The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has formally launched the National Artificial Intelligence Center for Research and Innovation (NAICRI), positioning it as the institutional backbone of the National AI Strategy for the Philippines (NAIS-PH) and consolidating years of government-led AI projects into a permanent national capability.
The report found that DITO Telecommunity gained subscribers early in the first 10 months of mobile number portability but later saw declines, while Globe Telecom was a net donor of users and Smart Communications a net recipient overall.
In its market study, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) examined how data collection practices of large technology firms — particularly Meta’s Facebook and Google — shape market power in the Philippines’ rapidly expanding digital ecosystem.
Government officials, industry leaders, and academic stakeholders are calling for the Philippines to move beyond simply using artificial intelligence technologies and instead develop its own AI capabilities, warning that failure to do so could deepen the country’s digital and economic vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity threats in the Philippines intensified sharply in 2025, with phishing activity surging more than fourfold as criminal groups shift toward large-scale, organized fraud operations, according to a new threat landscape report released by Check Point Research.
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed lawyer Juan Paolo “John” Fajardo as deputy commissioner of the National Privacy Commission (NPC), replacing fellow lawyer Nerissa de Jesus whose term of office has expired.
The new DICT Trusted Assessment Provider (D-TAP) program is a framework aimed at strengthening the security of government digital systems before they are rolled out to the public.
Undersecretary Renato “Aboy” Paraiso has formally assumed office as executive director of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), while the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) also welcomed Julius Gorospe as its new undersecretary for cybersecurity, following separate oath-taking ceremonies on Feb. 2, 2026.
Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed Dr. Gay Jane P. Perez as director general of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), making her the agency’s second chief after its founding head, Joel Joseph Marciano Jr.
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is requesting written comments and inputs on a proposed department circular on the mandatory identity verification of user accounts on social media platforms.
