09-20-2024
Jenny Ortiz-Bolivar
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With over 12 years of experience working in the newsroom, Jenny is a journalist and a senior producer covering blockchain, Web3, crypto, and emerging technology. She previously worked for Forkast News, CNN Philippines, and Probe Productions. She is currently an Adenauer Fellow taking up Masters in Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University – Asian Center for Journalism. She finished her Bachelor in Broadcast Communication degree at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
Article by Jenny Ortiz-Bolivar
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Digitalization to play important role in Philippines’ new tax law
While Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian agreed to the need to utilize blockchain tech cautiously, tax advisor Mon Abrea emphasized the...
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14 February, 2024
Philippines eyes wholesale CBDC in 2 years; retail version out of the picture
The Philippine central bank said it would not develop a retail central bank digital currency, and the wholesale CBDC will...
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12 February, 2024
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Philippines says improved corruption index ranking a result of ‘digitalization efforts’
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Coins.ph eyes expansion in Europe and Latin America
The Philippines-based Coins.ph plans to expand further its global operations into Europe and Latin America, making its operation present in...
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With a Philippine banking license now at hand, Salmon can offer AI-centric consumer and debit products to Filipinos, fulfilling its...
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