AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Emie Estialbo is a 25-year-old hydroponic lettuce farmer from Capiz. After losing her job as a teacher during the pandemic, Estiablo tried her hand at hydroponic farming. She won P50,000 in capital from the Department of Agriculture’s Kabataang Agribiz Competitive Grant,...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s strategy of skipping media interviews has proven to be effective as he has maintained his huge survey lead over his Palace seat rivals, his camp said. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (Photo from Lakas-CMD Media) Citing an opinion made...
PROI With the increased use of social media platforms and messaging apps, the volume of misinformation and fake news through online media will be on an uptrend in the coming year. PROI network, the largest global partnership of independent agencies, calls on organizations to prioritize this...
Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayateno--through the help of his witty supporters--became somewhat viral on social media Monday, Feb. 14, on the occasion of Valentine's Day. Senatorial candidate, former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayateno (Photo from Alan Peter Cayateno's office) No, the...
Amid the recent cyber attacks on several news sites in the Philippines, the National Union of Journalists (NUJP) called on the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National Bureau of Investigation Cybercrime Division to look into these incidents and hold the...
Last November 2021, at the 26 th United Nations Climate Change Conference, world leaders came together to discuss the future of the planet and the target to keep global temperature rise within 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. Today, the Earth is 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than it was...
A union of journalists joined the call of organizations and workers in urging 2022 election candidates to participate in debates and forums. (File Photo / NUJP) The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), a member of the Freedom for Media and Freedom for All (FMFA) coalition, on...
Willie Revillame's impending departure from GMA has been hot topic for days now. Many are speculating as to what exactly made Willie decide to end his run with the network. In “Cristy Ferminute,” Monday, host Cristy Fermin maintained Willie did not “betray” GMA. “Nagsabi din naman siyang...
“Goodbye, trolls!” Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon assured that the proposed SIM Card Registration Act will strengthen the fight against online trolls and cyber libel once it is enacted into law. The Senate and the House of Representatives earlier approved the SIM Card Registratin Act...
For better or for worse, online shopping and social media usage have skyrocketed since the pandemic started. Aggravated by social isolation and the monotony it brings, what used to be viewed as a luxury is now the norm—purchasing products and goods, from the most basic to the most frivolous, are...
How will the platforms evolve? If you told me 20 years ago, in the Friendster and Myspace era, that social media would evolve to play a major hand in elections, become a one-stop marketplace where you could shop not just for clothes but for houses, and where Chatbots guide you through a...
CMMA inducts LSGH folio into Hall of Fame Gilbert Ortega and Criselda Bautista from Luntiang Palihan of La Salle Green Hills Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) has inducted Luntiang Panulat , the official Filipino folio of La Salle Green Hills Grade School, a five-time recipient of the Best Student...
