EDITORS DESK I didn’t know I was old until I reached my late 40s when, among my staff of 20 somethings, a girl got my goat making fun of an old song I was trying to reference during a heated exchange of opinions. She tried to one-up me by dismissing the song as irrelevant, something she was born...
EDITORS DESK A famous doctor's Facebook account was used by cybercriminals to solicit funds for a supposedly sick relative, a well-known religious leader. The doctor's friends trusted that he messaged them on FB Messenger and sent money without verifying. His account was taken over because he...
EDITORS DESK Iñigo S. Roces For some years, motorists have been plagued by a lack of official number plates owing to the numerous scandals relating to their printing and procurement. The need for new plates arose thanks to the growing number of vehicles on the road. The six alpha-numeric...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla Yuka Saso became an instant rockstar after surprising a field of veteran golfers and former tour winners at the US Women’s Open early this month. At a young age of 19, the San Ildefonso, Bulacan player put the country on the sporting map through her wits, unmatched...
EDITORS DESK We do not exactly know when this horrible pandemic would end, but one thing is sure when you talk to scientists, environmentalists, and conservationists – there is a looming pandemic that concerns the environment. More than a year of wearing face shields, donning PPEs, having food...
EDITORS DESK Robert R. Requintina With still no clear sign of the pandemic ending soon, TV networks have modified rules to continue operations as they pivot towards the digital platform. But are audiences rallying behind streaming as the “new normal”? When the government imposed the first of...
EDITORS DESK BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT The former President Ferdinand E. Marcos had a vision for an industrialized Philippines. With that, he ordered in 1979 the development of at least 11 big industrial projects. These projects include copper smelting, integrated steel production, an aluminum...
EDITORS DESK This question could not be any more urgent now that many of the issues confronting us have to do with us coming together or falling apart. Of these many issues, such as the climate emergency, the migrant crisis, even politics, geo-politics, racism, and gender disparity, nothing has...
EDITORS DESK Johannes L. Chua When man disrupts the normal cycle of nature, dire consequences happen to the point that it reaches a global proportion. We all feel it as the pain of a prolonged pandemic continues to haunt us. So much has been said and written about COVID that some of us may feel...
EDITORS DESK Iñigo S. Roces Now over a year into the pandemic, it’s becoming apparent that normal may take a while to return. As such, with many of the health and safety protocols already established, many are beginning to look further into the future, particularly mobility. Those in the market...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla Filipinos have an unmatched devotion to basketball. But times have changed. No, there isn’t a divide. We love basketball — the physicality, the thrill, the drama. But what this generation is raving for a good few years is the competitive nature of esports and the...
EDITORS DESK Robert Requintina With no clear sign of the pandemic ending soon, TV networks have modified rules to continue operations as they pivot towards the digital platform. In line with the guidelines for production shoots, as approved by the Department of Health, Department of Labor and...
