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Reporters Without Borders Lists Duterte Admin As Press Freedom Digital Predator

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 P. Farol 7 Comments

I do not necessarily agree with Reporters Without Borders listing of the Philippine government or the Duterte Administration as a press freedom digital predator because of the opposition faced by ABS-CBN’s efforts to renew its legislative franchise. In fact, I continue to be skeptical of foreign “press organizations” that continue to publish reports and ratings…

Government, Media

Has PLDT been depriving its customers of available capacity all this time?

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 benign0 7 Comments

One of the good things about the COVID-19 pandemic is that it reveals what business organisations are actually capable of given a call to step up the quality and performance of their products and services. According to a Rappler “report”, it turns out top national telco Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) company has “more than…

Business, Tech Talk

Implementing community quarantine in Metro Manila a test-and-learn exercise to manage the spread of COVID-19

March 15, 2020 benign0 4 Comments

As much of the Philippines belatedly comes to terms with the enormity of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is, to be fair, important that quick and strong measures be implemented to contain the disease. A Code Red Sub-Level 2 alert has been raised by the Philippine government which when implemented restricts movement out of and into…

Civics, Government

Can you solve these calculus problems for Pi Day?

March 15, 2020 Anthony Quilon 2 Comments

March 14, or 3.14 in the U.S., marks Pi Day, an annual celebration of one of the world’s most famous icons of nerd culture: the irrational number pi. Founded in 1988 in San Francisco by physicist Larry Shaw, this date was selected because of the numerical date (3.14). In a bid to put the pi…

Science, Tech Talk

The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus forces us to rethink our lifestyles

March 14, 2020 Ilda 2 Comments

Societies around the world have been caught flat-footed after the spread of a new disease now named COVID-19 carried by the novel coronavirus has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It has exposed how ill-prepared most governments, including governments from First World countries are, to a threat of mass casualties. One…

Society

Philippine “President” Leni Robredo in a time of pandemic

March 14, 2020 benign0 3 Comments

As the COVID-19 pandemic plays out globally, the main drive of the Philippine Oppositions is not to help Filipinos deal with the crisis together. Rather, their goal is to prove that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is not fit to lead his people through it. This is consistent with their singular objective — to seize power…

Government, Politics

Can Filipinos work from home as “vice president” Leni Robredo recommends?

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 benign0 6 Comments

Sure, some Filipinos can work from home. But the vast majority of them can’t. This is not to mention the fact that most Filipino bosses can’t even wrap their heads around the notion. Even in the First World, mentioning the term “working from home” is accompanied by the quotation marks double finger gesture along with…

Business, Lifestyle, Money Talks

Brazen Red Tapism at the House Hearing on ABS-CBN Franchise Renewal

March 10, 2020March 11, 2020 P. Farol 5 Comments

With the speed that some bills and budgets got passed, it’s really a wonder why the House of Representatives under the leadership of House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano is subjecting ABS-CBN’s legislative franchise renewal to a form of red tapism. As I pointed out in previous posts on the topic of ABS-CBN’s legislative franchise renewal,…

Media