Social Media Part I : Who owns the Internet?
In the last few months I have noticed the repeated calls to end the nastiness on the Net or Internet. A number of people believe...
Duterte on US relations: To separate is not too severe
Duterte’s trip to China has elicited strong reactions from just one statement. Overshadowing the other developments that happened like: (i) The business deals; (ii) New...
Banks’ “Know Your Customer” Process: Does it even work? Is our information safe?
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is imposing stricter know-your-customer (KYC) protocols over financial institutions in light of the recent scandalous Bangladesh Bank heist where...
The apprehensions in the BPO industry
Updated October 22 Did you know that the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry has grown to be the second largest source of...
Are we willing and ready to cut ties with the US?
Update: The administration has since clarified what the pronouncement meant Last night, I almost fell from my chair when I heard President...
Suggestions of Driver X on how to solve the traffic problem
I rarely go to Makati nowadays and I guess if you are from Makati you rarely go to Cubao in Quezon City. Let us say...
The state of Freedom of Information in the Philippines
Freedom of Information or the right of a citizen to access his government’s information — every record and document produced by his government —...
Would ending Endo contribute to inclusive economic growth? Part (1)
Yesterday, because of my executive background and interest in People and Organization Management and Development, I eagerly attended the presentation of the paper written...
Meet the 8 common troll strategies
Trolls have always been around in the early days of the internet. Before the advent of Facebook and Twitter in the Philippines, a blog was...
Free Speech, A License To Bash?
Our bias to the american brand of free speech is setting social web in fire. A supposed intellectual discourse can be marred by personal...
How to negate the influence of trolls In our kids
In my previous article, we discussed the emerging digital landscape where trolls can cast a cloud of negativity, if we’ll allow them to....
Positive engagement in the era of trolls
On it’s early years, the Internet and social media in most part, gives a pleasant experience to users. It’s a platform to meet...
The integration of poverty alleviation in the strategy for economic growth
Filipinos want to live a “simple and comfortable life.” The National Economic and Development Authority or NEDA’s “Ambisyon Natin 2040” Report shows 79.2 percent of Filipinos want...
10 mistakes Filipinos commit that may lead to Duterte’s failure as President
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, based on nationwide surveys, is by far the most popular president in the post-Marcos era. Even if some in the...
Duterte after 100 days
President Duterte is not really an eloquent speaker. He likes to speak extemporaneously . His speeches are long, meandering and rambling. He says nearly the...