New Clark City is rapidly emerging as the Philippines’ boldest bet in semiconductors and artificial intelligence, with the Marcos administration positioning the fast-rising metropolis as a centerpiece of the Luzon Economic Corridor and the country’s next wave of industrial growth.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly emerging as a major cybersecurity challenge for Philippine enterprises, with experts warning that organizations must overhaul traditional defenses as cybercriminals increasingly deploy AI-driven attacks.
A new global study by Cisco has revealed that only 12 percent of organizations in the Philippines are fully prepared to scale and extract value from artificial intelligence (AI), exposing a significant gap between AI ambition and operational readiness in the country.
Manulife on Friday acknowledged that over 75 percent of its global workforce is now actively engaged with generative AI (GenAI) tools, including ChatMFC, its proprietary AI assistant introduced in 2024.
The country’s resource officials have teamed up with the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) to produce an inventory of resources that will serve as basis for a policy framework down the line.
Aboitiz Power clean energy unit Aboitiz Renewables Inc. has begun building the 239-megawatt Luna solar facility in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. Set to open in 2028, it involves a 65 MW battery system that will lift the group’s total solar capacity in the province to 471 MW. This is its largest solar project in the Visayas.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in 2025 cleared a key regulatory path for Apple Pay by classifying it as a technology service provider rather than an operator of payment systems. Because the platform processes payment credentials through contactless technology without directly handling, settling, or holding customer funds, the central bank confirmed it does not need to register as a payment system operator. Central bank officials noted that once this regulatory distinction was established, the decision on when to roll out the service rested entirely on the readiness of local financial institutions.
Student safety today goes far beyond school grounds, covering physical security, mental health, and responsible online behavior as one closely linked system.
The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) has cautioned regional wage boards against automatically following Metro Manila's latest minimum wage increase, arguing that wage adjustments should reflect local economic realities rather than establish a nationwide template.