Outgoing IBPAP president and CEO Jack Madrid said the industry’s strategy has shifted from expanding headcount toward developing capabilities for AI and higher-value work.
Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng has formally launched in the Philippines with six variants of its X9 electric MPV and L03 SUV coupe, including a range-extended model capable of traveling up to 1,017 kilometers with its battery and onboard generator.
Energy storage technology firm Pylontech has launched its Fidus Battery Max in the Philippines, introducing a scalable battery system aimed at residential and other energy storage applications.
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s global database now includes 64 significant Philippine intellectual property (IP) decisions, making them available as references for courts and legal practitioners worldwide.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given DragonFi Securities Inc. final approval to test a financial product that would give eligible Philippine-based investors access to selected US stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Friday, Sept. 25, that it is investigating a possible exposure of 410 files associated with 48 companies in its Trusted Assessment Provider (D-TAP) accreditation program.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is piloting an online system that records the status, physical location, and chain of custody of official documents as they move between offices.
Former CHEd chairperson Prospero “Popoy” De Vera and PIDS senior research fellow Jose Ramon Albert have criticized the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) over their decision to block Discord and lift the restriction shortly afterward.
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has invoked the “parens patriae” doctrine, or the State’s role as protector of its citizens, in defending the government’s decision to block Discord in the Philippines, even as authorities lifted the restriction shortly after it was imposed.
A legal analysis by Geronimo Law said blocking an entire website or application amounts to prior restraint on expression and is presumptively unconstitutional, citing the constitutional protection of freedom of speech and the Supreme Court’s rulings.
