Philippine crafts find new edge as AI reshapes demand
As artificial intelligence, automation, and mass production reshape consumer markets, demand for handmade and distinctive products is creating fresh opportunities for Philippine crafts and design exporters.
Converge steps up online child protection; blocked 12B harmful content requests in 2025
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.
Marcos EO 122 sets unified critical minerals policy, links mining growth to shared national progress
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 puts users in control as it bolsters cybersecurity for digital financial services
Maya has stepped up its cybersecurity framework, placing greater control directly in users’ hands to help protect their accounts.
LG expands ‘fit & max’ appliance lineup: space-smart design without compromise on performance
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.
