Counterbalancing disinformation
OVER the past few decades we have seen an exponential growth in the use of technology and along with it, the amount of information...
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...
Ngaa ginbombahan sang Japanese war planes ang ‘Panay’?
SEGURADO ako nga wala ini malakip sa libro sang kasaysayan sang isla sang Panay kag bisan sang aton pungsod. In fact, wala ako sing...
Is gov’t paying lip service to human rights?
THE HOUSE of Representatives committee on human rights is now holding hearings on the thousands of deaths that resulted from the drug war implemented...
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...
Bringing hope
AND THE dangling conversation about “I Am Iloilo City’s” sole power distribution utility, MORE Electric and Power Corporation a.k.a. MORE Power continues simply because...
Peso’s troubling decline signals deeper economic woes
THE PHILIPPINE peso’s recent slump to a near 19-month low, closing at P58.635 per dollar, is more than just a numerical dip — it’s...
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...
Why Filipinos should read Thucydides
AS FILIPINOS become more exposed to geopolitical questions because of “regional concerns”, they should read books and articles on the topic, and one of...