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.
Artificial intelligence is spreading rapidly across Philippine workplaces, but the country faces a widening gap between AI adoption and the skills needed to develop and harness the technology.
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).
Passengers traveling through Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 can now access expanded food and shopping choices following the official launch of new establishments at the North Wing departure airside. The addition provides travelers with more places to eat, rest, and make last-minute purchases after passing through security.
The Philippines is bracing for a decline in local palay production this year, with output expected to drop by at least 1 million metric tons due to severe weather patterns and soaring input costs, according to the Department of Agriculture.
The Government Service Insurance System has set aside P1.69 billion in emergency lending assistance to help nearly 69,000 members and pensioners in three calamity-stricken areas weather the dual impacts of severe El Niño conditions and a worsening dengue outbreak.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has stood firm on the necessity of canceling the import permit for 12,480 metric tons of Vietnamese rice, framing the decisive action as a key component of the administration's broader policy to protect local farmers, curb unnecessary importation, and enforce strict agricultural regulatory standards.