Reserve.ph Launches Online Booking Platform Built for Filipino Service Businesses

DAVAO CITY, Philippines, November 10, 2026. Reserve.ph today announced the launch of its online booking platform for Philippine service businesses. The platform gives barbershops, salons, spas and clinics a single app for appointments, deposits and client reminders, replacing the notebooks, phone calls and social media DMs that many owners still rely on to run their day.

DAVAO CITY, Philippines, November 10, 2026. Reserve.ph today announced the launch of its online booking platform for Philippine service businesses. The platform gives barbershops, salons, spas, clinics, gyms and studios a single app for appointments, class registrations, deposits and client reminders, replacing the notebooks, phone calls and social media DMs that many owners still rely on to run their day.

With Reserve.ph, each business gets its own booking page where clients choose a service, a staff member and a time slot from their phone, at any hour. Bookings land in one shared calendar, where every barber, stylist, therapist or doctor keeps their own hours and availability. When the day is full, clients can join a waitlist and are notified as soon as a slot opens.

The platform is built around how Filipinos pay. Businesses can take a deposit or full payment at the time of booking through GCash, Maya, GrabPay or card, processed via PayMongo. Owners set their cancellation window and deposit rules once, and late cancellations forfeit the deposit automatically. Confirmations and reminders go out by SMS and email, cutting down on no-shows and follow-up calls.

"We're excited to help small businesses across the Philippines make booking simpler for their teams and better for their customers," said Hannah Samong, Customer Success Manager at Reserve.ph. "We partner with salons, barbershops, spas, clinics and more, and we hear the same thing from owners everywhere: too much of the day goes to answering calls and messages, and an empty chair from a no-show is income they never get back. Reserve.ph lets their clients book and pay a deposit in a few taps, so owners can put their attention back on the people in front of them."

Beyond bookings and payments, Reserve.ph covers the daily work of running a service business:

Staff and branches: Per-staff pricing, service durations and commission splits, with multiple branches managed from one account, each with its own schedules, staff and reports.

Client records and intake forms: Booking history for every client, plus digital waivers and consultation forms sent after booking and saved securely to the client record.

Reporting: Daily, weekly and monthly earnings by staff member and by service, with online and in-person payments shown together and a dashboard of booked revenue, appointment trends and top services.

Marketing and branding: Promo codes and gift cards at checkout, Google Reviews integration, calendar integration and a booking page that carries the business's own branding.

Built for each industry

Reserve.ph adapts to the way each type of business works:

Barbershops. Clients book their preferred barber, each barber keeps their own calendar and services, and a walk-in queue runs alongside bookings. Client history shows past cuts, preferences and spending.

Salons. A service menu with photos and prices, stylist selection with real-time availability, deposits for high-value services such as colour, package deals and reminders that prompt clients to rebook.

Spas. Guests browse treatments, choose a therapist by specialty and pre-pay for packages. Rooms are assigned automatically, intake forms capture health information and preferences before arrival, and digital gift certificates can be bought for friends and family.

Clinics. Medical, dental, dermatology and physical therapy practices set a duration for each procedure and a calendar for each practitioner. Automated recall brings patients back for follow-ups, medical history and consent forms are completed before arrival, and receipts are ready for reimbursement.

Gyms and studios. Multi-week class registrations, where a client signs up once for the full run of sessions, alongside drop-in spots for single sessions.

Availability

Reserve.ph is available now to service businesses across the Philippines at reserve.ph, with support by phone and email.

About Reserve.ph

Reserve.ph is an online booking and business management platform for Philippine service businesses, from solo barbers and multi-branch clinics to gyms and studios running classes. It brings online booking, staff scheduling, deposits, automatic reminders, intake forms and reporting into one app. Reserve.ph is operated by Dial-up Ventures PH and is based in Davao City. Learn more at reserve.ph.

TradingPRO Wins Three Honours at the Finance Magnates Awards 2026

 

TradingPRO was recognised in three categories at the Finance Magnates Awards 2026: Most Trusted Broker (Global), Most Customer-Focused Broker (Asia) and Most Transparent Broker (Indonesia).

TradingPRO has been named a winner in three categories at the Finance Magnates Awards 2026, held at the Awards Gala Dinner and Ceremony in Limassol, Cyprus, on 6 November 2026.

