-
Digital Isolation: When the PH gov’t disagrees with Facebook
4–6 minutesThe Philippine president did not take the Facebook shut down of several allegedly fake accounts lightly. Now it threatens to block the social media giant in his land. What are the implications and how did other nations decide to block the largest social media platform?
-
The Fading Bike Lanes: Weighing in on weather and demand
3–4 minutesJust a few days after the netizens have lauded the initiative of the local government to provide bike lanes through donations of paint, the rainy weather seem to have messed with us. Photos have been spreading around about how the paint of the bike lanes were stripped off by the heavy rains in the past…
-
GDP will not be a priority in the pandemic
4–6 minutesThis is article was originally published with the title, “Will GDP growth be a priority this year?” at Daily Guardian. It just took a little virus to cause the world to shift beyond proportions. The COVID-19 pandemic is worse than wildfires and this will surely be felt in the coming years even if we all…
-
The Math of Capacities
3–5 minutesWhy is WVMC-SNL slow in releasing COVID-19 test results Just yesterday, the Western Visayas Medical Center Sub-National Laboratory (WVMC-SNL) issued Advisory No. 11 explaining various reasons to the delays on releasing of test results. Reason No. 1 is that they can process 800 to 1,000 samples per day. Looking at how these numbers are figured,…
-
Analysis
Featured
Attention economy: Truth in the age of reels
3–5 minutesThe attention economy is a ruthless arena where truth is trumped by virality, undermining civic integrity and exploiting human vulnerabilities. In the Philippines, as social media embeds more deeply, misinformation festers. Experts must adapt, using engaging formats to reclaim truth and combat the erosion of trust.
Ilonggo Engineer 