The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said its five-year-old E-Commerce Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) against online counterfeiting has led to faster takedowns of fake goods listings and stronger coordination among online marketplaces, rights holders, and industry groups.
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) priority measure seeking to strengthen the country’s child online safety framework amid rising cases of online sexual abuse and exploitation involving Filipino children.
Japanese technology firm Epson said it is restructuring its business as part of a long-term strategy aimed at expanding beyond its traditional printing and projection businesses into industrial, robotics, and sustainability-focused technologies.
Taiwan-based Altos Computing is expanding beyond its traditional hardware business as it pushes deeper into enterprise AI infrastructure, targeting growth opportunities in the Philippines and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
Launched at the BIR National Office in Quezon City, the Taxpayer Portal (TP Portal) is designed to consolidate taxpayer records and transactions into a single platform.
During a meeting with AIIB officials, Department of Finance (DOF) secretary Frederick D. Go identified red tape and high energy costs as among the country’s major economic challenges.
The proposal, contained in House Bill No. 9970 or the proposed “ICT Hubs Act,” would require the creation of at least one ICT hub in each province based on a national ICT plan to be prepared by the Department of Information and Communications Technology.
The University of the Philippines (UP) has become the first university in the country authorized to operate as a Registration Authority under the Philippine National Public Key Infrastructure (PNPKI), allowing it to process and verify government-recognized digital certificates within the UP System.
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has released a position paper on pending House bills that aim to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), warning that innovation must be balanced with protections for privacy, equality, and labor rights.
Agents from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested 15 individuals in Mandaluyong City on Saturday, May 9, in connection with a cryptocurrency investment scam.
