DigiPlus Interactive Corp., the company behind online gambling sites BingoPlus and ArenaPlus, is planning to buy the New Coast Hotel Manila so it can have its own real, physical casino — not just online games.
Naga City has received approval for a ₱6.793-million grant from the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) to build what is expected to be the country’s first AI-empowered city planning, transport, and land-use monitoring system.
Starting Nov. 18, cardholders from participating banks can add their Visa or Mastercard cards to Google Wallet and use their phones or smartwatches to tap and pay at any contactless terminal.
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the legality of a congressional inquiry into online misinformation, ruling that inviting vloggers to a congressional hearing did not infringe on their constitutional right to free speech.
Globe Telecom and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have reaffirmed their joint commitment to accelerating the Philippines’ digital transformation, as both companies addressed growing concerns over data sovereignty and the localization of cloud infrastructure in the country.
Under the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), PhilSA will supply DPWH with satellite imagery and space-based analytics to track and assess the progress of construction projects nationwide.
Sen. Bam Aquino noted the measure represents the next stage of his earlier “Blockchain the Budget” proposal, refined to integrate advanced digital infrastructure for transparency.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Konektadong Pinoy Act has been signed, marking the final step in its legislative journey.
The University of the Philippines (UP) convened more than 300 leaders from government, industry, and academia in a two-day conference tackling the country’s urgent need for a cohesive artificial intelligence (AI) strategy amid the global race for digital transformation and recent natural disasters.
Filed as Senate Bill No. 1474, the measure seeks to expand and strengthen existing laws such as the Cybercrime Prevention Act and the Anti-Bullying Act, which Sen. JV Ejercito described as limited in scope.
