EDITORS DESK This year, we’ve seen nearly every automotive brand introduce either a new hybrid or full electric model. In addition, new laws and many property developers have made it more appealing to own one. The recently-passed Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act (EVIDA) law offers number...
EDITORS DESK We find ourselves already in the first day of the “ber” months, and before long, the year will come to a close. These months are set to be filled with a series of events, deadlines, milestones, etc. For those in the environmental realm, the upcoming days and weeks are of utmost...
EDITORS DESK Over the past few years, there has been an evident rise in troll farms. These are organized groups that post provocative content on the internet to mislead, harass, or provoke reactions. While these entities were initially associated with political manipulations, recently, there has...
EDITORS DESK Rice is not just a very sensitive issue in the Philippines, but also an emotional one. As a daughter of a rice farmer and living in a community of farmers as a child, the ricefield played an important part of my childhood. Rice farming is backbreaking. One of the songs I learned...
EDITORS DESK How far can we go? One could ask the organizers, or perhaps the men at the helm. Have we turned Manila into a charming host? Is the spirit of fiesta already splashed from the walls of the airport to the linings of the hardcourt? Maybe a curious line for the coaches: have they come up...
EDITORS DESK Allow me to introduce to you Manila Bulletin’s Property Living section. This is the section where homes, buildings, interior design, furniture, home appliances, etc. are featured in print (every Sunday, starting Aug. 6, 2023), online (via...
EDITORS DESK Lately, I've been using the phrase "God bless you" quite often, and it's become one of my favorites. This is probably the most common greeting I've used in just a few minutes after seeing the reels on social media about dogs and cats. Ever since I was young, I have had a fondness for...
EDITORS DESK Over the past couple of weeks, heavy rains have battered the country quite frequently. And when it pours suddenly, you can almost expect riders to build up and park in shaded underpasses, under overpasses, or just about every shaded area on the road that provides shelter from the rain....
EDITORS DESK If you ask anyone on the street, chances are they won't even know what COP28 is. It's not surprising, as even colleagues in the media seem unaware of its significance and the impact past COPs have had. But now, it's preparation time for country-participants of COP28, scheduled in Dubai...
EDITORS DESK With climate change getting a lot of our attention these days, all fronts are trying to understand the new buzzwords: Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG), and sustainable finance. Big words, really. And it can be confusing, too, because, sustainable finance revolves around bigger...
EDITORS DESK The pressure surely mounts heavy on the shoulders of the Gilas Pilipinas training pool that is deep in its European buildup for the FIBA World Cup as the Filipino dribblers aim to put up a decent fight against global powers in the two-week tiff. But back at home, problems continue to...
EDITORS DESK I conducted an informal survey among previously scammed individuals to understand the frequency and factors contributing to why they have become victims of cybercrimes. Disturbingly, the results revealed that around 50 percent had been defrauded more than once, highlighting an alarming...
