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4 articlesiSON has built 450 cell towers here. Now it wants a call center business too.
The India-based group has spent about $65 million of a $300-million Philippine plan so far. It told the finance department it is now looking at outsourcing and digital healthcare.
Read →August 7, 2026Southeast Asia's AI startups raised $9.3 billion. The Philippines is not on the list.
A new tally by the startup tracker Tracxn says nearly all of that money landed in Singapore. Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand split under $40 million between them, and the country breakdown does not include us at all.
Read →August 7, 2026An AI that watches rice fields from space raised $9.5 million. The Philippines is next.
Mitti Labs is backed by the investment arm of Saudi Aramco. It says its satellite system cuts a rice field's water use by about 40 percent, and it plans to start operating here later this year.
Read →July 31, 2026The government is offering 60 billion pesos to carmakers that build EVs here
Executive Order 121 sets aside up to 60 billion pesos for as many as four manufacturers. Each has to put in at least 5 billion pesos of its own and get a locally made model to market within three years.
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