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Generative AI: ‘Bubblegum’ for the mind

Somebody described the advent of color television as “bubblegum for the eyes.” I feel similarly…

The garrote as hero-making machine

In the rambunctious landscape of the Philippines, where contemporary complaints about inflation, unemployment, graft, and…

Judging your favorite columnists’ performance

Happy New Year! It is the end of another year, and we are thrust into…

A Congress addicted to pork?

There is more than a hint of hypocrisy in the way the congressional bicameral conference…

War and remembrance for better foreign policy

In trying to illustrate the concept of user experience, I recently asked my students the…

Repurposing senior citizens for nat’l dev’t

Last week, I was invited to run a whole-day workshop for the Department of Education’s…

PUV modernization: Trust-building failure

This extended jeepney strike is the third this year. It is almost painful to see…

Forgiveness, Filipino style

While still on his official visit to the United States last Saturday, a reporter asked…