Ako Bicol party-list representative Alfredo A. Garbin Jr. warned against complacency amid reports of reduced online gambling activity, saying the decline is only temporary as operators and gamblers are likely to find ways to evade current restrictions.
VST ECS president and CEO Jimmy Go and Cisco’s Herns Hermida are urging the passage of a data sovereignty law, saying it could attract global tech investments, create thousands of jobs, and drive the development of world-class data centers in the Philippines.
Speaking at the 8th CXO Technology Summit in Shangrila Boracay, DICT secretary Aguda said his agency has secured a grant from blockchain firm Polygon to pilot a system that will place the 2026 national budget on the blockchain.
Companies that fail to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) today risk being left behind in the next five years, warned VST ECS president and CEO Jimmy Go at the start of the annual CXO Tech Summit at the Shangrila Boracay.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has inaugurated the Adaptive Robotics Technology and Intelligent Computing (ARTIC) Center at St. Mary’s University in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, marking a major milestone in advancing robotics research and Industry 4.0 initiatives in the Cagayan Valley region.
A sari-sari store-inspired artificial intelligence (AI) environment simulation developed by researchers from the University of the Philippines (UP) has earned international recognition at the 2025 International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), one of the world’s premier gatherings on computer vision and AI research.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is stepping up its campaign to phase out outdated mobile technologies, warning the public of serious security threats linked to 2G and 3G networks.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has launched the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Portal and the PSA Tuklas e-Learning Platform to expand access to local data and promote statistical literacy.
DigiPlus Interactive Corp., operator of online gambling platforms BingoPlus, ArenaPlus, and GameZone, has temporarily halted its Brazil operations just weeks after launching, saying it will refine its offerings based on insights from an initial soft rollout.
The DTI’s action follows reports of vape products allegedly containing synthetic cannabinoids — chemicals that mimic cannabis — recently found in “Tuklaw” cigarettes identified by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
