VITRO Inc., the data center arm of ePLDT Inc., said it plans to build a new AI-ready data center in Southern Luzon to support the rising AI and high-performance computing (HPC) needs of enterprises.
“Hopefully, we can already get another lot to build our next data center. And if we build, it will be no less than 100 megawatts. That’s how bullish we are on the data center industry,” ePLDT and VITRO president and chief executive Victor Genuino told reporters in a briefing.
“I think our next data center will have to be in Luzon. It has to be South Luzon because we envisioned Vitro Santa Rosa to be the hub,” he said.
Genuino said VITRO is the first company in the Philippines to offer AI-infrastructure.
“AI-readiness is our key priority in 2025 as we provide both our public and private sector customers access to HPC using our AI-ready data center infrastructure where we will also host our soon-to-launch graphics processing unit-as-a-service [GPUaaS] offerings. It is also our aspiration to be the first end-to-end AI services provider in the country,” Genuino said.
“As we continue to innovate at VSR to accommodate the growth of AI, we have outlined a roadmap for GPU stacks capable of supporting up to 50 kW now and 100 KW in the future, ensuring we meet the demands of high-density AI workloads,” Genuino said.
The milestone follows the energization of VSR, recognized as the Philippines’ most advanced AI-ready hyperscale data center.
This was made possible through the activation of Meralco’s 115 kV switching station in Sta. Rosa, signaling the data center’s readiness for clients to deploy their IT equipment.
Several telecommunications providers established their points-of-presence (POPs) at the facility, alongside various enterprises and hyperscalers.
Building on this progress, VITRO also activated VSR’s network infrastructure, marking the facility’s readiness to deliver seamless connectivity solutions tailored to clients’ business needs.
VSR now offers interconnection with other VITRO sites and hosts the VITRO Internet Exchange, which supports the country’s richest IP ecosystem. ePLDT is set to pioneer GPUaaS in the country, in partnership with VITRO.
The first-of-its-kind service in the Philippines will provide customers with on-demand access to powerful accelerated resources optimized for AI without substantial upfront investments in hardware.
GPUaaS is designed to do complex and high compute tasks such as Generative AI and Large Language Model (LLM), use cases which are meant to drive top-line revenue and reduce operating costs.