The broker received the following honours:

Most Trusted Broker 2026 (Global)

Most Customer-Focused Broker 2026 (Asia)

Most Transparent Broker 2026 (Indonesia)

The three titles span global, regional and national levels, and each speaks to a part of the trading experience that matters to clients: trust in the broker, the quality of support they receive, and clarity in how the broker operates. The Indonesia award is of particular note given TradingPRO's recent BAPPEBTI licence and the launch of its IDR Account for local traders.

The Finance Magnates Awards recognise brokers, prop trading firms and fintech companies across online trading and financial services, with winners announced across global, regional and national categories.

TradingPRO credits the result to its clients and community, whose trust and feedback shape how the broker develops its products and support, and to the teams who worked throughout the year to deliver on those standards. The awards follow TradingPRO's recognition as Best Overall Global Broker 2025 at the same ceremony last year, and Best Trading Experience at UF AWARDS Global 2026.

TradingPRO is regulated by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of South Africa under FSP No. 49624, and by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of Mauritius under licence number GB23202513. Its Indonesian entity, PT Trading Pro Internasional Berjangka, is licensed by BAPPEBTI.

To learn more about TradingPRO or open an account, visit the TradingPRO website. Traders in Indonesia can visit the TradingPRO Indonesia website.

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About Trading PRO

TradingPRO is a globally recognized Forex broker regulated by the FSCA and FSC, committed to empowering traders with secure access to global markets, institutional-grade tools, and a client-first approach built on transparency and education. The company offers a wide range of instruments including Forex, metals, commodities, indices, and crypto CFDs, combined with ultra-tight spreads, rapid execution, and multilingual support across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

With platforms such as MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5, a mobile trading app, and API access for professionals, TradingPRO delivers an intuitive trading experience for both beginners and advanced traders. Its Telegram ecosystem provides real-time signals, education, and market updates, while value-added benefits like deposit bonuses and cashback programs support trader growth. Above all, TradingPRO prioritizes safety and compliance, ensuring a trusted and regulation-backed trading journey.

 

1IN10 Showcases Its Platform at iFX EXPO Asia 2026 in Hong Kong with On-Site Trading Competition

1IN10 participated in iFX EXPO Asia 2026 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 8–9 October 2026. At Booth 91, the company introduced its Trading Data Valuation Platform and hosted a simulated trading competition offering platform credits to the participant with the highest return.

1IN10, a Trading Data Valuation Platform, participated in iFX EXPO Asia 2026 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) on 8–9 October 2026, introducing its services to visitors and members of the international trading industry.

At Booth 91, the company presented its approach to analysing and assessing trading data. The exhibition programme also included an on-site trading competition designed to let visitors experience the platform firsthand.

Participants traded in a MetaTrader 5 (MT5)-based simulated environment and competed on trading returns. Their performance could be followed on the event leaderboard, and the competition offered credits for use on the 1IN10 platform to the participant with the highest return.

The competition gave visitors an opportunity to use the platform, generate trading records and see how their results were tracked, rather than relying solely on a presentation of the service.

Throughout the exhibition, the 1IN10 team also explained the platform's features and participation process. Visitors could explore service screens and printed materials and speak directly with representatives at the booth.

1IN10 analyses data generated through simulated trading and assesses its value. Its individual trading analytics reports help users review risk characteristics, decision-making patterns and strategy consistency.

Following its public launch on 5 October 2026, 1IN10 introduced the service at the Hong Kong exhibition and hosted the trading competition as part of its on-site activities.

Operated by Hong Kong-based 1IN10 Data Labs Limited, 1IN10 provides further information about its service and participation procedures on its official website: 1in10.ai

 

Kravos AI Addresses Engineering Bottlenecks with Zero-Infrastructure Platform for AI Agent Deployment

 

 Kravos AI has introduced a zero-infrastructure approach to AI agent deployment, aimed at solving the severe engineering bottlenecks that frequently stall organizational AI initiatives. By eliminating the complex manual setup and maintenance of underlying software infrastructure, Kravos AI enables businesses to transition from initial concept to production-ready deployments in minutes rather than months.

Overcoming the Custom Coding Bottleneck

Building bespoke AI agents in-house traditionally presents a major technical hurdle for software development teams. Backend engineers are typically required to architect complex data pipelines, configure and tune vector databases, establish state management, handle multi-API orchestration, and maintain cloud servers alongside fallback logic. This infrastructure workload frequently ties up high-value engineering talent for months on basic maintenance tasks rather than core business logic.

