Diosdado “Dado” Banatao, a Filipino entrepreneur and engineer whose innovations helped shape the modern personal computer and whose success in Silicon Valley inspired generations of Filipinos, has died. He was 79.
A PLDT Home subscriber who recently won ₱100,000 in the company’s One Mega Giveaway (OMG) promo has chosen to donate the entire cash prize to support relief operations for communities affected by Typhoon Uwan.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Board of Investments (BOI), said Tuesday, Dec. 23, that it has endorsed 29 new investment projects worth P124.81 billion, with information technology–business process management (IT-BPM) and digital services expected to account for the largest share of new jobs.
Under the project, a specialized extraction facility was installed to address long-standing issues faced by micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), including low yields, labor-intensive processes, and safety risks linked to improvised distillation methods.
Radenta Technologies and global real-time AI orchestration company Vantiq brought advanced healthcare technology solutions to the Philippines during the 46th National Convention and Exhibition of the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAPi), held at the Manila Hotel.
Rather than treating AI as a disruptive threat, Citi Philippines CEO and banking head Paul Favila said the bank is taking a measured and pragmatic approach, positioning the technology as a modern upgrade to how work gets done.
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has launched ScamSafe, a new public reporting and information platform, as authorities warn that scammers remain active despite a year-on-year decline in reported online fraud cases.
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is preparing an agency-wide artificial intelligence strategy aimed at guiding responsible innovation while improving efficiency across its patent, trademark, and copyright functions.
During the second Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting at the Batasang Pambansa, one of the key proposals discussed is the elevation of DICT’s Cybersecurity Bureau into a National Cybersecurity Agency, which would serve as the central body for threat monitoring, incident response, and coordination across government and critical sectors.
