Where the Philippines' AI data centers are, and who runs them

When people talk about artificial intelligence in the Philippines, they usually talk about apps and chatbots. AI also needs a physical home. It runs on servers, and the servers sit in data centers. This guide looks at the data center records in our reference files: where the sites are, who runs them, and how much we know about each site.

The short answer is simple. Every site in this set of records is run by ePLDT / PLDT, under the VITRO name. The sites are in Sta. Rosa in Laguna, in Makati, and in Clark in Pampanga.

The headline site: VITRO Sta. Rosa

VITRO Sta. Rosa is the most detailed record we hold. Its confidence level is "confirmed".

Here is what the record says:

- Operator: ePLDT / PLDT - Location: Sta. Rosa, Laguna, in Luzon - Status: live - Capacity: 50 MW - Racks: 4,500

The record describes Sta. Rosa as the first AI-ready hyperscale facility in the Philippines. It says the site launched in April 2025. It also says the launch took ePLDT nationwide to 100 MW.

That last figure matters. The 100 MW number describes ePLDT across the whole country. It is not the size of Sta. Rosa alone. The Sta. Rosa figure is 50 MW. Keep the two numbers apart when you quote them.

The phrase "AI-ready" also needs care. The record uses that label for Sta. Rosa. It does not use that label for the other VITRO sites in our files. So the records support calling Sta. Rosa an AI-ready facility. They do not tell us whether the other sites are AI-ready or not.

The Metro Manila site: VITRO Makati 2

VITRO Makati 2 is in Makati, in Metro Manila. ePLDT / PLDT runs it, and the record lists it as live.

This record has a confidence level of "reported". That means the figures come from reports, not from a confirmed source in our files. Read each number below with that in mind.

Makati 2 is reported to have:

- a capacity of 16 MW - 3,600 racks - a floor area of 8,000 sqm

These are useful numbers for comparison. Makati 2 is reported at 16 MW. Sta. Rosa is confirmed at 50 MW. So Sta. Rosa is the larger site by listed capacity. But the Makati 2 figure is reported, so treat the comparison as a guide, not a final answer.

The record does not say whether Makati 2 is AI-ready. It does not say what kind of work the site runs. It only gives size, location, operator and status.

The northern site: VITRO Clark

VITRO Clark is in Clark, Pampanga, in Luzon. ePLDT / PLDT runs it, and the record lists it as live. Its confidence level is "reported".

Clark has the thinnest record of the group. The capacity field is empty. The capacity note says "Not disclosed". So we cannot give a megawatt figure for Clark, and we will not guess one.

The record does carry a reported claim about the site's place in the network. It is reported as the largest ePLDT site outside Metro Manila prior to Sta. Rosa. In plain terms, Clark was reportedly ePLDT's biggest site outside the capital until Sta. Rosa opened.

Note what that claim does not say. It does not say how large Clark is. It does not say how Clark compares with Makati 2. It only ranks Clark against other ePLDT sites outside Metro Manila, before Sta. Rosa.

What the records tell us

Taken together, the records give a clear picture on a few points.

Location. Every site in this set sits in Luzon or Metro Manila. Sta. Rosa is in Laguna. Clark is in Pampanga. Makati 2 is in the capital.

Operator. Every site in this set is run by ePLDT / PLDT. All of them carry the VITRO name.

Status. Every site in this set is listed as live. None is listed as planned or under construction.

Size. Sta. Rosa is confirmed at 50 MW and 4,500 racks. Makati 2 is reported at 16 MW and 3,600 racks. Clark's capacity is not disclosed.

AI focus. Only Sta. Rosa carries the "AI-ready" label in our records.

What the records do not tell us

A good reference is honest about its gaps. These records leave a lot out.

They do not cover other operators. If other companies run data centers in the Philippines, they are not in this set. Do not read these records as a full map of the country.

They do not cover the Visayas or Mindanao. Every site here is in Luzon or Metro Manila. That tells you where these particular sites are. It does not prove that no data centers exist elsewhere.

They do not name customers. We do not know which companies, schools or government offices use these sites.

They do not give prices, power sources or staff numbers.

They do not include source links. The URL fields for all of these rows are empty in our files. That is one more reason to quote the reported rows with care.

Why this matters to you

For students. If you are writing a paper on AI in the Philippines, these records give you named sites, a named operator and a few hard numbers. Quote Sta. Rosa's 50 MW and 4,500 racks as confirmed. Quote Makati 2's 16 MW, 3,600 racks and 8,000 sqm as reported. Say that Clark's capacity is not disclosed.

For teachers. These records are a good lesson in reading data. Ask your class to sort each claim into confirmed, reported or missing. Ask them why the 100 MW figure is not the size of Sta. Rosa.

For workers. Data centers are physical places with real addresses. Sta. Rosa, Makati and Clark are named locations in these records. If you follow jobs in tech, those place names are a starting point for your own research.

For small business owners. When a vendor says its AI tools run "in the Philippines", you can ask where. The records here show that ePLDT / PLDT lists live VITRO sites in Sta. Rosa, Makati and Clark. Ask your vendor which site, if any, it uses.

How to quote these figures

Here is a simple rule. Match your words to the confidence level.

For Sta. Rosa, you can write: "VITRO Sta. Rosa has a capacity of 50 MW."

For Makati 2, write: "VITRO Makati 2 is reported to have a capacity of 16 MW."

For Clark, write: "VITRO Clark's capacity has not been disclosed."

That small change in wording keeps your work accurate. It also tells your reader how much weight each number can carry.

We will update this guide as our records grow. When new sites or new operators enter our data files, they will appear here with their own confidence levels.