Kravos AI resolves this friction by delivering a platform that completely abstracts the backend infrastructure requirements. The zero-infrastructure architecture manages all fundamental data hosting, vector indexing, and orchestration layers automatically, allowing teams to skip weeks of foundational coding.

Empowering Engineers and Non-Technical Operators

The Kravos AI platform allows both backend engineers and non-technical business operators to seamlessly configure and deploy grounded agents. Users can upload primary data sources, assign specific functional capabilities, and define execution rules without writing complex infrastructure code. Grounding and context resolution are performed natively within the platform.

By unifying agent creation into a streamlined workflow, cross-functional teams can iterate rapidly. Business units can update domain context and agent tasks independently, while engineering teams avoid the ongoing maintenance burden of managing custom-built backend scripts.

Accelerating Product Delivery and Efficiency

Removing the infrastructure barrier provides immediate advantages in time-to-market and operational resource allocation. Organizations using Kravos AI can deploy intelligent agent solutions faster, lower development overhead, and focus engineering hours on high-impact internal projects.

To explore the Kravos AI platform and learn more about deploying zero-infrastructure AI agents, visit www.kravos.ai.

Miriam College, C&E ALS Partner to Expand Access to Skills-Based Learning Through Micro-Credentials

  

As demand grows for flexible, skills-focused education, Miriam College and C&E Adaptive Learning Solutions (C&E ALS) are collaborating to expand access to learning opportunities through micro-credentials, offering learners additional pathways to develop competencies alongside their academic and professional pursuits.

The partnership was formalized through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed on October 22, 2026, bringing together Miriam College’s academic expertise and C&E ALS’s capabilities in educational content development, production, and digital distribution.

Under the agreement, Miriam College will develop course-related manuscripts and syllabi, while C&E ALS will oversee the design, layout, and editing of learning materials for publication and distribution via AsCEnd, an online learning platform developed by C&E ALS.

Micro-credentials offer learners additional opportunities to acquire new skills and strengthen existing competencies beyond conventional degree programs. These shorter, skills-focused courses complement traditional degree pathways, allowing individuals to pursue targeted learning alongside their existing academic or professional commitments. The flexible structure of micro-credentials lets learners study at their pace and on their own schedule, reinforcing the importance of continuous learning and empowering them to adapt to the ever-evolving demands of the workforce.

For higher education institutions, micro-credentials also present opportunities to expand their academic offerings to new learner segments, including working professionals seeking to upskill or reskill in response to changing industry requirements. 

Highlighting the value of micro-credentials, C&E ALS CEO John Emyl Eugenio said:

“Micro-credentials allow institutions to build on their academic strengths and offer focused, flexible learning experiences that respond to the needs of students, working professionals, and lifelong learners.”

In addition to developing workforce-relevant skills, micro-credentials may also help learners pursue further academic qualifications. Depending on institutional policies and assessment requirements, certain micro-credentials may be recognized for academic credit, allowing learners to apply their acquired knowledge and competencies toward eligible degree or diploma programs. 

This approach offers learners greater flexibility in pursuing educational goals, allowing them to build previously acquired knowledge and competencies while exploring opportunities for further study.

For C&E ALS and Miriam College, the partnership aims to broaden learning opportunities for students, working professionals, and lifelong learners from diverse backgrounds. By combining Miriam College’s academic expertise with C&E ALS’ digital learning solutions and services, the partnership aims to expand access to flexible, personalized learning opportunities that equip individuals with relevant skills and support their continued academic and professional growth.

About C&E Adaptive Learning Solutions

C&E Adaptive Learning Solutions (C&E ALS) is a Philippine learning solutions company that aims to make education more innovative, personalized, and accessible. Through print educational resources and digital learning platforms, C&E ALS supports institutions and individuals to promote meaningful learning experiences.

About AsCEnd Learning

AsCEnd Learning is an online platform offering globally competitive, short, stackable, and non-stackable micro-credentials developed by C&E Adaptive Learning Solutions in collaboration with OpenLearning. It empowers students and lifelong learners to pursue continuous education through flexible, specialized courses designed to boost workforce readiness and competence.

