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Fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has strengthened its efforts to create a safer online environment, particularly for children, denying nearly 12 billion requests to dangerous or inappropriate websites in 2025 and blacklisting more than 72,000 associated domains.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued Executive Order No. 122, establishing for the first time a single national policy framework to develop the country’s critical minerals sector—an action designed to position the country as a key player in the global clean-energy and technology supply chain while delivering broad economic and social benefits for Filipinos. Signed August 21, the order also restructures the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) to drive coordinated, strategic growth across the industry.

Maya has stepped up its cybersecurity framework, placing greater control directly in users’ hands to help protect their accounts.

For households navigating compact condos, apartments, or family homes, finding appliances that fit limited spaces without sacrificing capacity, performance, or convenience has long been a common challenge.

Globe is strengthening its online safety safeguards and blocking hundreds of websites that promote or depict extreme violence — including content related to school shootings — as part of broader efforts to protect children and young people from harmful digital material.