EDITORS DESK BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT The pandemic has caught everyone offguard and sent most governments, even the most advanced of economies, scrambling for solutions. But while the world literally stood still, there must be a way to ensure that life goes on. This is what we call preservation. One...
EDITORS DESK Inigo Roces You’ve probably seen a video or two of motorcycle riders racing either on the highway or provincial roads. In the videos, they tuck their head and body in to reduce wind resistance, weave through traffic, and approach speeds that make other cars look like they’re...
EDITORS DESK AA Patawaran Divorce is the sound of a bell solemnly rung at a funeral. Everybody is a witness to the loss, if not even a victim. It’s a circus come to town, or more like a circus leaving town, with all its aerial silks, daisy chains and slings, pulleys and swivels left on the ground...
EDITORS DESK In 2020, Â a massive phishing campaign on Facebook successfully stole more than 15,000 accounts based in the Philippines. Using FB targeting technology, the scammers were able to identify users who are more likely to engage with their posts. By paying Facebook via sponsored posts,...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla With the Olympic fever slowly fading from national consciousness and the Filipino winners now settling into their brandnew life of the rich and famous after a performance to remember in Tokyo, the question now lies on the sports leaders on how they will value time and...
EDITORS DESK BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT The remaining strands of protection for domestic enterprises from majority foreign control will be lifted once the three pending economic bills are passed into law. In his last state of the nation address, President Duterte made a last ditch appeal to Congress...
EDITORS DESK Johannes Chua Early this week, French President Emmanuel Macron, in response to the rising cases of the more infectious Delta variant, outlined strong measures to stem the virus spread. His address to the nation can be best summed up with this: “Get vaccinated or else…” He was...
EDITORS DESK I didn’t know I was old until I reached my late 40s when, among my staff of 20 somethings, a girl got my goat making fun of an old song I was trying to reference during a heated exchange of opinions. She tried to one-up me by dismissing the song as irrelevant, something she was born...
EDITORS DESK A famous doctor's Facebook account was used by cybercriminals to solicit funds for a supposedly sick relative, a well-known religious leader. The doctor's friends trusted that he messaged them on FB Messenger and sent money without verifying. His account was taken over because he...
EDITORS DESK Iñigo S. Roces For some years, motorists have been plagued by a lack of official number plates owing to the numerous scandals relating to their printing and procurement. The need for new plates arose thanks to the growing number of vehicles on the road. The six alpha-numeric...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla Yuka Saso became an instant rockstar after surprising a field of veteran golfers and former tour winners at the US Women’s Open early this month. At a young age of 19, the San Ildefonso, Bulacan player put the country on the sporting map through her wits, unmatched...
EDITORS DESK We do not exactly know when this horrible pandemic would end, but one thing is sure when you talk to scientists, environmentalists, and conservationists – there is a looming pandemic that concerns the environment. More than a year of wearing face shields, donning PPEs, having food...
