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Pangilinan attending ([BOI, Apr 30 2025](https://boi.gov.ph/boi-official-launch-of-phs-first-ai-ready-hyperscale-data-center-to-bolster-tech-development-in-the-country/))","sourceUrl":"https://boi.gov.ph/boi-official-launch-of-phs-first-ai-ready-hyperscale-data-center-to-bolster-tech-development-in-the-country/"},{"label":"50 MW / VITRO Inc. / ePLDT GPUaaS (primary)","value":"BOI states VSR is a 50-megawatt hyperscale facility developed by VITRO Inc., a subsidiary of ePLDT and the data center arm of PLDT Group, hosting ePLDT's NVIDIA-powered GPU servers to deliver GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), described as the first such GPUaaS deployment in the Philippines. Specific live GPU SKU counts are not stated in the BOI release and are not invented here ([BOI, Apr 30 2025](https://boi.gov.ph/boi-official-launch-of-phs-first-ai-ready-hyperscale-data-center-to-bolster-tech-development-in-the-country/))","sourceUrl":"https://boi.gov.ph/boi-official-launch-of-phs-first-ai-ready-hyperscale-data-center-to-bolster-tech-development-in-the-country/"},{"label":"BOI CREATE registration June 10 2024 (primary)","value":"BOI notes VSR was registered with the Board of Investments on June 10, 2024 under the CREATE Act (Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises), with VITRO Inc. President and CEO Victor S. Genuino thanking BOI incentive policies for supporting the build ([BOI, Apr 30 2025](https://boi.gov.ph/boi-official-launch-of-phs-first-ai-ready-hyperscale-data-center-to-bolster-tech-development-in-the-country/))","sourceUrl":"https://boi.gov.ph/boi-official-launch-of-phs-first-ai-ready-hyperscale-data-center-to-bolster-tech-development-in-the-country/"},{"label":"Sta. Rosa Laguna innovation corridor (primary)","value":"BOI places the campus in Sta. 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