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Philippines: Q2 2023

The Philippines tech news summaries for Q2 2023, below, cover Filipino tech news across items such as: The Philippines’ moves into AI-generated policy; developments in the Filipino ePhilID digital ID system; the country’s hosting of the world’s largest floating solar energy project; and more.

The month links below – April, May & June 2023 – will take you to that month’s Filipino tech news summaries, with featured headlines linked to each Philippines tech news article behind the headline.

in June 2023   |   in May 2023   |   in April 2023

Plus: Asia’s tech news today / weekly newsletters >

Philippines Venture Capital Report 2023

BCG, Foxmont VC: Philippines Venture Capital Report 2023

Philippines tech news
quarterly, June 2023

“Introduced in 2018, the Philippine Identification System Act (PhilSys) aims to provide a single digital ID system for transactions and access to social services.”

“May data from PhilSys shows that the country has completed 78.5 million registrations with demographic and biometric data, around 85 percent of the 92-million target.”

“A combined total of 61.54 million physical and digital ID cards, known as ePhilIDs, has been delivered so far.”

“Google’s TPU subsea cable system, designed to connect the United States with Taiwan, the Philippines, and Guam, could play a pivotal role amidst rising geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China.”

“Each landing point, strategically placed within a region of escalating conflict, stands to ensure continuous connectivity and coordination, potentially securing American interests in the face of potential Chinese aggression over Taiwan.”

On Demand Deals (Philippines): Empowers entrepreneurs to earn extra income from empty spaces by franchising ODD Stores, omnichannel convenience stores that can deliver in minutes.”

“Accelerating Asia launched Fund II in 2021, Cohort 8 is the fourth batch of investments for Fund II which will deploy capital across Southeast and South Asia pre-Series A startups.”

China's maritime militia

CSIS: Pulling back the curtain on China’s maritime militia

Philippines tech news
quarterly, May 2023

WEF Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2023

World Economic Forum Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2023

KPMG Venture Pulse Asia

KPMG Venture Pulse Report Q2 2023 – Asia findings

Philippines’ BillEase, China’s Alipay+ and Agoda: “…recorded more than 26 times increase in ‘buy now, pay later‘ transactions in the travel category in [Q1} 2023, compared to the first quarter of 2022.”

Indo-Pacific semiconductor supply chains

CSIS: Mapping semiconductor supply chains – Indo-Pacific’s importance

Filipino tech news
quarterly, April 2023

Undersea cable risks

The Escalating Global Risk Environment for Submarine Cables

CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency

CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative – South China Sea and beyond

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