OFW digital information network
TOGETHER with my partner Ferdz Sabado who is a Microsoft certified software programmer, I am developing an OFW Digital Information Network (ODIN) project.
Unlike other...
Controlling artificial intelligence
I HAVE always said that technology is neutral, and whether it is used for good or for bad depends on who is using it.
The...
Improving our railway systems
NOT TOO many people realize that MERALCO was originally an acronym for Manila Electric and Rail Company, meaning that in those days, MERALCO was...
Reducing the rate of homelessness
AS FAR as I know, there is no legal or technical definition of “homelessness” here in our country.
Along with that idea, it appears that...
What is universal health care?
WHAT IS universal health care, and what makes it universal?
Is it the fact that it is accessible everywhere? Or is it the fact that...
Diliman Urban Forest Park
I AM proposing to build an Urban Forest Park (UFP) inside the Diliman, Quezon City campus of the University of the Philippines.
I am hoping...
Funding for urban farming
FARMING is nothing new. Mankind has been farming since our departure from purely hunting and gathering.
Urban farming is nothing new either, except for the...
Who is responsible for water in the provinces?
THE POWER sector has perfected a system wherein the functions of production, transmission and distribution are clearly assigned to three separate industry players.
The National...
Yes, graft is a sin
IN A PREVIOUS essay, I asked the question of whether graft and corruption are sins or not.
I think I might have left my answer...
Rice supply surplus, anyone?
IN MY OWN definition of food security, the Philippines should become a net exporter of surplus rice.
In other words, our goal should not simply...