Libre nga ba mangarap?
By Carlo Lopa
Filipinos have a phrase “libre naman mangarap,” which can be translated to “it is free to dream anyway.” I mainly hear people use this...
The Philippine startup ecosystem grows deep roots to nurture future success
By Anthony Oundjian and Bea Mantecon
THE VIBRANT Philippine startup ecosystem demonstrated resilient performance in 2023, raising $956 million in funds despite strong global headwinds.
While this figure represents a modest...
Eliminating cervical cancer
By Teodoro B. Padilla
May is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Each year in the Philippines, 7,897 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 4,052 die from the disease....
It’s officially hotter than any time since the birth of Jesus
By F.D. Flam
IT’S ONE THING to say the Northern Hemisphere summer of 2023 was the hottest of the 150 years people have been making measurements. This...
Greener with AI: How businesses are using tech to promote sustainability
By Ron F. Jabal
Due to increasing global vigilance on environmental concerns and expanding societal awareness by consumers worldwide, sustainability has become an important business value held sacred...
Unity though heritage
By Maria Victoria Rufino
“It has been an amazing 20-year journey for the Filipino Heritage Festival, Inc. (FHFI), in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the...
China and persona non grata
By Jemy Gatdula
No one is above the law. Specially if you are from a foreign country that has the unseemly habit of committing malice against the...
Marking ChatGPT ‘sexy’ might not end well for humans
By Parmy Olson
HER. That was the single tweet that OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman posted as his lieutenants demoed a new ChatGPT with the same...
Technology and customer experience
By Marvin Tort
The use of technology, including artificial intelligence, in any function or operation is assumed to result in efficiency. That is, if the scenario allows...
On economic growth, nuclear energy, and Meralco franchise
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The countries that are most resolutely on the path towards “net zero,” “decarbonization,” and “denuclearization” — the UK and Germany — are also on...
Information overload
By Tony Samson
JUST FROM our social media groups of classmates, neighbors, organization members, hobby mates, and relatives, we already get all sorts of information including gossip...
Skills Development in IT-BPM Sector: Matching skills with needs
By Bernardo M. Villegas
On March 4, the Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) held a General Membership Meeting in which I gave an economic briefing.