President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. met on Tuesday with the top executives of DAMAC Digital to discuss planned investments in the Philippines, including the establishment of a data center in Laguna.
President Marcos, accompanied by several Cabinet secretaries, met with Mr. Hussain Sajwani, founder and chairman of DAMAC Digital, and other officials at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Abu Dhabi.
During the meeting, President Marcos and Mr. Sajwani discussed opportunities for collaboration in the Philippines’ digital infrastructure sector, underscoring the country’s potential as a hub for data centers, cloud services, and AI-driven technologies.
President Marcos expressed excitement for the planned investment to establish the biggest data center in the country, which will position the Philippines as one of the data center hubs in the region.
The President guaranteed to extend DAMAC Digital high priority as they are investing in a sector the Philippines wants to develop.
The business meeting is part of the President’s two-day working visit to Abu Dhabi, which also included his participation in the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2026 Summit and the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
Among the key Cabinet officials present during the meeting are Trade and Industry Secretary Ma. Cristina Roque, Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda, Finance Acting Secretary Frederick Go, Presidential Communications Office Acting Secretary Dave Gomez, Philippine Ambassador to the UAE Alfonso Ver, and Special Envoy of the President to the UAE for Trade and Investment Kathryna Yu-Pimentel.
DAMAC Digital is the digital infrastructure and data center arm of the Dubai-headquartered DAMAC Group. Originally launched in 2021 as EDGNEX Data Centres, the company was rebranded in June 2025 to reflect its expanded global ambitions and alignment with DAMAC Group’s strategic vision to become a leader in digital infrastructure.
The company designs, builds, and operates data centers that support hyperscale wholesale, retail colocation, cloud services, and AI- intensive workloads, with emphasis on innovation, sustainability, and global connectivity. It also aims to provide infrastructure that meets high-density computing needs and future digital demand.
Since its launch, DAMAC Digital has grown into an international platform operating in 11 countries, including the UAE, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Southeast Asia, and Europe, employing over 100 professionals and targeting a global capacity of 4,000 megawatts (MW) by 2025 and 55 MW in the Middle East by the end of 2025.
As part of its Southeast Asia strategy, DAMAC Digital has committed over US$3 billion in investments, aiming to achieve 250 MW of operational capacity by 2026. (PND)
