The Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) on Thursday urged businesses to accelerate their adoption of artificial intelligence while ensuring that technology complements, rather than replaces, the human connections that underpin customer loyalty.
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) Director General Teodoro C. Pascua said artificial intelligence could become a powerful engine for transforming Filipino ideas into globally competitive products, provided innovation is matched with stronger protection of intellectual property rights.
The Philippines' growing role in the global artificial intelligence supply chain is expected to provide an important buffer against slowing growth, higher oil prices and lingering trade uncertainties, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).
The Philippines’ fast-growing adoption of artificial intelligence is opening new doors for businesses but also creating a more complex cybersecurity battlefield, with threats evolving at a pace that traditional defenses may struggle to match.
Artificial intelligence is having quite the glow-up. It can write your emails, summarize your meetings, plan your vacation, and even explain quantum physics without breaking a sweat.
The Philippines saw its net financial obligations to foreign lenders and investors expand to $65.6 billion as of end-June 2026, equivalent to 13.4 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It is a reflection of what the country owns abroad versus what it owes to foreign entities. Preliminary balance sheet figures show this liability expanded from $55.0 billion, or 11.2 percent of GDP, recorded at the end of March 2026.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and Aboitiz Economic Estates are expanding an investor-assistance program designed to turn investment commitments into operating projects faster as international interest in the Luzon Economic Corridor grows.
The government is stepping up preparations for the expected impact of Super El Niño, rolling out measures to protect farms, water supplies, power systems and communities from extreme heat and prolonged drought.