Through the strenuous efforts of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), some 300 more Filipino workers in Sudan gained passage to Egypt amid the raging conflict between army and paramilitary forces. Seventeen have returned to the Philippines as hundreds...
Like it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is here, not only to stay, but also to drastically transform the way we live, work, study, and play. The production of hundreds of AI-powered tools is underway and sooner than later, ChatGPT will just be a dime a dozen. We will be spoiled with choices....
It is time to prepare for more dry days ahead in many parts of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has advised that the El Niño phenomenon may develop in May-June-July but may start to affect the country toward the end of this...
The announcement last Tuesday, April 25, 2023 of the President’s approval of the extension of the SIM registration by 90 days was met with opposite reactions. Depending on who you talked to, there are those who approved of the government’s compassionate move to ensure that no legitimate SIM...
President Marcos has inducted and installed General Benjamin Acorda Jr. as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), succeeding General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. He is the second PNP chief to be appointed under the present administration and will serve until he reaches retirement age in...
A scourge of these tech-driven times, scam call centers have proliferated, like a viral infection that threatens not only to destroy a body, but intends to infect an entire society. Scam call centers do a myriad of illicit activities, usually implemented by people who were illegally recruited or...
Filipino officials and academics are more than ecstatic to know that the premiere American educational institution, Harvard University, is offering a preceptor course in Tagalog, the Philippines' most widely used language. The university's student publication, The Harvard Crimson, announced that...
The first Solo Parents Week was commemorated last week by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through the Inter-Agency Coordinating and Monitoring Committee (IACMC). Many are not aware that we have a law that protects the welfare of solo parents and ensures that they receive...
To say it's been hot everywhere the past few days is an understatement. The fact is, sweltering temperatures have been experienced in various parts of the country for a while, with the highest observed heat index of 47°C recorded in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, on March 25. On Thursday, April 20,...
Today, April 21, has been declared a special non-working public holiday to commemorate the end of Ramadan, a month-long period of fasting observed by Muslims throughout the world. It is known as Eid al-Fitr, or the Festival of Breaking the Fast, that typically lasts for three days, or one less than...
Daily commuters on the LRT and MRT lines heaved a sigh of relief last week when President Marcos ordered a deferment of proposed fare increases “pending a thorough study on (its) economic impact.” The last approved fare increase for the LRT-2 and MRT-3 lines was in 2015. The LRT-1 operator,...
When news of the oil spill on the coast of Mindoro spilled to the media and on social media last Feb. 28, 2023, people were not aware of the magnitude and repercussions of that incident. Some assumed that it would only take a few days of cleanup to return the waters to its pristine condition, and a...
