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By TechWatch PH During the House budget hearing for the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) held recently, Rep. Brian Poe-Llamanzares sounded the alarm over the government’s dependence on foreign servers. Citing figures that show about 90 percent of…
By TechWatch PH Staff Maya Philippines Inc. and Maya Bank Inc. have successfully renewed their International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certifications—maintaining their standing as the first digital bank and among the earliest fintech firms in the country to uphold global…
From left: GCash Public Affairs Head Mabel M.Niala, GCash External Affairs Head Jerome C. Lantin, GCash Chief Information and Security Officer Miguel Geronilla, PNP-ACG Director PBGen Bernard Yang, and PNP ACG Chief Investigative Officer PCol Jay D Guillermo By TechWatch…
DECODED: TECH PERSPECTIVE By Alvin Veroy The Philippine government, tired of old-school corruption and secret budgets, is proposing a big, shiny solution: using “blockchain” and “artificial intelligence (AI)” to keep tabs on government spending. The plan is backed by a…
Photo credit to Amazon By TechWatch PH Staff A major outage in Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday, October 20, left dozens of popular websites and apps inaccessible worldwide, highlighting the massive reach and reliance on the world’s largest cloud…
CULTURE & CODE By Joey Briones What if, even after an employee leaves, a digital version of their knowledge — their reasoning, their insights, their way of solving problems — could stay behind to keep helping the team? That’s no…
DITO Telecom officially launches DITO BizBayan, a dedicated digital platform to empower Filipino Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), at the Medusa Supper Club in BGC on October 15, 2025. Striking a pose are (L-R or as pictured): DITO Chief…
CULTURE & CODE By Joey Briones Something profound is happening in the workplace. Jobs are disappearing quietly — and appearing loudly somewhere else. Across industries, “silent layoffs” have become the new normal. Fifty thousand tech roles are being quietly trimmed,…
DECODED: TECH, TRUTH, AND THREATS By Art Samaniego The U.S. indictment of Smartmatic executives over alleged bribes to a former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) chairman is raising serious questions about how the Philippines manages and safeguards its election automation contracts.…
Photo from Smartmatic By TechWatchPh US federal prosecutors have indicted Smartmatic, its parent company SGO Corporation Ltd., and several top executives for allegedly paying over $1 million in bribes to a former chairman of the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC)…