Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. For years, Philippine government agencies aiming to deploy advanced technologies like blockchain or specialized artificial intelligence models faced the same legal wall: standard public procurement laws demanded local bidding for tools that domestic vendors simply couldn’t provide. That bottleneck is now cleared. Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 26-06, Series of 2026, issued by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has established an official legal channel to certify when advanced tech and consulting services are not available locally. The certification …


