EDITORS DESK ROBERT REQUINTINA Do you believe in the lottery? I do! Sometime in the 1990s, I almost won the P17 million jackpot in the lottery draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. I got five of six winning numbers, so I took home a ₱25,000 consolation prize. Actually, I only found...
EDITORS DESK Iñigo S. Roces Over the past couple of weeks, social media has been abuzz with talk about checking one’s privilege. There have been a couple of influential people who have overstepped their boundaries over the less fortunate, which predictably, has led to some backlash from the...
EDITORS DESK To answer it simply, yes (but with reservations). Yes, as it is now the time for sustainability — the tourism industry is compelled to be sustainable as it is, sadly, one of the most resource-intensive industries with all the events, shuttling back-and-forth, and infrastructure...
EDITOR'S DESK I call this an “affair” as my love for movies is not something I share with people, even to family members or friends. But ever since I saw my first movie inside a dark theater in Ever Monumento (that was one of the Star Wars films in the ‘80s), I always had this insatiable...
EDITORS DESK The cybersecurity talent shortage has become a significant concern for businesses and governments worldwide. With the increasing dependence on technology and the internet in all aspects of life, the need for skilled cybersecurity professionals has never been greater. However, the...
EDITORS DESK Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat The Philippines is in a precarious situation with energy generation falling short amid rising demand and the race for clean power. Worse, the government and the private sector are currently engaged in a legal battle over unmet demands for increases in supposedly...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla It will be a busy year for Filipino athletes. Highlighted by two World Cups of different settings but of the same value, and continental and regional sporting events that should attract the fiercest of competitors, the athletes are all armed and ready to represent the...
EDITORS DESK ROBERT REQUINTINA Looks like the people are finally heading back to movie theaters! Acting Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Atty. Romando “Don” Artes revealed that the ongoing 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival is a certified box-office hit in terms of...
EDITORS DESK Iñigo S. Roces The past year has seen our lives return to nearly pre-pandemic levels of normalcy. Workers have returned to their offices, face-to-face classes have resumed, and as expected, so has the traffic. Perhaps the only thing that hasn’t gone back down are fuel prices. Not...
EDITORS DESK Exactly a month ago, COP27 or the 2022 United Nations Climate Conference (aka 27th Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change), concluded without a “consensus” — supporters say that there were big strides especially on the aspect of “loss-and-damage...
EDITORS DESK Warning! Cybercriminals are always out there looking for someone to scam. This Christmas, expect them to find creative ways to lure victims to believe that what they are presenting are legitimate business offers. To attract you, cybercriminals want you to think that the messages are...
EDITORS DESK Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat Even before the pandemic, the term digitalization was already floating out there. But when the pandemic broke out, the term became a household name. The exigency of the times has forced the government and the private sector to run to technology for comfort....
