Addiction to electronic gadgets
MICROSOFT Bing defines addiction to electronic gadgets as the “uncontrollable urge or impulse to continue using technology to the point that it starts to...
Questioning the legal age of consent
REPUBLIC Act 11846 has raised the age of consent in the Philippines from 12 to 16.
The new law, signed about two years ago by...
Patronizing Filipino-made jeepneys
I HEARD about imported hard-tail mackerel or round scad (galunggong) being sold in the local markets that are probably smuggled, and are probably from China....
Using geographic information systems
WHEN I was an IT (information technology) consultant at the Makati City Hall, we implemented a Geographic Information System (GIS) primarily for the purpose...
Free organic food testing and certification
WHEN I was working as a Commissioner of the Philippine Year 2000 Commission (Y2K), I was troubled by the fact that many companies were...
Telemedicine to solve shortage of doctors
HAVE you heard some people say that many Filipinos die without seeing a doctor?
I did not believe that at first, but then I realized...
Truth in product packaging and labeling
THERE was a time in the recent past when the biggest challenge for marketing companies was to comply with the rules pertaining to “truth...
Solving the problem of hunger
SOMETIMES we seem lost in the flurry of words, but it is clear enough to me that the term “involuntary hunger” is much more...
Why import coconut products?
HAVE YOU heard the funny jokes about selling refrigerators to Eskimos?
How about that other joke about selling camels to Arabs?
Do not laugh now, but...
Gov’t should patronize Filipino inventions
YES, THE the government should patronize Filipino inventions. And not only that, it should set the example by taking the lead in buying the...