The Philippines highlighted major progress in curbing online piracy and strengthening cooperation with e-commerce platforms in its latest submission to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for the 2025 Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy Review.
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has granted a patent for a homegrown invention designed to make veterinary work safer and more efficient — a specialized device for securing and lifting large dogs during medical and surgical procedures.
Salesforce has announced the global availability of Agentforce 360, a new platform that integrates humans and AI agents in a single system aimed at redefining enterprise productivity and customer engagement.
Global data center operator Equinix has officially launched its operations in the Philippines, marking a major step in its $200-million investment commitment to strengthen the country’s digital infrastructure.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) marked a major milestone in the country’s innovation agenda with the launch of 19 regional Advanced Manufacturing Centers (AMCen) and the unveiling of a national additive manufacturing (AM) curriculum during the Asian Conference on Advanced Manufacturing (ACAM) 2025 held this week at Solaire Resort and Casino in Paranaque City.
Startup firm Voltai has launched its first two-wheeled electric vehicle, the AP01, and introduced a battery-swapping ecosystem aimed at fleet operators in the Philippines.
The Philippine Startup Week (PHSW) 2025 will take place from November 10 to 14, highlighting the theme “Scaling Filipino Innovation: Start Local, Go Global.”
In the absence of an actual law on data sovereignty, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is preparing a circular that will require the localization of sensitive sovereign data in the Philippines.
Dr. Gay Jane P. Perez, a physicist and researcher with extensive experience in satellite data applications, earned her doctorate in Physics from the University of the Philippines Diliman and later conducted postdoctoral research at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
