Editorial

E-governance first made its presence felt in key national government offices that serve a broad sector of Philippine society — the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Government Service Insurance System, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Bureau of Customs, Social Security System, Land Transportation Office, and National Telecommunications Commission. For several years now, …

PRESIDENTIAL FILE PHOTO ON May 23, 2017, what the military planned as a “surgical operation” to capture Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon in Marawi City escalated into a five-month-long battle that has changed the once-tranquil lakeside capital of Lanao del Sur. By the time then-president Rodrigo Duterte declared the “liberation” …

A bill mandating new Filipino doctors to work in the country for one year before they are allowed to seek employment abroad has been filed before the House of Representatives. House Bill No. 6232, the Mandatory Medical Service Bill, was recently filed in a bid to address the shortage of …

The intense seven-hour fire that gutted the Manila Central Post Office Building from Sunday evening to Monday dawn must serve as a stark reminder to our authorities that our heritage buildings face numerous risks. The fire didn’t only result in the destruction of an estimated ₱300 million worth of equipment, …

  ALONG with all Filipinos who have an appreciation of our nation’s heritage, we were shocked and saddened by the near-destruction by fire of the grand Manila Central Post Office building early Monday. Postmaster General Luis Carlos and government officials were one in reassuring the public that the nearly century-old …

“If this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong.” With this declaration, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, urged the US Congress last week to enact a law that would regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) following serious concerns raised on the dangers it posed. California-based AI research company, …

THE Philippines registered a 78 percent increase in HIV-AIDS cases among teenagers ages 15 to 17 years old from 2019 to 2023. This alarming data drove the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) to call on our country to ramp up its HIV-AIDS response. Unicef said it recognizes the good work …

It doesn’t take a scientist to know that we are living in challenging times brought forth by the change in our climate patterns and depleting finite resources. This is the reason why the terms “sustainability,” “renewables,” “circular economy” have gained prominence not only among forward-looking companies but also among decision …

Laguna Lake SINCE 2010, the 900-square-kilometer Laguna Lake has been supplying Metro Manila with 300 million liters of potable water every day. The water from the lake, however, is far from pristine, tainted for years by untreated sewage, industrial waste, overfishing and siltation. The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) gave …

Wearing the national colors ever so proudly at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the athletes, coaches, and officials of Team Philippines made a lasting mark that could serve as a good indication for the next big thing in the calendar: the Hangzhou Asian Games in September this year. Top …