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.
Sen. Bam Aquino has urged the House of Representatives to pass the CADENA Act, a proposed budget transparency law, following deadly flooding that renewed questions over the government’s use of billions of pesos for flood-control projects.
BSP governor Eli Remolona Jr. said AI could help financial institutions analyze complex information and generate ideas, but decisions over how the technology is used must remain with people.
Artificial intelligence is changing the nature of automation by taking on tasks that previously required human reasoning and judgment, even as cloud-based tools make the technology increasingly accessible to Filipino businesses and individuals, according to an official of the Analytics and AI Association of the Philippines (AAP).
One in four Filipino workers is now considered an advanced user of artificial intelligence, exceeding the global average of 16%, according to Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index, as AI tools increasingly move beyond corporate experiments into everyday work and public school classrooms.
The Philippines should first establish the actual demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure before embarking on an aggressive data center buildout, according to the head of the Analytics and AI Association of the Philippines (AAP).
The Supreme Court (SC) is expanding the digitalization of legal services with an electronic notarization framework that allows electronic documents to be notarized in person or remotely through accredited digital platforms.
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is continuing to operate the Stradcom-developed LTO-IT System alongside the government-owned Land Transportation Management System (LTMS), despite a May 29 directive from the Office of the Ombudsman ordering the agency to immediately stop using the older platform.
Globe Business is urging Philippine companies to integrate their networks, cloud platforms, cybersecurity systems, application programming interfaces (APIs), and artificial intelligence tools instead of deploying them as separate technology projects.
A House committee is seeking to establish a national digital repository that would give college students and faculty free access to textbooks, research papers, lecture videos, and other academic materials.
