Critics say the Philippine government is prioritizing collecting online casino license fees, projected at ~$1B in 2025, over tackling online gambling addiction
an exponential rise from less than half a million in 2018.” … Anne Riley Moffat : Anyone in the Philippines 21 or older can fill their digital wallets and place wagers over an internet connection. …
Foxmont and BCG report: Philippine startups raised a record $1.12B in 2024, up 16.7% YoY, with foreign investment rising to 52.5%, but regulatory hurdles remain
Ramon Royandoyan / Nikkei Asia :
Sources: Chinese state-sponsored hackers targeted the Philippine president's office and stole sensitive data as part of a yearslong, broad espionage campaign
Jamie Tarabay / Bloomberg :
Philippine investigators say Alice Guo, ex-mayor of the Bamban town, owned the land on which a “pig butchering” scam center was built, housing ~3,000 scammers
most of them Chinese—slept between shifts as scammers. Nearby, police seized thousands of devices with fake social-media profiles and financial records. https://www.wsj.com/... Jonathan Cheng / @jchen...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs a law imposing a 12% value-added tax on non-resident digital service providers, such as Netflix, HBO, and Disney
The World's Call Center Capital Is Gripped by AI Fever — and Fear … Hello World
In the Philippines, presidential frontrunner Bongbong Marcos is using TikTok and troll farms to rewrite his dictator father's violent past for young Filipinos
Hi! — This is Understanding TikTok - your TikTok update. My name is Marcus. Ravi Buddhavarapu / CNBC : In the Philippines, presidential frontrunner Bongbong seeks to rebrand Marcos' brutal legacy T...
UK security firm says around 345K sensitive legal documents from the Philippine government related to ongoing cases were exposed online for at least two months
The security firm that discovered the files says the leak could disrupt ongoing judicial proceedings. Tweets: @gangbadoy , @nattyfried , @nattyfried , and @nattyfried Tweets: Gang Capati / @gangbadoy ...
Philippines starts registering millions for its national identification system, storing biometric data including fingerprints, facial photos, and iris scans
Jun Endo / Nikkei Asia : Tweets: @nikkeiasia Tweets: @nikkeiasia : Your name, sex, date of birth, place of birth, blood type, address, nationality, fingerprints, facial photos and iris scans... All P...
Avaaz analysis: Facebook has allowed hundreds of misleading super PAC ads, primarily spreading misinformation about Biden and USPS, with 10M+ views collectively
Donald Trump is president for four more years! MAGA!’—even if mail-in ballots haven't been fully counted.” https://www.fastcompany.com/ ... Thomas Rid / @ridt : CAUTION: today's Facebook takedown does...
Amazon is investigating claims of its contractors sleeping in “subhuman” conditions on makeshift beds in a Philippine call center due to travel restrictions
Dave Lee / Financial Times : Tweets: @jordanuhl . Thanks: @daveleeft Tweets: Jordan / @jordanuhl : Amazon workers in the Philippines are being forced to sleep in close quarters on makeshift beds at t...