PCCI Backs DICT’s Blockchain Budget System as ‘Game-Changer’ for Investor Confidence
The PCCI has backed the DICT’s blockchain-based national budget system, calling it a major step toward fiscal transparency and improved investor perception.
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Maya Backs CICC’s ‘Scam Safe’ Initiative to Strengthen Cybersecurity Awareness
Maya has partnered with the DICT’s CICC through the Scam Safe initiative to support cybersecurity awareness and consumer education in the Philippines.
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[Op-Ed] Ann Cuisia: Blockchain Is Not Transparency, and “101% Hack-Free” Is Not Security
Misusing blockchain for transparency and claiming invulnerability risks both public trust and national security, says technologist Ann Cuisia.
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[Update] Philippines Blocks Access to Elon Musk’s Grok AI; DICT Cites ‘Deepfake Abuse’ of Women and Minors
The Philippines has blocked access to Elon Musk’s Grok AI website amid mounting backlash over deepfake abuse and regulatory scrutiny.
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Philippines’ Blockchain Budget Touted as Global First, But Experts Warn of Risks and Hype
The Philippines’ world-first on-chain budget is drawing expert fire over tech hype, transparency limits, and multi-million peso deals.
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YGG, DICT’s MFW City Produces 50 Graduates in Palawan Trained in Sui Blockchain’s Move Language
Out of 127 participants, the MFW City in MIMAROPA produced 50 graduates that have been trained in the Move programming language for the Sui blockchain.
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‘To Enhance E-Gov’t Services’: DICT Taps Maya For Digital Finance Tools
The partnership will bring “reliable digital payments” within the eGovPH App and Private Express and Messengerial Delivery Services (PEMEDES).
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DICT, Tools for Humanity React to NPC Order; Firm to File Appeal Over ‘World App’ Suspension
Following the NPC’s cease-and-desist order, DICT Secretary Henry Aguda and World Philippines Country Manager Ryuji Wolf defended the iris-based ID system, with the company set to appeal the suspension.
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Exclusive: DICT, Polygon Confirm Talks for $5M-$10M Grant to Track PH Budget on Blockchain
Polygon and the DICT are exploring a $5M–$10M blockchain pilot that could make every peso in the national budget traceable in real time.
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Former DICT USEC: Blockchain Won’t Stop Corruption
Instead, there are ways to make the national budget transparent, according to the ex-official.
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