The University of the Philippines College of Law will require offline classes and examinations for core subjects and prohibit the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for certain writing requirements among first-year law students under its new rules on AI use. In a policy statement...
GCash, a Philippines ' finance super app and with a large cashless ecosystem, delivered a pointed message at the 2026 National Innovation Day: artificial intelligence must be built on accountability, or it risks making financial exclusion worse, not better. Speaking before policymakers, tech...
Reelectionist Senator Francis Tolentino expressed belief that government support for the promotion of Filipino-made products must include protection of agricultural lands which are vital to domestic industries. Tolentino pointed this out after he was asked how the government could...
From left to right: Former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Benhur Abalos, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, former senators Vicente "Tito" Sotto III and Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (Facebook) SANTA ROSA CITy,...
As the country observes National Zero Waste Month, Senator Loren Legarda reiterated her call for Filipinos to ditch the use of single-use plastics in favor of recyclable materials. Legarda, author and principal sponsor of the Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management...
"Malicious." This was how Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin reacted to the video supposedly showing President Marcos using illegal drugs which was circulating online on the day of his third State of the Nation Address (SONA). “Malicious.” This was how Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin...
BACOLOD CITY – Single-use plastic will be prohibited in all government offices in Victorias City, Negros Occidental starting June 3. This is pursuant to Executive Order No. 64, Series of 2022, issued by Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez. Employees were encouraged to choose sustainable alternatives and...
TWU co-founder Aldrich Tang, Sihoo chairman Luo ‘Jack’ Huiping, TWU co-founder Rose Sunga, Scoliosis Philippines Support Group founder Amanda Bonife, Sihoo general manager Andy Liu, and sales director Alex Cheng TWU Furniture Corporation (Things We Use PH), together with Shenzhen Sihoo...
In a bid to combat climate change and promote sustainable practices, the Department of Finance (DOF) wants to impose a P100 tax on every kilogram of single-use plastic bags (SUPs). Finance Undersecretary Karlo Fermin S. Adriano unveiled the details of the DOF proposal in a statement released...
Presidential Adviser on Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon came to the defense of President Marcos, saying the latter is not addicted to illegal drugs but is addicted to working and to his love for the Philippines. Photo from Larry Gadon/Facebook Gadon said this after former president Rodrigo Duterte...
President Marcos suspects that former president Rodrigo Duterte's claim that he was into illegal drugs may have been brought about by the fentanyl that his predecessor has reportedly been taking. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (right) and former president Rodrigo Duterte (left) (Noel...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, January 4, urged Filipinos to shun the use of single-use plastics and to be more practical in terms of waste disposal. Legarda made the call as the country observes Zero Waste Month, as she renews her call for the Philippines to...
