The Philippines needs to rethink its workforce strategy as artificial intelligence (AI) threatens occupations that the country has traditionally invested in while skilled Filipino workers continue to seek better opportunities abroad, economists and education experts said.
Supreme Court (SC) senior associate justice Marvic Leonen said government institutions should treat technology as a means of improving public services rather than an end in itself, as he outlined the judiciary’s approach to digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI).
Local firm YCO Cloud and Singapore-based Aolani plan to deploy a large-scale AI computing cluster in the Philippines, with an initial launch targeted for the first quarter of 2027.
Artificial intelligence is helping attackers find vulnerabilities and exploit them faster, putting pressure on organizations to speed up patching and security response, according to Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered three investment schemes to stop soliciting funds from the public, including a website promoting AI-assisted stock trading and a business advertising guaranteed returns on social media.
Artificial intelligence-assisted interpretation of chest X-rays could reduce the cost of tuberculosis screening in rural Philippine health units, although researchers cautioned that the projected savings depend heavily on local costs and diagnostic conditions.
Smart Communications and Amihan Global Strategies have launched AI.Smart, a multi-model artificial intelligence service that allows Smart and TNT subscribers to pay for AI access using their prepaid load or postpaid account instead of a credit card.
Outgoing IBPAP president and CEO Jack Madrid said the industry’s strategy has shifted from expanding headcount toward developing capabilities for AI and higher-value work.
Philippine brands appeared in 83.2% of relevant answers generated by artificial intelligence tools, but the tools largely relied on sources outside the companies’ own websites, according to a study by digital marketing agency Spiralytics.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and digital platforms are changing how creative works are produced, distributed, and monetized across Southeast Asia, while raising concerns over intellectual property rights, authenticity, and jobs, according to a study by the Asean Business Advisory Council (Asean-BAC).
