Communications & Technology

The Philippine Blockchain Week (PBW) 2026 returns to the capital from June 19 to 21, bringing together over 15,000 participants to explore how distributed ledger technology is reshaping finance, business, regulation, and creative industries across the country and beyond.

Mynt, the operator of financial super app GCash, has taken a major step toward what could become one of the Philippine market’s largest technology listings after securing board and shareholder approvals for a proposed initial public offering.

The unified 911 emergency hotline now serves more areas with operators who speak local languages, removing language barriers that slow help down.

Globe recorded 216 theft incidents involving cables, batteries, generators, fuel, and other equipment across Laguna, Cavite, Oriental Mindoro, and Albay in just one year ended April this year. Laguna, the telecommunications company said,  had the most cases at 67, followed by Cavite with 46; Albay saw a more than fourfold jump in incidents in 2026.

Asticom Holding Co. Inc. has joined the Workday Partner Program, making Workday’s Human Capital Management (HCM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions available to businesses in the Philippines.