Tim Wels, currently general manager for marketing and strategy at Ford Australia, will succeed Pedro Simoes, who will return to the Middle East for a new assignment.
The Philippine government is exploring the adoption of India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) technology to accelerate government aid distribution and reduce the cost of digital transactions.
Indian-led iSON Group is planning up to $375 million in additional investments in the Philippines over the next decade, covering telecom towers, agricultural technology, digital healthcare, and business process outsourcing, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
PLDT has deployed artificial intelligence agents and automation tools across its customer service, knowledge management, and risk operations as the telecommunications company seeks to reduce manual work and respond more quickly to customers.
Salesforce has expanded its Agentforce platform with a portfolio of preconfigured artificial intelligence agents designed to handle tasks across sales, customer service, commerce, employee support, and back-office operations.
UK-based inspection technology company Vision Engineering has established a representative office in General Trias City, Cavite, as it seeks to serve manufacturers in the country’s electronics, semiconductor, automotive, aerospace, precision engineering and medical device industries.
The Philippines recorded the largest estimated improvement in reading among countries participating in recent Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) cycles, while Filipino students also showed gains in computational problem-solving, the Department of Education (DepEd) said.
Called the Enterprise AI Harness, the architecture combines technologies from Salesforce’s Data 360, Informatica, MuleSoft, Agent Fabric, Tableau, Agentforce, Salesforce Guardian, and Salesforce Platform products.
he pilot tested Ericsson On-Demand’s Roaming Breakout service, which processes data traffic closer to the subscriber’s location instead of routing it back to the Philippines.
Worldwide printer and multifunction peripheral shipments fell 7% year on year to 17.2 million units in the second quarter of 2026, although ink tank devices continued to expand, according to market research firm IDC.
