Cybersecurity professional Albert “Abet” Dela Cruz has proposed a national digital safety framework requiring platforms to restrict features for minors by default, device makers to incorporate safety controls during activation, and the government to expand digital literacy programs for parents.
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla has ordered the preventive suspension of two former Land Transportation Office (LTO) chiefs over the continued use of an older information technology system that the Commission on Audit (COA) said resulted in P13.38 billion in computer fees charged to motorists from 2019 to 2025.
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) secretary Henry Aguda has elevated two career officials to senior leadership positions in a reorganization that also appears to have displaced undersecretary Christina Faye M. Condez-de Sagon and assistant secretary June Vincent Manuel Gaudan.
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill creating a National Cybersecurity Agency (NCSA) and imposing cybersecurity requirements on government institutions and operators of critical information infrastructure.
The planned Pax Silica development in New Clark City will focus primarily on semiconductor and other industrial activities rather than hyperscale data centers, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said, clarifying reports that the project could become a major energy-intensive data center hub.
House Bill No. 9605, or the proposed “National Cybersecurity and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 2026,” cleared second reading on July 28, according to the House’s legislative records.
The Electric Vehicle Incentive Strategy (EVIS) Program will provide fiscal support to qualified manufacturers of hybrid vehicles, battery-electric passenger cars, commercial electric vehicles, and specialized automotive parts and components.
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has lifted the moratorium on new information technology parks and centers in Metro Manila, opening another channel for technology investments as his administration advances the proposed Pax Silica industrial hub in New Clark City.
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. placed the proposed Pax Silica Industrial Hub at the center of his technology and industrial agenda during his 5th State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 27, as the government appeared bent on signing a framework agreement with the United States in November despite opposition from some political and civil society groups.
