During a recent budget hearing, Sen. Risa Hontiveros questioned the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s original plan to pursue direct contracting.
Unveiled by the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI), the model house features tiles, bricks, and panels created through a radiation-based technology that strengthens low-value plastic waste — particularly sachets, one of the country’s most persistent pollutants.
A recent survey by Boston Consulting Group and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) found that while 72% of MSMEs plan to expand their workforce, nearly half — or 46% — face persistent difficulties in finding applicants with the needed skills.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) led the crackdown, accounting for ₱17.21 billion of the total haul. Last year, the agency seized ₱35.24 billion worth of counterfeit goods — more than 99% of the nationwide total and the highest annual record to date.
GoTyme Bank has officially entered the cryptocurrency space with the nationwide launch of Go Crypto, a new in-app feature that allows users to buy, sell, and manage digital assets directly through the GoTyme mobile banking platform.
The report, titled Project Bayani, says tokenization could become the primary way many Filipinos access investment products -- from government bonds to mutual funds and equities.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced a free online platform that allows entrepreneurs to practice and simulate the company registration process before submitting actual applications, in a move aimed at easing the experience of starting a business in the Philippines.
Filipino consumers are entering the peak holiday shopping season with heightened fears of mobile fraud, as new research from Appdome shows identity theft, synthetic fraud, and AI-powered scams are prompting users to delete or abandon apps at record levels.
Growth is being fueled by booming e-commerce, rising digital payments, and rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the latest e-Conomy SEA 2025 report by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company.
