Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Henry Aguda has elevated two career officials to senior leadership positions in a reorganization that also appears to have displaced undersecretary Christina Faye M. Condez-de Sagon and assistant secretary June Vincent Manuel Gaudan.
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill requiring public and private higher education institutions to provide students and faculty with free access to digital academic materials and campus-wide high-speed Wi-Fi.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has begun testing drone systems being developed for military operations as it seeks to expand its use of unmanned technology for national defense.
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill creating a National Cybersecurity Agency (NCSA) and imposing cybersecurity requirements on government institutions and operators of critical information infrastructure.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued guidelines for certifying advanced technologies and specialized consulting services that are unavailable in the Philippines, allowing government agencies to procure them through certain foreign or international institutions.
Mobility technology company CarBEV has begun construction of an electric vehicle charging facility in Pasay City designed to serve as many as 500 battery electric vehicles a day.
Soundcore, an audio brand under Anker Innovations, has launched the Space 2 wireless headphones in the Philippines, offering adaptive noise cancellation, AI-assisted microphone technology, and up to 70 hours of battery life.
Visa and USSC Money Services Inc. (UMSI) have launched a service that allows micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to accept contactless card payments through smartphones, eliminating the need for conventional point-of-sale (POS) terminals.
Sen. Raffy Tulfo has sought a Senate investigation into the proposed Pax Silica industrial hub in New Clark City, calling for an assessment of its economic, environmental, social, technological, and national security implications.
