Another key driver of this resilience, they point out, is the continued surge in investment in the information technology sector — especially in artificial intelligence. The IT investment boom reflects businesses and markets’ optimism about the transformative potential of recent tech innovations — in automation and AI — to deliver sizable productivity gains and to lift profits. Hopefully, we don’t miss out on this AI tech boom, even as we seem to be quite late in adopting AI technology. The same efficiency is experienced upon departure, with computer machines facilitating the check-in process and even baggage handling. Once the traveller is familiar with the process, they can completely do the check-in process by themselves.

Source: Philippine Star January 20, 2026 16:33 UTC