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IRRATIONAL INSISTENCE

Toxic Sara

In my 56 years of journalism, I have never seen a political personality who has so riven the body politic as to divide, bitterly, the nation at large.

Can someone serious please address social media risks?

LAST weekend, Iloilo First District Representative and Deputy Speaker Janette Garin told a press conference that the House of Representatives would consider banning Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and…

Immigration fee will affect OFWs, tourism

The way I see it, the Bureau of Immigration needs to settle into some sort of compromise if it really wants to proceed with its planned new border system that will cost passengers – Filipinos and foreigners alike – $4…

Why many Mindanao academics remain loyal to Duterte

THERE is an apparent contradiction in seeing university academics, people trained to examine evidence, question assumptions and resist simplistic explanations, remain diehard supporters of Rodrigo Duterte and his brand…

Immobility

We have reached the tipping point.

‘The Sound of Falling Light’

THAT is the title of the selected letters of Carlos Bulosan, published locally more than 20 years ago. Few writers embody the intertwined histories of migration, colonialism, race and labor as powerfully as Bulosan…

EDITORIAL - Ready for free trade?

After a decade of on-and-off negotiations, the Philippines and the European Union were glad to announce on Tuesday that a “substantial agreement” had been reached for a landmark free trade deal that would be formally…

AI governance is a vain hope

EARLIER this month, Dario Amodei, the CEO of artificial intelligence (AI) concern Anthropic, made an unexpected and unprecedented call for the industry to slow down development until regulatory and governance guardrails…

A life worth living

YOUR true north is finding yourself as the hero of your own life story. Here is how it goes. Love yourself first. How can you give something you don’t feel? Then love those closest to you. When there is practice and…

Investment Ombudsman? What else can government do to fight red tape?

OMBUDSMAN Jesus Crispin Remulla’s statement that he is considering the revival of an “investment Ombudsman” deserves serious attention, not simply because it offers another venue for complaints, but because it…

Preparation in the ‘Ber’ months

AS September winds down, the Philippines enters more deeply into its long season of lights. By October, familiar songs return to the malls; in November, families count the days; and by December, roads, ports and homes…

Tokyo congress puts Asia’s protection gap front and center

I RETURNED last week from Tokyo, where the 31st East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC) brought together insurers, reinsurers, regulators and business leaders from across the region for three days. I came home with a…

Could a US-China ‘hotline’ be set up for AI risks?

PARIS — With the unchecked development of artificial intelligence (AI) sparking deep fear even among leaders in the sector, the United States is looking at establishing a dedicated communication channel with China on…