Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) Chairperson and CEO Lala Sotto has condemned China Daily over AI-generated videos and editorial materials that she said portrayed Filipinos in a racist and dehumanizing manner, while using the incident to renew calls for responsible use...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed Executive Order No. 119, retiring a 1964 policy on government data classification and replacing it with a modern, risk-based framework built for cloud computing and artificial intelligence. The new order supersedes Memorandum Circular No. 78, a decades-old...
SHANGHAI (AP) — Development and governance of artificial intelligence should be a global effort, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday, while reiterating China’s objections to what he called the “overstretching” of national security concerns. Speaking at a conference in Shanghai, Xi...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. said that an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video released by a Chinese state-run media organization portraying Filipinos as “stupid monkeys” clad in a Barong Tagalog justified the Philippines’ policy of avoiding...
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has strongly condemned China Daily over its publication of AI-generated videos and editorial cartoons depicting Filipinos as monkeys in connection with the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award, calling the material racist, dehumanizing, and unacceptable. In a...
President Marcos and Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong have agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, artificial intelligence (AI), investments, healthcare, and social development as the two countries seek to expand economic ties and address emerging opportunities in the digital economy....
For decades, McDonald’s fries have been part of everyday moments, from after-school hangouts and road trips, to movie nights and late-night food runs. Now, McDonald’s Philippines is looking at that experience through the lens of one of today’s biggest cultural conversations: artificial...
Nearly three in four consumers worldwide trust personal artificial intelligence (AI) agents to make purchases on their behalf, according to a report by global professional services company Accenture. Based on Accenture’s 2026 Consumer Pulse Survey, around 74 percent of consumers would rather let...
TikTok, announced new initiatives to strengthen transparency around AI-generated content, reinforcing its commitment to helping people create, discover, and engage with content safely and responsibly. The platform believes that AI has the potential to transform how people share their creativity,...
Google announced that active users of the Gemini app in Southeast Asia have more than doubled over the past year. According to its first-ever Gemini Report: Southeast Asia 2026, the region is adopting Gemini faster than any other Google application–and the Philippines is a notable case. The...
The Philippines aims to complete negotiations with the United States (US) on the long-term framework governing the artificial intelligence (AI) industrial hub at New Clark City in Tarlac province under the Pax Silica partnership within two to three months, according to state-run Bases Conversion...
