There is something fundamentally wrong if the Office of the Vice President is guaranteed a higher confidential and intelligence fund (CIF) over the Department of National Defense (DND) and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) and other government agencies whose primary task includes...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said the Department of Education (DepEd) is looking at the use of technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), as an alternative tool in addressing the perennial problem of classroom shortage in...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Commission on Audit (COA) Chairman Gamaliel Cordoba said it's a good idea to update the joint circular used to scrutinize the utilization of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) by government agencies. Cordoba made this remark...
Majority of professionals, including in the Philippines which focuses on soft-skills, are expected to dramatically change their job responsibilities by 2030 with the accelerated adoption of generative AI in the workplace, based on the latest report by the the world’s largest professional network...
While President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. admitted that artificial intelligence (AI) is "disconcerting," he said it is deemed helpful in the modern times. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PCO) He said the government must learn how to deal with it,...
One of the things we continuously need in our lives is healthcare. From the moment we are born until the moment we die, we need it. However, healthcare changes constantly, and rapidly. And in order for healthcare professionals to efficiently handle those in need, they need to be...
By JAMES SAM ORCHESTRAL ART Manila Symphony Orchestra’s brain waves during a live performance analyzed and converted into dynamic digital paintings As the concept of art changes with the times, so does art itself. Illuminating the works of a man active during the Renaissance as an engineer,...
Clarita Carlos (Facebook) This early, former National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos has called attention to a possible diabolical use of artificial intelligence (AI) that could ruin the integrity of an electoral process. In a Facebook post Thursday,...
Vice President Sara Duterte shrugged off the comments made by House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro against the P500-million confidential funds that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) requested, insisting instead that the matter must be left to Congress....
For the longest time, access to the works of legendary classical artists, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent van Gogh, has been limited to the mass audience. Socioeconomic status was the main driving force for ordinary people not to see the works in different museums across the...
Vice President Sara Duterte proposed a P2.37-billion budget for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in 2024, including a P500-million confidential and intelligence fund (CIF), the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) proposed 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP) showed. ...
Senators are keen on scrutinizing all requests for confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) under the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, said he will check how and where the proposed CIFs of all...
