Inclusive digital transformation depends on systems that work across government, sectors, and services—and #DPGs make this possible. The report "Building Open Digital States: Country Case Studies on the Impact of DPGs for DPI," highlights 3 country cases showing how open DPI enables national-scale service delivery. Today we spotlight the #Philippines where DPGs help reclaim technological autonomy, shift vendor power asymmetries, and strengthen local capacity.

Read more: https://www.digitalpublicgoods.net/blog/building-open-digital-states-dpgs-create-value-dpi

Prosecutors have sought a life sentence for Toshiya Fujita, a senior member of a crime ring called "Luffy" that is behind a series of robbery and fraud cases across the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/crime-legal/life-sentence-request-luffy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #fraud #theft #philippines #luffy #gangs

The Philippine House of Representatives justice committee has said impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. were lacking in substance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/asia-pacific/philippines-marcos-impeachment-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #ferdinandmarcosjr #southeastasia #impeachment

Philippine lawmakers are deciding whether to advance impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is accused of betraying the public’s trust, corruption and violating the country’s constitution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-impeachment-marcos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #ferdinandmarcosjr #saraduterte #southeastasia

Philippine civil society leaders and members of a left-wing coalition have filed impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, restarting a process sidelined last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/asia-pacific/politics/impeachment-philippines-vp-duterte/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #saraduterte #philippines #southeastasia

“You know the other person who ordered extrajudicial executions on his own people? President Duterte in the Philippines. He, like Trump, was elected in 2016. He waged a war not on immigrants but drugs. Last year he was arrested for crimes against humanity.”
—Carole Cadwalladr
#trump #duterte #usa #philippines

“You know the other person who ordered extrajudicial executions on his own people? President Duterte in the Philippines. He, like Trump, was elected in 2016. He waged a war not on immigrants but drugs. Last year he was arrested for crimes against humanity.”
—Carole Cadwalladr
#trump #duterte #usa #philippines

A young Philippine journalist who spent nearly six years in a crowded provincial prison was found guilty of terror financing in a case rights groups and a U.N. expert labeled a "travesty of justice." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/asia-pacific/crime-legal/philippines-journalist-terror-charge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #philippines #journalism #terrorism #pressfreedom

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is facing new accusations of plunder and graft from a civil group, amid growing signs that the nation’s politics is headed into a new bout of internecine feuding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/asia-pacific/politics/sara-duterte-philippine-battles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #sarahduterte #southeastasia

📣 New Podcast! "21 January 1988: Pasig Mattel blockade" on @Spreaker #history #philippines #workers
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-january-1988-pasig-mattel-blockade--69414699

The Philippines has discovered a new natural gas source for the first time in over a decade, extending the life of its depleting gas field. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/asia-pacific/pps-gas-discovery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #gas #philippines #southeastasia #energy

An impeachment complaint was filed against Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the House of Representatives, which is dominated by his allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-marcos-impeachment-house/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #ferdinandmarcosjr #southeastasia

As ASEAN chair, the Philippines foreign minister is aiming for an ‘effective and substantive’ code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea — a daunting task that has eluded the Southeast Asian bloc for years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-foreign-secretary-coc-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #theresalazaro #china #southeastasia #asean #southchinasea #disputedislands

Mount Kanlaon today, Authorities are closely monitoring which remains under Alert Level 2 (moderate level of volcanic unrest) as of today, January 10, 2026.

#KanlaonVolcano #Philippines #VolcanoActivity #Fediverse

Mount Kanlaon today, Authorities are closely monitoring which remains under Alert Level 2 (moderate level of volcanic unrest) as of today, January 10, 2026.

#KanlaonVolcano #Philippines #VolcanoActivity #Fediverse

Night market food bazar happenings in Sampaloc



#Manila #Philippines #Travel #Photography #FujiFilm #X100VI

Night market food bazar happenings in Sampaloc



#Manila #Philippines #Travel #Photography #FujiFilm #X100VI

With fewer than half of Filipinos estimated to have undertaken disaster drills or to own a first-aid kit, the board game Master of Disaster aims to boost lagging preparedness in a country prone to natural disasters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/29/asia-pacific/philippines-disaster-readiness-game/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #climatechange #typhoons #disasterpreparedness #earthquakes

The Bondi attack shows that while Islamic State is no longer a territorial force in Asia, its ideology persists online, continues to radicalize individuals and still poses a deadly threat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/28/world/asia-islamic-state-not-back-but-endures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #islamicstate #is #terrorism #australia #bondibeach #islam #philippines #religion #jamaahansharutdaulah

In #Wikimedia land, I created my first #Lua module in #WikimediaCommons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Module:NHCP_marker_depicts_inscription

This module does all the heavy lifting for enhancing file pages of photos of #HistoricalMarkers of the #Philippines 🇵🇭 with #Wikidata items. It provides a way to point to the Wikidata item about the marker and to show the actual text inscribed in the marker. This is all done by just adding the {{NHCP marker depicts inscription}} template. 🧵 1/3

#OpenData #LinkedOpenData