The Philippine government is eyeing restrictions on Roblox, placing child safety at the center of its online crackdown, after the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) urged telcos to prepare for a potential nationwide block. In a statement issued Wednesday, March 25, CICC said...
The government is ramping up its digital transformation efforts, with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) targeting 60 million users of the eGovPH Super App by 2028, following its milestone of 40 million downloads. The push coincides with the expansion of physical and...
Globe, alongside the Department of Education (DepEd) and local government units, is supporting the continued expansion of Ayala Foundation’s Centex Digital Education program, reinforcing a shared commitment to improving access to quality digital learning for Filipino learners. The program...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is encouraging the faithful to take a fresh approach to fasting this Lent by limiting their use of digital media. In its pastoral letter titled “Fasting Beyond Food: Inviting Christ into Digital Media Use,” the CBCP said Lent this...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has introduced a digital payment system that streamlines fee transactions and ensures faster, safer payments for clients in the Philippines and abroad. DOLE said the system provides instant payment confirmation, speeds up processing, and guarantees...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, February 5, expressed strong support for President Marcos’ digital reform agenda aimed at strengthening education-to-employment pathways. DepEd conveyed its support during the launch of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority...
Cash-strapped Xurpas Inc. is selling its 49-percent equity interest in PT Sembilan Digital Investama (PT SDI) for five billion Indonesian rupiah, or about ₱17.6 million, an investment it acquired in 2015 for about ₱10.8 million. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on...
President Marcos has approved the country’s first National Digital Connectivity Plan (NDCP), a long-term master plan aimed at accelerating broadband rollout, lowering internet costs, and closing the digital divide nationwide, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)...
President Marcos welcomed DAMAC Digital’s planned investment in the Philippines, including what is expected to be the country’s largest data center, during a business meeting in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, Jan. 13. In a Facebook post, Marcos said he was “very excited” about the firm’s plans,...
Thousands of students now have reliable high-speed internet for the first time through Bitget’s Blockchain4Youth Program, which connects six schools in Surigao del Norte, Siquijor, and Negros Oriental, transforming their online learning opportunities. Bitget, the world’s largest Universal...
A-FLOW, a joint venture (JV) between AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. (ALLHC) and FLOW Digital Infrastructure, has launched its first data center called ML1 in Laguna province. ML1 offers an extension to the growing data center cluster, catering to the increasing demand for secure, scalable, and...
Go Digital Philippines (GDP), formerly known as Go Digital Pilipinas, has appointed technology and fintech lawyer Mark S. Gorriceta as its new chairman. Gorriceta is the chairman and managing partner of Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra, and a leading adviser to several of the country’s top...
