Country Spotlight: The Philippines
Few countries in Southeast Asia generate as much digital traffic as the Philippines. Fewer still have seen such a rapid acceleration in the infrastructure being built to serve it. What was once a gap between demand and capacity is fast becoming one of the region's most compelling investment stories, and the scale of recent moves speaks for itself. The country's largest carrier-neutral STT GDC’s campus (124 MW) is nearing full operations in Metro Manila. Another operator, VITRO, recently opened its first AI-ready Data Centre in Sta. Rosa has publicly set its sights on 500 MW of total capacity projects, already starting a new facility in General Trias, Cavite. And north of the capital, a USD 2.7 billion hyperscale technology park is rising on a 47-hectare site in New Clark City — a 300 MW campus designed to run on 100% renewable energy within its first five years of operation, making it one of the most ambitious data center investments anywhere in the region.
What turns these commitments into something lasting is the infrastructure now catching up around them. A wave of new submarine cable systems, including a recently activated trans-Pacific route and the soon-to-be highest-capacity cable in the Asia-Pacific, is transforming the country's international connectivity profile. That means for the Philippines the bandwidth and route diversity it long lacked to compete for latency-sensitive and hyperscale workloads. However, the connectivity shift isn't happening alone — government policy is reinforcing it. A national cloud-first mandate is driving public-sector migration, legislative reforms are easing the path for foreign investment, and an AI roadmap is shaping long-term demand for high-density computing. The intent is clear: the Philippines aims to be a regional digital hub and is putting the regulatory framework in place to support that ambition. Together with Touchcore Solutions Inc., STULZ is committed to supporting that vision. None of this means the road ahead is smooth. The country's electricity costs remain the highest in the region, and a shortage of specialized data center talent will require sustained investment to address. As project complexity increases exponentially, so does the demand for a reliable ecosystem that supports them—particularly in precision cooling, power resilience, and Tier certification readiness.
Source: "Digital Edge Enters Philippines with its New 10MW Carrier Neutral Data Center", WMedia website
It's a challenge that Touchcore Solutions Inc. knows well. As STULZ's local partner and distributor in the Philippines, Touchcore has played a direct role in some of the country's most significant data center projects, providing the critical infrastructure that keeps them running. Their track record speaks to that. Completed in May 2024, NARRA1, a 10MW carrier-neutral facility in Laguna Technopark, Biñan was the largest of its kind in the Philippines at the time. Touchcore Solutions was the one who supplied and installed the STULZ Coil Wall Units for Digital Edge's facility. That milestone laid the foundation for everything Touchcore has delivered since, delivering precision cooling solutions that power world-class digital infrastructure. From that first project, Touchcore has continued to grow alongside the most ambitious data centre developments like ML1, a joint venture between AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp and FLOW Digital Infrastructure, installing and commissioning precision cooling systems across the 6MW Phase 1 facility in Laguna. Together with Touchcore, STULZ don’t just deliver equipment. We help laying the foundation for resilient, future-ready campuses built to support the Philippines' growing cloud and AI infrastructure demands. From NARRA1 to ML1, every project strengthens our joint commitment to building the digital backbone of a nation.
As the nation-wide projects grow in scale and complexity, so does the need for open dialogue.
That's why STULZ together with Touchcore are coming to the Philippines Cloud & Datacenter Convention 2026 on March 26 at the Shangri-La Makati.
Event Details:
Where: Shangri-La Makati, Manila, Philippines
When: March 26th 2026, 8AM — 5PM
Booth: S5/S6
Register here.