The fields of education, art, and letters are recently shaken with the appearance of ChatGPT. Alarm bells sounded particularly in the academia when some students were caught submitting requirements written by ChatGPT. Has a new era of cheating begun? With the advancement of software like ChatGPT, is a new age of
April 15, 2023
Philippine government’s plea to suspend investigation into Du30’s war on drugs while the International Criminal Court (ICC) hears its appeal was rejected this week by the tribunal. Last February, the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) of the ICC granted the request of ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan to resume the investigation on the war
April 6, 2023
The visit to the Philippines last week of China’s Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong highlights once again the dispute in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). This is the most contentious issue and current major irritant between the two countries. Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong acknowledged that the maritime dispute has seriously
April 1, 2023
Philippines maybe in the 21st century and appears modern but its political atmosphere resembles that of Sengoku Period (1573 – 1603) of feudal Japan. Like medieval Japan, political clans virtually dominate the political landscape. Recent political developments saw the growing power and dominance of political clans in the political life of
March 25, 2023
Jeepney strike was launched last week by public transport groups on the modernization plan of the public transportation sector. The modernization plan was hatched by the previous administration. In 2017 the Department of Transportation (DOTr) issued its omnibus franchising guidelines which provide that only corporations or cooperatives with at least 15
March 18, 2023
In a span of two weeks, the University of the Philippines (UP) – Diliman hosted two prominent Malaysian scholars who are experts on our national hero Jose Rizal. The first is Syed Farid Alatas and the other is Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Alatas is a sociologist currently teaching at the
March 11, 2023
Redemption. This is the ultimate goal of the Marcoses in their quest for power. Imee Marcos made this plainly clear right after her brother Bongbong Marcos (BBM) won in the 2022 election. “What’s most important to us is of course, our name; the family name that has become so controversial— the
March 4, 2023
Thirty-seven years ago, the dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., his family, and cronies fled the country when he was overthrown in a peaceful people power revolution that captivated the world. Today, history has come full circle. The Philippines is back to where it was before – a Marcos in Malacañang. How did
February 25, 2023
Bongbong Marcos (BBM) was barely a week in office when the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released the inflation rate of the country. The PSA then placed the inflation rate at 6.1 percent, the highest since 2018. In his first public briefing as president, BBM disputed the official inflation figure. “I think
February 18, 2023
The crisis in Philippine education once again drew national attention after the report of Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) came out. A study of PBEd analyzed 12 years of licensure examination for teachers (LET) result based on the data of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and combined this with other information
February 11, 2023
“The wheels of justice grind slow, but grind fine.” This ancient adage is a stern warning to Du30 and his cahoots that launched an orgy of blood and gore six years ago. Justice marches on for the victims of the gruesome carnage and it will eventually get the perpetrators of this
February 4, 2023
Bongbong Marcos (BBM)’s trip to Davos, Switzerland last week was not a total waste of state resources. Something interesting was revealed in that Swiss sojourn of BBM which includes a coterie mix of 70 hangers-on, junketers, family members, relatives, staff, and officials. During a dialogue with World Economic Forum (WEF) President
January 28, 2023