Global payments firm Veem and local digital wallet Coins.ph have expanded their partnership to support faster and cheaper payments from the United States and Canada to the Philippines, adding new digital settlement options, including stablecoins.
The program gives Philippine startups access to Salesforce’s ecosystem, including its AI-enabled CRM tools, expert mentoring, and opportunities to collaborate with partners and customers globally.
Dan Reyes brings more than 35 years of experience in information and operations technology and is widely recognized as one of the pioneers of the Philippine IT-BPM sector.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said the initiative would make the Philippines the first country in Southeast Asia to test Direct-to-Cell services, a technology that links ordinary mobile phones directly to low-Earth-orbit satellites.
The initiative will allow the public to file complaints against couriers and delivery operators for problems such as delivery delays, missing items, and other service-related violations.
The Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command is conducting a Military Cyber Security Operations Course for Philippine defense personnel from Jan. 19 to 23, 2026, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen cyber resilience and deepen defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) expanded on Jan. 15 its Free Wi-Fi for All program to 17 stations along the Edsa Busway, marking the latest phase of a broader digital modernization drive that began with Metro Rail Transit (MRT) stations last year.
A Filipino online poker player has secured a rare seat in one of Europe’s premier live tournaments after winning a PokerStars Gold Pass through an online satellite event on PokerStars, marking what organizers believe is a first for the Philippines.
Grok has been under international scrutiny since early January after the system itself acknowledged that it was being exploited to generate malicious content involving real individuals, including celebrities and politicians.
