By: Atty. Edsel F. Tupaz & Atty. Calista V. Guevarra As the global discourse on Artificial Intelligence (AI) shifts from principles and frameworks to increasingly granular governance controls, the Philippines is positioning itself as more than merely a consumerist state in AI. In response to...
The Philippines is rightly trying to attract data centers, cloud platforms, and artificial intelligence investments. These projects can create jobs, deepen the country’s digital capabilities, and position us more strongly in the regional technology economy. But a data center cannot be built...
On a stretch of land the size of roughly 1,620 hectares north of Manila, the Philippine government and its allies are racing to build what officials are billing as the country 's gateway into the global artificial intelligence economy. But for thousands of farmers and residents who call that...
President Marcos has ordered the update of the government 's decades-old data classification framework to strengthen data sovereignty, enhance cybersecurity, and support secure digital transformation. Marcos made the order through Executive Order (EO) No. 119, which was in response to the need...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is calling on Filipinos nationwide to take part in programs and activities lined up for the celebration of Philippine Space Week 2026 from Aug. 8 to 14. The celebration this year will carry the theme “Navigating Tomorrow” and will highlight the country’s...
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...
NEW YORK (AP) — No large data centers can be built in New York for up to a year as the state creates rules to protect the environment and its energy grid from the power-hungry facilities fueling artificial intelligence. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday imposing the country...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on artificial intelligence companies to release information about the carbon pollution they create, along with the water and land used to power their operations. While urging action in an address at London Climate Action Week,...
The country’s first digital infrastructure real estate investment trust (REIT) is moving forward as integrated telco PLDT Inc. prepares to offer nearly 49 percent of its data center arm to the public, aiming to raise up to ₱24.2 billion. In a disclosure on Monday, June 22, PLDT announced that...
No confidential or sensitive government information were compromised following the reported defacement of the official website of the House of Representatives, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. In a statement issued Sunday, June 14, the agency said it became...
No sensitive or confidential data appears to have been compromised following the reported defacement of the official website of the Senate of the Philippines, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. In a statement issued on Thursday, June 11, the agency said its...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world 's largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in just four years as use of artificial intelligence...
