WAICO: Digital Trojan Horse threatens Manila's sovereignty
Source: BusinessWorld
Published on: 2026-10-18 11:16
By AJ Garchitorena and Chelsea Asuncion (First of four parts.) IT IS A FATAL contradiction to fiercely defend our blue waters from warships while quietly surrendering our digital borders to foreign code. Security anxieties naturally anchor on the tactile theater of the West Philippine Sea, where swarming vessels, water cannons, and gray-zone coercion offer visceral geometry of conflict. It means that a more insidious threat to Philippine sovereignty is quietly consolidating in the abstract architecture of the digital realm. This new frontline is an equally decisive battle for the nation's strategic autonomy being fought in the policy corridors of technological hegemony. Established on July 16, the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO) quickly expanded from 29 to 38 initial founding member nations by August this year. This independent intergovernmental allianc...
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