuel produced by compressing processed coffee waste into compact blocks that can be used as a source of heat. Their presentations highlighted the potential of turning agricultural waste into a useful energy resource.

Michelle Fernandez of GCash also discussed the partnership between PCBI and GForest in supporting the regeneration of local coffee communities.

Expanding Opportunities Through Coffee Education

The Congress emphasized the importance of education and skills development in strengthening the industry.

Robert Francisco, PCBI Technical Director and Lead Instructor of UCC Coffee Academy, discussed career opportunities within the coffee sector, highlighting how professional training and specialized skills can open doors beyond traditional coffee farming.

Brendan Rosen, Head Trainer of Naturland Philippines, introduced the Naturland Academy and its role in building skills for organic coffee production, emphasizing sustainable agricultural practices and farmer education.

Dave Lim, Technical Director of the ASEAN Coffee Institute, shared the institute's education philosophy based on the value of coffee, highlighting the importance of structured learning and professional development across the coffee industry.

The Congress also recognized Emmanuel “Manny” Torrejon, PCBI Director and Business Development Director of UCC Ueshima Coffee Philippines Inc., as the recipient of the 3rd Coffee Cup of Distinction Award for his longstanding contributions to Philippine coffee.

Experiencing Coffee Beyond the Conference

On October 16, participants joined experiential activities that brought the first day's discussions into practice.

At Commune Cafe + Bar in Makati City, a hands-on brewing workshop facilitated by Robert Francisco explored the science behind hand-pour coffee preparation. Participants learned how principles of physics and chemistry influence coffee extraction, flavor, and brewing techniques, helping them develop their own preferred brewing style.

A guided coffee crawl around Legazpi Village, Makati City, took participants to five specialty coffee establishments: Primal Brew Coffee + Roastery, Yardstick, Mechanika Coffee, A Cup for Lola, and The Curator Coffee & Cocktails. The activity provided an opportunity to experience different coffee offerings while discovering Makati's vibrant specialty coffee scene.

Meanwhile, participants in the coffee farm tour visited the PCBI Coffee Technology Center in Amadeo, Cavite, where they learned about coffee cultivation, farm management, and sustainable agricultural practices. The visit also included a special demonstration on coffee briquettes.

Working Towards a Sustainable Coffee Future

Through its presentations, success stories, and hands-on activities, the Congress reinforced the importance of collaboration among farmers, businesses, government institutions, researchers, and coffee professionals in building a more resilient and inclusive Philippine coffee industry.

The event was made possible through the support of GCash (Platinum Sponsor); Alaska Professional and LANDBANK (Silver Sponsors); UCC Philippines, Allegro Beverage Corporation, Peace and Equity Foundation, Enviro Scope, and Mayora (Bronze Sponsors); and Curve Coffee Collaborators (Patron Sponsor).

Media partners: Malaya Business Insight, BusinessMirror, and Manila Standard.

For more information about the Philippine Coffee Board, Inc., visit www.philcoffeeboard.com.