The country’s most luxurious cars — including two smuggled Bugatti Chirons — were registered not through the government’s new digital platform, but through an obsolete Land Transportation Office (LTO) system that should have been decommissioned two years ago, investigators have confirmed.
Western Union has introduced its first digital app in the Philippines, giving users the ability to both send and receive money internationally — a dual functionality not yet available in other markets.
Schneider Electric Philippines executive Norman Ocaña III underscored AI’s massive energy footprint, noting that each generative AI query requires 10 times more energy than a typical Google search.
The Zamboanga center is the ninth AMCen nationwide and the first in the peninsula. It is equipped with advanced 3D printing technology for rapid prototyping, initially using plastics, with plans to expand into metal-based applications in partnership with DOST-MIRDC’s central office in Taguig City.
Southeast Asian courts are scrambling to catch up with the rapid rise of cybercrime and artificial intelligence (AI), with Supreme Court (SC) associate justice Jose Midas P. Marquez warning that justice systems risk being outpaced by technology if they do not adapt.
After pending for nearly two decades, the Philippine National Nuclear Energy Safety Act has been signed into law, establishing the Philippine Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (PhilATOM) as the country’s independent nuclear regulator.
Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law Republic Act 12304, a landmark measure designed to modernize the country’s Shari’ah court system and expand legal support services for Filipino Muslims.
Artificial intelligence (AI) may deepen the digital divide in the Philippines unless the government urgently strengthens data systems, expands digital connectivity, and implements safeguards.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has designated Nathaniel S. Arevalo, deputy director general for policy, legal and external relations, as acting director general of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), following the resignation of IPOPHL chief Brigitte M. da Costa-Villaluz.
The expanded classification will allow more young innovators to access IPOPHL programs such as the Youth Intellectual Property Incentive (YIPI) Program, which grants fee waivers for intellectual property applications and provides technical assistance and capacity-building opportunities.
