Approximately 5.3 million Filipinos are expected to benefit from improved government services after about 500 government agencies and facilities across Mindanao were connected under the first phase of the Mindanao Integrated Government Network (MIGN), the Department of Information and...
VinFast is about to launch three new e-motorcycles with swappable batteries. The motorcycle models, the Evo, Feliz II, and Viper, come in particularly appealing prices. The VinFast Evo is priced at ₱70,000 (with battery subscription), ₱82,700 (including one battery), and ₱95,400 (including...
Vinfast e-motorcycles look like they‘re ready to shake up the two-wheeled mobility landscape in the Philippines, and with the accompanying battery swap technology, will make going electric easier. A few weeks ago, VinFast invited a sizeable group of Philippine media and content creators to...
The landscape of early childhood education in the Philippines is getting a major upgrade. Kinderland International Education, a leading, award-winning regional provider with a network of over 130 centres across the Asia-Pacific, has officially entered the Philippine market. Through a strategic...
The Philippines recorded the lowest demand for digital skills among six Asia-Pacific economies studied by the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB), although employers’ requirements for digital competencies have been rising steadily as technology spreads across a broader range of occupations....
The Philippines risks remaining a mere host for foreign-led artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor investments under the emerging United States (US)-led Pax Silica initiative unless it develops stronger domestic technological and industrial capabilities, according to the University of the...
Philippine economic growth needs “a major impetus” after slowing to its weakest pace since the pandemic recovery period, with rising inflation, higher interest rates, and the prolonged Middle East conflict expected to weigh on the country’s property sector, according to property consultancy...
A nearly seven-year-old policy that froze new Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) ecozone approvals in Metro Manila may need to be revisited as compliant office space in key central business districts (CBDs) becomes increasingly scarce, according to property consultancy Colliers. In a May 19...
The University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) is now accepting applicants for its new Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology (BS RadTech) program, approved by the UP Board of Regents on April 30. The initiative responds to the country’s shortage of radiologic technologists and opens...
Samarkand, UZBEKISTAN — The information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry, the Philippines’ top dollar earner, needs to overcome infrastructure and talent challenges while keeping pace with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to maintain its...
Innovation does not have to mean something no one has ever seen before. It doesn 't have to be fancy or stuffed with AI. Innovation can stem from the simpler things. It has, and should have always been, a solution to real problems. And right now, we have problems, one of them is the energy...
On a Sunday afternoon, I was scrolling through my feed, looking for a few ideas for writing. Then I came across a crowdsourcing question: “If given a chance, would you allow your children to become a content creator?” It piqued my interest as I am a mom to four children. Although young adults...
