The Supreme Court is considering turning to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help them in drafting decisions. SC court administrator Raul Villanueva disclosed this during the Senate finance subcommittee’s hearing on the proposed P63.57-billion budget of the judiciary for 2025....
Users in developing countries such as the Philippines have been maximizing generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT to make their work—and lives—easier, according to the World Bank. "Countries like India, Brazil, the Philippines, and Indonesia exhibit high rates...
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum, Jr. said on Wednesday, Sept. 11, that they will soon make use of artificial intelligence (AI) in weather forecasting, producing rain forecasts every 15 minutes. "Soon we will now operate through our research program to use AI in...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has confiscated around P85 million worth of smuggled poultry products from China, discovered in a warehouse in Parañaque City. The operation was conducted by the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International Container Port (CIIS-MICP) following a...
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has announced plans to implement an artificial intelligence (AI) system aimed at enhancing the detection and monitoring of money laundering activities in the country. During the Department of Finance (DOF) budget deliberations on Tuesday, Aug. 27, AMLC...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) The House Committee on Appropriations chaired by Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co is out to determine accountability from government agencies on the use of their intelligence funds. This,...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) It's too early to say whether or not the Commission on Audit's (COA) findings on the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) usage of confidential and intelligence funds (CIF)...
Imagine a bodycam-wearing policeman apprehending a motorist in a road rage. All of a sudden, the bodycam started emitting a beeping sound after an automatic access to the database of the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed that the motorist is wanted for a case of murder. This is the kind of...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (Facebook) Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel is pushing for the realignment of funds from government programs that are considered “Duterte legacies” to education and social service programs. During the...
Department of Informational and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Ivan John Uy on Monday, Aug. 5, warned that artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfake technology will be used to scam and hoax voters come elections. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy (Photos from Pixabay, Presidential...
Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (PPAB) House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Manuel Jose "Mannix" Dalipe said the lower allocation for confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) in the proposed national budget for...
The Office of the President (OP) is seeking once again a P4.56-billion confidential and intelligence fund from its proposed 2025 budget. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Under the OP's proposed budget, the presidential office is retaining its confidential and intelligence...
