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Philippines

Name: Philippines
Address: PH

The Philippines has an AI roadmap and investment incentives for data centres, while the energy department is drafting power rules for very large loads.

Data protection rests on the Data Privacy Act (Republic Act 10173), with a 2024 National Privacy Commission advisory on model clauses for cross-border transfers; the advisory is voluntary. A first phase of a Laguna data centre was reported as approved under the CREATE incentive programme. The Department of Energy is monitoring data centre demand and, as reported, drafting a circular on generation for a proposed Clark technology hub. We found no national public compute programme.

AI policy and activity

We found no binding AI law or compute programme in the pages read. A national AI strategy roadmap exists but its source page could not be re-confirmed on 3 October 2026, so it is not cited.

Power and grid

Reported. A DOE undersecretary, quoted on 3 October 2025, put current data centre demand at about 120 MW with about 500 MW projected, and said the department is coordinating with the Data Center Association of the Philippines and expects an industry roadmap. The same report cites over 1,300 renewable energy service contracts. A proposed 3 GW Clark hub is described by the Energy Secretary as a grid stability risk if lost suddenly (28 July 2026 report above). Sources: https://powerphilippines.com/doe-eyes-data-center-growth-amid-energy-supply-balance/ and the Pax Silica report above.

Data centres and compute

Data centres and compute
Site	Where	Status	Notes and source
ML1 FLOW Digital Infrastructure and AyalaLand Logistics Holdings (joint venture)	Biñan, Laguna	Operating	Reported. Phase 1 launched 28 November 2025 at 6 MW initial IT load, designed to scale to 36 MW at full build; these are different stages and are not added. Board of Investments approval under the CREATE Act incentive programme was reported for 18 November 2025. (source)

Rules and programmes

Rules and programmes
Instrument	Kind	Status	What it does
NPC Advisory No. 2024-01, contractual clauses for cross-border transfers Read the cited source	Policy	In force from 30 May 2024	Primary. National Privacy Commission advisory issued under the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act 10173) on model contractual clauses. It states it is for voluntary adoption and adds no obligations. We did not read the Act itself, so no data localisation rule is claimed either way.
DOE draft circular on generation capacity for the Pax Silica hub, Clark Read the cited source	Grid	Proposed	Reported. Dated 28 July 2026: the circular is being drafted, not issued. The report says the hub could eventually need about 3 GW, with early phases of 100 to 200 MW possibly served from the existing grid. We did not find the DOE original.

Checked on 3 October 2026 and due for review by 1 January 2027. Many sources are trade press or law-firm summaries rather than official texts, and statuses such as reported or unconfirmed are shown as the source gives them. This is a summary, not legal advice. If something is wrong or out of date, tell us.

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ComputeFinder. (2026, October 3). Philippines: AI and compute. ComputeFinder. Retrieved November 14, 2026, from https://computefinder.net/countries/philippines

BibTeX

@misc{computefinder_countries_philippines,
  title        = {Philippines: AI and compute},
  author       = {{ComputeFinder}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://computefinder.net/entity/cf-ctry-0057}},
  number       = {cf-ctry-0057},
  note         = {Page last checked 3 October 2026. Retrieved 14 November 2026.}
}

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