The Philippines recorded the second-largest increase in 10-year government bond yields among selected Asia-Pacific economies since the war in the Middle East began, raising the government’s borrowing costs at a time when the Marcos Jr. administration is relying heavily on domestic debt to finance...
Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, August 16 said the Senate will strictly implement a no confidential and intelligence fund policy to non-enforcement government agencies to avoid a repeat or possible abuse of these funds in the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027. “We...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is pushing stronger regional cooperation to advance the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI), expand academic partnerships, and promote innovation-driven, future-ready learning across the Asia-Pacific. CHED Executive Director Atty. Cinderella...
GMA Network is looking to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to expand how it connects with audiences beyond traditional television. Through its digital arm, GMA New Media, Inc. (NMI), the Kapuso network joined the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in launching the AI &...
Fears that artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to massive job losses in the Philippines’ information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry may be overstated as the sector continues to grow despite the rapid adoption of the technology, the country’s chief economist...
The Commission on Audit (COA) is studying the possibility of launching a fraud audit against the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) over the “unusual” names of the recipients of confidential funds from the two agencies that were both then under Vice...
The Philippines risks falling behind the artificial intelligence (AI) boom as it benefits less from the surge in AI-related electronics exports while its massive business process outsourcing (BPO) industry faces growing exposure to automation, according to think tank Capital Economics. In a report...
Google has announced four new Pixel phones, if you’ve been keeping tabs on them for a while, then you’d know they are: The Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and the Pixel 11 Pro Fold (Why they continue to this the Pro Fold is beyond me). They have also announced the Pixel Watch and the...
Defense counsel for Vice President Sara Duterte pressed a Commission on Audit (COA) witness on Wednesday, August 12, over intelligence and surveillance activities cited by the Office of the Vice President (OVP). During the impeachment trial, defense counsel Kristine Ferrer presented...
The sought P10.733 billion confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) under the proposed P7.2-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2027 is lower by 8.8 percent compared to the current 2026 budget. Thus, bared Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Acting Secretary Kim Robert de Leon...
People often ask me what the next stage of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption will look like. My answer is that we are no longer talking about AI literacy—we are beginning to see AI dependency. AI literacy is a good thing. It means knowing what AI can and cannot do: how to write effective...
Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno has resparked efforts in the House of Representatives to institutionalize an artificial intelligence (AI) governance framework by filing a related bill to start the second regular session. Diokno introduced House Bill (HB) No. 10362 or the proposed AI Governance...
