NIGHT OWL When Republic Act No. 11223, or the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law, was enacted in 2019, it paved the way for the automatic enrollment of all Filipino citizens in the National Health Insurance Program under the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), granting eligibility to...
NIGHT OWL One of our main advocacies at Build Initiative is harnessing technology to promote climate action and sustainable development. In line with this, we initiated a partnership with The Climate Coalition (TCC), the United Kingdom’s largest group of people dedicated to action on the climate...
NIGHT OWL Financial inclusion is a key enabler for fulfilling the sustainable development goals (SDGs). It can improve lives by unlocking economic opportunities. According to the United Nations, when people have access to financial tools, they can have enough protection against hardships as well as...
NIGHT OWL GPT — Manila Bulletin (MB) Executive Editor Edgardo C. Bartilad and Build Initiative Chief Future Officer Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo are shown after the signing of the partnership agreement between MB and Build Initiative that will integrate the newspaper’s reliable and comprehensive data...
NIGHT OWL Policy reports, academic research and data are all vital to the creation of development plans and policies. Oftentimes, these are presented through reports, journals and articles. But there have been innovative ways to communicate research to a wider audience and even make it interactive....
NIGHT OWL I’ve always believed in the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to support our vision for inclusive and sustainable development. This technology has already started to change the way we do things. With its proper development and use, it can even help address many of the...
NIGHT OWL When I attended the 2024 London Fashion Week, I developed a new understanding of the fashion industry, particularly on how it can deeply connect powerful messages to its audience. Paulina Porwollik, a model and professional dancer with a congenital limb difference, was among those...
NIGHT OWL My pursuit of further studies at the London School of Economics (LSE) has been a very rewarding experience for me. It’s enriching both on a personal and professional level. Taking up LSE’s Executive MSc in Cities has provided me a broader perspective on urbanization and the...
NIGHT OWL The Earth’s temperature continues to rise year by year. The glaring evidence of climate change affects us all that it has impossible to ignore. And as stewards of the planet, it is inevitable that each and every one of us does his/her part in solving the climate crisis. It cannot be...
NIGHT OWL As technology continues to progress at an accelerated pace, the digital divide further widens. In fact, the digital divide is becoming the new face of gender inequality. Access to digital technology and ensuring digital literacy, especially among women, indigenous peoples, and other...
NIGHT OWL More than a decade ago, just a few months before my graduation in 2012, I visited the indigenous people of Tagbanua in Sitio Calauit in Palawan. I was there for a few days and one thing I wondered about is how they were able to survive without electricity, no cellphone signal, and barely...
NIGHT OWL Recently, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos unveiled another of her heritage building restoration projects that serves as a tribute to the country’s past leaders, as it welcomes state and government leaders from different parts of the world. Through its façade alone—which features a...
