The latest updates on some of the biggest social networking platforms WELCOME TO THE VIRTUAL WORLD Wade Watts in VR gear in the movie Ready Player One The internet is ever-evolving, more so now that we are heavily reliant on the digital space due to the ongoing pandemic. Plagued by the airborne...
A few years ago, this statement was splashed all over newspapers, magazines, and social media: “A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth, not just greenhouse gases, but global acidification, eutrophication, land use, and water use.” It came from...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo It is always good for public authorities to check their bearing before continuing their journey. It might be too late to reverse course. We recall almost 10 years ago when inclusive growth became imperative becauseour economic growth, while...
“How are you? I’m Disaster Bot. To report flooding near you, reply using #flood.” This is the automated response Filipino users get after they tweet “baha” or “flood” and tag the @MapaKalamidad account. Aside from Twitter, the chatbot is also able to monitor certain keywords linked to...
For the past four months, the City of Gentle People has been getting more media attention than usual because of the controversial 174-hectare reclamation project that was dubbed as a “monumental ecological disaster.” It gained media coverage on July 11, 2021 after a local news outlet reported...
The single features the works of Filipino artist Jaime Pacena II With Adele’s latest music out, the gloomy season is becoming more and more emotional. Adding to that is Filipino singer Unique Salonga as he releases his latest single “Reality Checklist.” His new music, much like his “ Mga...
Farmers in the coffee capital may be fighting an enemy they never knew. Amid the rising demand for artisan coffee and other coffee products in the Metro, most of the coffee beans available to us are those coming from as far as Davao. What really happened to the country’s coffee capital—Amadeo,...
Majority of Filipino children and young adults are worried that climate change is threatening the people and the planet, a recent study conducted worldwide showed. Citing the first global large-scale investigation of climate anxiety in children and young people co-led by United Kingdom-based...
Over 18,000 national and local elective positions will be vacated next year. Aspirants who wish to fill one of these positions are now in the spotlight this week as they file their certificates of candidacy. It’s too early to tell whether or not our future leaders will have platforms to combat...
Local and foreign tourists who want to see Cebu’s famous beaches and tourist attractions need not to worry as a local startup firm has been employing Virtual Reality (VR) technology to provide a 360° view of the province. Screengrab of Mataverse homepage on Cebu 360 destinations (DOST PCIEERD)...
It’s been more than a century of habitat destruction, pollution, invasive species spread, overharvesting, climate change, and excessive population growth. Undeniably, human activities have really pushed millions of species to the brink of disappearing—the current extinction crisis is clearly of...
Last month, we received another wake-up call from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change through its latest assessment report. The report highlighted that climate change is undoubtedly caused by human activity, and its impacts are already happening and will become more severe with every...
