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MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has shelved its ambitious plans to integrate blockchain technology and voter verification systems into the 2028 national elections, scrapping billions of pesos worth of proposed election modernization projects amid budget cuts and growing concerns over data privacy. In a dramatic rollback of advanced

A bombshell directive from the Office of the Ombudsman has put the Land Transportation Office (LTO) under intense scrutiny, ordering the agency to immediately stop using the controversial Stradcom-operated IT system and shift all transactions to the government-owned Land Transportation Management System (LTMS). In a May 29, 2026 directive, Ombudsman

The Philippines' startup ecosystem suffered a devastating blow as investor confidence plunged amid a multibillion-peso corruption scandal linked to controversial flood-control projects. According to a joint report by DealStreetAsia and Kickstart Ventures, startup funding in the country collapsed by 72 percent to just $119 million from $428 million in

The Philippine startup ecosystem is gaining momentum, with the Innovative Startup Act (ISA) Steering Committee announcing that it has mobilized ₱2.1 billion in government support for startups. The funding is said to have directly benefited 212 startups while helping incubate more than 2,200 others through a nationwide network