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Philippine SEC signals readiness for RWA tokenization
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Philippine SEC Commissioner Rogelio Quevedo told Cointelegraph that tokenized assets could give Filipinos more legitimate investment options while helping steer them away from scams.
Key facts
- Philippine SEC Commissioner Rogelio Quevedo (left) and Cointelegraph's Ezra Reguerra (right) at the Philippine Blockchain Week 2026
- Speaking onstage at the Philippine Blockchain Week 2026, SEC Commissioner Rogelio Quevedo said the agency was “now fully convinced that they have the proper law [and] the proper regulatory mind
- In November 2025, the SEC said four companies had been admitted to the sandbox, including one testing a tokenized real estate offering
- The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has signaled that the country is ready to accommodate the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs)
Summary
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has signaled that the country is ready to accommodate the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). Speaking onstage at the Philippine Blockchain Week 2026, SEC Commissioner Rogelio Quevedo said the agency was “now fully convinced that we have the proper law the proper regulatory mind and background” to accept asset tokenization. In a follow-up interview with Cointelegraph, Quevedo said tokenized investment products could provide overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with more legitimate investment options. “Their OFWs, they have the capital.