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Globe Business is expanding its focus on the local hotel, restaurant and café sector as businesses strive to keep pace with the fast growing digital travel economy. Rising demand from medical and wellness tourists, MICE travelers, and digital nomads is pushing operators to deliver personalized service, while facing a 325 percent jump in industry cyber threats and ongoing labor pressures. The firm is promoting its "Intelligent Transformation" approach, which combines strong connectivity, cloud tools, cybersecurity and data analytics to streamline operations and tailor guest experiences. Industry data shows this level of personalization can lift guest lifetime value by 20 percent to 30 percent. Globe Business shared these strategies during the recent Hospitality and Food and Beverage Summits, aiming to help businesses build secure, efficient digital foundations for long term growth.

Japan has called on China to respect international law, marking exactly ten years since a landmark legal ruling rejected Beijing’s vast maritime claims in the South China Sea.

Property giant Megaworld Corp. has raised P5.6 billion through a series of MREIT Inc. block sales between April and July, providing fresh capital to bankroll the next wave of township developments while expanding the listed real estate investment trust's portfolio.

Lenovo has introduced its Intelligent Command Center, a centralized real-time system built to help manage the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026™. As the largest tournament to date with 48 teams, 104 matches, 16 host cities and three host nations, the event requires unprecedented operational coordination.

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has increased its funeral benefit from P30,000 to P50,000, effective for all deaths occurring on or after July 13, 2026.