Category: Opinion-Editorial
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Harnessing the power of information for good
Twitter has been part of the information landscape for many years. In only 280 words, messages known as “tweets” have started conversations, influenced opinions, and stirred controversy and disinformation that have affected actions on health issues, commercial initiatives, and other human activities.
Recently, the quality of information that Twitter will be offering has become a cause of concern for many users after news that billionaire Elon Musk had bought the social networking service for $44 billion. -
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Campaigns, candidates, and crowds: A call for caution as Covid is still around
We are entering the last few days of the campaign season, and soon, 65-million-plus registered voters will cast their votes on May 9, 2022. From today until election day, crowds will be thicker with different campaign sorties of national and local candidates. All these activities will culminate in a grand miting de avance — a show of force, a statement of strength, and a projection of winnability.
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Why I stand for BBM
During the 1980s yours truly served as one of the senior officers of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc., the umbrella organization of close to 200 chambers of commerce all over the Philippines.
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Mission continues to vaccinate all citizens of the world
World Immunization Week is marked annually during the last week of April, with this year’s events held from April 24 until the 30th. With the theme “Long Life for All,” this comes at a time when booster shots in our country are receiving a lukewarm response and where millions of vaccine doses are at risk of expiring. It is therefore an opportune time to highlight once more the importance of vaccines to protect people of all ages against Covid-19 and other diseases.
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