![Leah Callon-Butler, Emfarsis, [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review]](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2019-Blockchain-and-Crypto-Philippines-17-3-768x402.png "Leah Callon-Butler, Emfarsis, [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review] 1")
Leah Callon-Butler: I believe we’ll see greater support from the private sector to build strength and resilience into the Philippines’ talent pipeline, as corporates realise that it is not the sole responsibility of the government to educate and equip young Filipinos for the jobs of the future.
![Tim Ying, GOW Exchange, [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review]](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2019-Blockchain-and-Crypto-Philippines-16-3-768x402.png "Tim Ying, GOW Exchange, [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review] 2")
Tim Ying: What I would personally love to see is more Filipino projects starting to emerge and the nascent Decentralized Finance trend coming to fruition. What is necessary for this to happen, however, is more regulatory clarity and clear taxation guidelines, without which bigger firms will continue to be reluctant to make any major commitment to this space.
Miko Ilas: The Binance Filipino community looks forward to having more crypto education meetups in areas we haven’t visited before, plus some areas where we have been. We also look forward to being able to score major developments that, ultimately, will lead us to a super-meetup featuring CZ in Manila. *crosses fingers*
“From a long-term viewpoint, we are at the stage that overheated perceptions have normalized and the industry can be perceived from a more rational point of view, making it the right time to set up proper structures for blockchain and cryptocurrencies.”
![Emerson Fonseca, Paylance and NEM PH, [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review]](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-Blockchain-and-Crypto-Philippines-10-3-768x402.png "Emerson Fonseca, Paylance and NEM PH, [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review] 4")
Emerson Fonseca: I still personally look forward for more blockchain awareness as well as more mainstream consciousness when it comes to cryptocurrency investing
![Gail Macapagal, DynaQuest [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review]](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-Blockchain-and-Crypto-Philippines-11-3-1-768x402.png "Gail Macapagal, DynaQuest [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review] 5")
Gail Macapagal: The most important development is that people are starting to become interested and are slowly open to Blockchain adaption.
![Lance Pormarejo, Gameworks.io [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review]](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-Blockchain-and-Crypto-Philippines-13-3-768x402.png "Lance Pormarejo, Gameworks.io [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review] 6")
Lance Pormarejo: I look forward to the development of more use-cases within the industry. Use-cases that are viable and solve an actual problem while truly utilizing blockchain technology.
![Randy Knutson, DynaQuest [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review]](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-Blockchain-and-Crypto-Philippines-7-3-1-768x402.png "Randy Knutson, DynaQuest [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review] 7")
Randy Knutson: Blockchain will also be an important factor in being the backbone of information and communications capabilities of e-government offices based on statistics, lawmakers and disaster preparedness as they will use advanced analytics to make informed decisions based on the smart city framework for information and governance indexes.
![Peter Ing, BlockchainSpace [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review]](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-Blockchain-and-Crypto-Philippines-6-3-1-768x402.png "Peter Ing, BlockchainSpace [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review] 8")
Peter Ing: As a sector overarching player, we have felt the challenges in the Philippines first-hand. We constantly strive to look for ways to support the industry and look for viable business models ourselves.
![Myrtle Ramos, Block Tides [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review]](https://bitpinas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-Blockchain-and-Crypto-Philippines-5-3-768x402.png "Myrtle Ramos, Block Tides [PH 2019 Crypto & Blockchain Year in Review] 9")
Myrtle Ramos: Overall, the next year is shaping up to be crucial for the blockchain technology and digital assets ecosystems.
