Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The Honorable Senator Benigno "Bam" Aquino IV gave an impassioned speech at this year's GCash iGnite Summit where heads of tech giants, innovators, developers, and cybersecurity experts converge to share knowledge and innovations in the data science realm. AI has been the major focus this year with stricter cyber-securities and agentic AI taking center stage within the conference. Senator Bam also rouses the halls of the SMX SM Aura to support tech-focused bills like the CADENA act to put governance in lockstep with the ever-growing pace and advancement of technology.

Here's the full speech.