The Philippine IT-BPM sector posted growth in headcount and revenue in 2023, surpassing the global industry’s performance, according to the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP).

Despite Filipino users observing an increase of 5.9Mbps (37.7%) in their average overall download speeds, the Philippines has gone from third place to fourth, as it has been overtaken by Malaysia — which has achieved an impressive burst of speed.

Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III grilled the NTC during a budget hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 19, how it intends to prevent unscrupulous individuals from using fictitious information to register their SIM cards.

Gamescom 2023, the world's biggest gaming conference held on Aug. 23-25 in Cologne, Germany, attracted over 1,220 exhibitors spanning 63 countries in a sprawling exhibition space of 230,000 square meters.

According to the countdown timer on the Medusa blog on the dark Web, the files they supposedly exfiltrated from PhilHealth's systems will be released on October 3 Philippine time if the $300,000-ransom is not paid in cryptocurrency.

Cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks held a media briefing on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to discuss its recently released 2023 State of Cybersecurity Asean Report, which showed that Philippine organizations weathered the highest number of disruptive attacks across Southeast Asia (SEA) last year.

During a press briefing in the Philippines, Alan Reyes, country manager of Fortinet Philippines, shared insights, including a decline in ransomware detections in the country during the first half of 2023.

Meanwhile, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) said it has already been notified about the “Medusa” ransomware attack by state-owned insurance firm PhilHealth.

Shell has conducted LiveWIRE 2023 Homeroom Session focusing on helping new business owners with adaptability and foresight.

Chinese tech firm Alibaba Cloud thinks there's still room for a new messaging app, as it hopes to make its DingTalk communications platform the next big chat app to sweep the online world.

Australian tech firm company Experlio has launched a platform for Filipinos looking for remote work.

The round was led by Wavemaker Partners, Southeast Asia’s leading venture capital firm dedicated to investing in enterprise, deep tech, and sustainability startups. It is led by Filipinos Paul Santos, who serves as managing partner, and Eric Manlunas, as general partner.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through its Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) will conduct a dry run starting Friday, Sept. 1, to test the readiness of concessionaires for a smooth and efficient reimplementation of the program.

Ayala Corp. subsidiary AC Motors officially announced on Friday, Aug. 11, its partnership with electric vehicle manufacturer BYD as the Chinese firm’s distributor in the Philippine market.

Toyota Motor Philippines said the Yaris Cross is its most affordable electrified vehicle yet, with a tag price of P1.598 million.

E-commerce company Payo recently introduced electric vehicle cargo tricycles to the fleet of its sister company Agila Logistics and Delivery Express (Agila).

If the decision of local TV station GMA-7 to use AI sportscasters for its NCAA coverage has elicited a largely negative sentiment among the public, the reaction is quite different at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China where an AI-powered virtual sign language interpreter is providing support to ensure individuals with hearing impairments could participate in the regional sports competition.

Chinese tech firm Alibaba Cloud thinks there's still room for a new messaging app, as it hopes to make its DingTalk communications platform the next big chat app to sweep the online world.

Fans will also be able to enjoy unique features on the Pilipinas Live app, such as multi-cam views and the fan stream of live games, in addition to original shows, game highlights, and other related content.

The collaboration is part of a region-wide partnership including other Asian markets like Singapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan to help restaurant partners digitize their ordering, payment, and customer engagement-related processes.