Kravos AI Launches Public Beta of Its Enterprise-Grade AI Agent Infrastructure Platform

  

Kravos AI has officially launched its public beta, opening access to its managed infrastructure platform for autonomous AI agents. Designed to eliminate the backend engineering required to productionize AI, Kravos unites managed knowledge ingestion, retrieval, skills, external tools, and multi-modal voice and chat runtimes into a single execution layer. Developers can even build, ground, and test agents directly from coding assistants like Cursor and Claude via open Model Context Protocol (MCP) support. Builders can start creating for free at kravos.ai.

Kravos AI today officially announced the public beta launch of its dedicated AI agent infrastructure platform, opening global access for developers, enterprises, and technical operators to build, deploy, and scale custom autonomous agents. Available immediately with a self-serve Starter tier, the platform eliminates the complex backend engineering required to operationalize AI, allowing teams to move from concept to production-grade deployment in minutes.

While foundation models provide raw reasoning, taking autonomous agents into production has historically required months of fragmented plumbing, including custom vector search pipelines, brittle tool connectors, and disparate frontend widgets. Kravos AI solves this by delivering the complete execution layer around the model: knowledge grounding, skill orchestration, tool execution, and deployment runtimes are connected out of the box.

"Foundation models have made intelligence accessible, but the engineering required to make agents reliably take action, search private data securely, and interact across channels remains a massive barrier for most organizations," said Mr. Marc Dagatan, Co-Founder and CEO of Kravos AI. "Kravos AI is built to carry that infrastructure weight. Builders can configure complex business logic, connect their data, and even build directly from AI coding environments like Cursor and Claude using open standards like MCP—while our platform handles the runtime, security, and execution below."

Key Capabilities of the Kravos AI Platform

The public beta introduces a comprehensive suite of developer and enterprise tools designed for the complete agent lifecycle:

Remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) Support: Developers can connect their preferred coding assistants (Cursor, VS Code, Claude, and ChatGPT) directly to Kravos AI via Streamable HTTP, enabling teams to scaffold, ingest data, and manage agent configurations programmatically from their development environments.

Isolated High-Performance RAG Architecture: Agents are grounded in proprietary enterprise knowledge—including live web crawls, internal documentation, and files—accelerated by a dedicated, isolated RAG cache that reduces retrieval latency to sub-10ms while preventing cross-agent data exposure.

Instant Multi-Modal Deployment: Completed agents can be deployed instantly using a single-line drop-in script tag supporting both real-time voice and text interfaces, or embedded directly into existing products via developer REST APIs.

Deterministic Tool Execution & Action Workflows: Beyond conversational Q&A, agents can execute real-world workflows, query live databases, trigger webhooks, and interact with external enterprise software using standardized tool definitions.

Live Observability & Human-in-the-Loop Takeover: Operators can inspect step-by-step agent reasoning traces, audit tool execution payloads, and intervene with seamless human handoff whenever conversations require human judgment.

Immediate Availability and Getting Started

The Kravos AI public beta is available immediately to developers, startup teams, and organizations worldwide. Users can create a free account to test sandbox agents, configure knowledge sources, and explore the developer API with no credit card required.

To sign up or explore technical documentation, visit https://kravos.ai.

About Kravos AI

Established in 2026, Kravos AI was built to solve a fundamental problem in autonomous execution: bridging the gap between raw AI models and reliable business workflows. Rather than acting as a service agency, Kravos AI provides a zero-infrastructure platform where teams can easily construct, test, and manage custom AI agents tailored to their exact specifications. With built-in step auditing, multimodal deployment, and enterprise-grade security, Kravos AI serves as the central control plane for modern AI operations.

Philippine-Built AI Hiring Platform Jia Takes Home the Country’s Sole ASOCIO 2026 Award

Recognized for AI in Workforce & Future Skills, Jia has helped more than 15 recruitment agencies cut daily candidate admin from hours to minutes, and is set to expand to Singapore and neighboring markets in 2027.

ASOCIO Chairman Stan Singh-Jit (far left) and fellow officials with White Cloak Technologies’ Donn Gamboa, co-founder, president and CEO; Sandra Carlos, Founding Growth Lead; and Kyla Kiunisala, Founding Growth Marketer (third to fifth from left), at the ASOCIO Digital and AI Summit 2026 award night in Jakarta on Oct. 6, where Jia received the AI in Workforce and Future Skills Award.

MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 3, 2026 — Jia, an AI hiring platform developed by Pasig-based White Cloak Technologies Inc., has won the AI in Workforce & Future Skills Award at the ASOCIO Digital & AI Awards 2026. It was the only Philippine recipient among this year’s awardees. Nominated by the Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA), Jia was recognized on Oct. 6 at the ASOCIO Digital & AI Summit 2026 award night at Swissôtel Jakarta PIK Avenue in Indonesia. The summit drew technology organizations from 26 economies across Asia and Oceania.

Founded in 1984, the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO) is a federation of ICT industry associations from across the region. Its annual awards recognize technology that creates measurable impact for business, government and society. The AI in Workforce & Future Skills category honors initiatives that use AI to strengthen workforce development and prepare organizations for the changing world of work. White Cloak co-founder, president and CEO Donn Gamboa received the award alongside Founding Growth Lead Sandra Carlos and Founding Growth Marketer Kyla Kiunisala.

“Standing on that stage as the only Philippine awardee was a proud moment for our team and for the Filipino tech community,” said Gamboa. “It shows that AI built here can hold its own anywhere in the region. But the measure we care about most is on the ground. It’s recruiters getting hours of their week back, and every applicant getting a fair and consistent first look.”

One AI recruitment platform for the first stages of hiring

Jia replaces the manual early steps of high-volume hiring with one connected workflow:

• AI CV screening assesses every applicant against the requirements of the role, so recruiters start with a shortlist instead of a stack of résumés.

• Conversational AI interviews let candidates complete first-round interviews asynchronously, at any hour.

• Applicant tracking follows each candidate from application to final decision in one place.

• Job posting publishes openings to Jia’s Hello Jia career portal and to job boards such as LinkedIn and Indeed.

Proven with more than 25 Philippine clients

Jia’s client base has grown to more than 25 organizations in the Philippines. Among them, more than 15 recruitment agencies have cut daily candidate admin from hours to minutes.

One of them is EMEA AMSI, a licensed recruitment agency that places Filipino workers with employers abroad. Preparing a redacted, client-ready CV package there now takes about two minutes, down from about two hours.

“What used to take me four hours a day, I now finish in five minutes,” said Joshua Belmonte, global business development manager at EMEA AMSI.

Why AI governance in hiring matters for Philippine employers

Filipino workers are among the world’s most advanced users of AI at work. According to Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index, 25% of Filipino workers qualify as “Frontier Professionals,” the most advanced category of AI users, compared with 16% globally. The same report found that 93% of Filipino AI users treat AI output as a starting point rather than a final answer. For BPOs, retailers and banks that screen thousands of applicants a month, the question is no longer whether to use AI in hiring, but how to choose it and govern it.

“AI can now take on much of the screening and first-round interviewing, but a polished demo proves very little, because demos run on hand-picked data,” Gamboa said. “Before any AI touches real candidates, test it on your own applicants for accuracy, consistency and bias. AI should do the legwork, but a person should always make the final call.”

A pivotal moment: taking Jia beyond the Philippines

Having proven itself with Philippine employers, Jia is set to expand to Singapore and neighboring Southeast Asian markets in 2027. The win in Jakarta also drew interest from investors and technology companies attending the summit.

“We built Jia for the realities of Philippine hiring: high volumes, tight timelines and applicants from every corner of the country,” Gamboa said. “Employers across the region face the same challenges. The interest we received from investors and technology firms in Jakarta makes this a pivotal moment for Jia as we bring it to more countries.”

About Jia

Jia is an AI hiring platform developed in the Philippines by White Cloak Technologies Inc. Used by more than 25 organizations, it combines AI CV screening, conversational AI interviews and applicant tracking in one platform. It helps recruitment teams hire faster while giving every candidate a clear, consistent experience. Jia received the ASOCIO AI in Workforce & Future Skills Award in 2026. Learn more at hirejia.ai.

About White Cloak Technologies

White Cloak Technologies Inc. is a Philippine software company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Ortigas Center, Pasig City. It is the main developer behind the UnionBank Online app, the internationally acclaimed mobile banking app that became White Cloak’s flagship project. That work established the company as a technology partner to many of the country’s leading banks and conglomerates. With about 300 people, White Cloak builds digital products across banking, fintech and enterprise, including Jia, its AI hiring platform. Learn more at whitecloak.com