The Philippines and Israel are expected to strengthen their bilateral relations, particularly in the areas of information and communications technology (ICT) and innovation, officials of both nations said on Wednesday.

The Marcos administration has allotted P12.5 billion for the transformation and digitalization of government processes and transactions next year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said.

According to TPF Convener Primo Morillo, “We already have a law on telecommuting and with the preference of a large part of the workforce especially in BPOs to work from their own homes, we call on the Department of Labor and Employment to maximize this law by encouraging more firms to allow WFH.”

It was disclosed by Bataan’s Governor, Hon. Jose Enrique S. Garcia III in a recent 2022 Climate Change and Sustainability Summit last August 17, 2022, that the moth-balled Bataan Nuclear Power Plant is now planned to be the Philippines’ biggest data center.

During the Philippine Economic Briefing in Singapore, President Marcos said his administration is committed to establishing an even more competitive business climate conducive to high-value investments.