Small and medium-sized enterprises accounted for 60% of the initial access offers analyzed on dark Web forums during the first four months of 2026, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
AI Fiesta includes ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, and other AI models. Users can submit a prompt to multiple models, compare their responses, and select a model based on the task without maintaining separate subscriptions.
Philippine-based outsourcing company Asiatel Outsourcing Inc. has begun trading on Canada’s TSX Venture Exchange as it seeks to expand in North America and move into higher-value knowledge process outsourcing services.
DITO BizBayan and GCash for Business have launched a bundled service that combines 5G connectivity, real-time audio payment confirmation, and discounted transaction fees for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Radenta Technologies and Vantiq have launched Aegis, a real-time data and artificial intelligence platform designed to help local government units coordinate disaster management, public safety, and emergency response.
A House technical working group is reviewing proposals to restrict minors’ access to social media, including a bill that would prohibit children below 13 from creating accounts and require parental consent for users aged 13 to 17.
The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that psychological violence committed through Facebook may carry a penalty higher by one degree under the Cybercrime Prevention Act, provided the use of information and communications technology is alleged in the criminal charge and proven during trial.
Two Filipino students won major honors at the AYDA International Awards 2025–2026 in Bangkok, Thailand, with projects addressing the displacement of the Sama-Bajau community in Mindanao and the decline of traditional Filipino children’s games.
Lawyer Russell Stanley Geronimo cautioned, however, that while the order institutionalizes local data-storage requirements, it does not necessarily insulate government information held by US cloud service providers from lawful disclosure demands issued by foreign authorities.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued governance principles for the use of artificial intelligence by banks and other BSP-supervised financial institutions (BSFIs), setting minimum supervisory expectations for managing the technology’s risks.
