By Sonny Angara Our understanding of the digital world defines how we access it. The less we understand how it works and what’s possible within it, the fewer the chances there are to reap its benefits in full. Fast internet connections and low-cost smartphones mean nothing if we cannot partake of the economic possibilities the …
OPINION
The crucial role of humility in our life
By Fr. Roy Cimagala “The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” (Matthew 23:11-12) Words of Christ, addressed to his disciples and now to us, that clearly tell us about the crucial role of humility in our life. It’s the virtue that …
De Lima concerned over ‘judicial overreach’
By Ade S. Fajardo Mamamayang Liberal Party-list Representative Leila de Lima has expressed concerns over an order issued by the Supreme Court en banc last week requiring the submission of documents and other information, mainly from the House of Representatives. First, De Lima says this action might be proffered as an excuse by the Senate …
Maroonong Guro ng Bayan
By Herman M. Lagon It all started over coffee, iced choco and a cake named “Better Than Sex” — not a formal memo, just a spark of an idea between colleagues at Coffeebreak. “Let’s gather the M.Ed. alumni,” Dr. Jonny Pornel of the UPV Division of Professional Education said during the casual talk. That small …
Gen X meets AI
By Herman M. Lagon The clack of the typewriter still echoes in my memory — my report on LASER taking shape under the steady guide of my Grade 7 Science Teacher, Ma’am Zenaida Espino. I pieced it together from volumes of encyclopedias, journals, textbooks, indices, and clippings in the dusty UI High library, each keystroke …
When driven by unbelief and hatred
By Fr. Roy Cimagala Yes, when one is driven by unbelief and hatred, he is likely to fall into self-contradiction. This was illustrated in that gospel episode where some of the crowd reacted to Christ’s driving away a demon from a possessed person in this way: “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, …
Architecture that speaks: A win for the Filipino soul
By Ignacio R. Bunye When the skyline of Dubai was still a mirage on the horizon, a young Filipino urban planner stepped onto the desert sands with a vision. Nearly five decades later, Felino “Jun” Palafox, Jr. returns — not just to remember — but to be remembered. At the 2025 UAP Dubai Design Awards, held …
An offense we truly need
By Herman M. Lagon “Stop being offended by Facebook posts, by a piece of art, by people displaying affection, by what someone said to you. Be offended by war, poverty, greed, injustice.” This quote by Sue Fitzmaurice landed like a slap and a mirror at once. But it was the longer version shared by …
Ateneo, Taiwan scientists develop AI tool that will ‘revolutionize’ dentistry
By Dr. Joseph D. Lim Scientists in Taiwan and the Ateneo de Manila University have developed an artificial intelligence tool that detects with high accuracy a sinus infection that may affect the brain. They say it will revolutionize dentistry. It detects with high accuracy a sinus infection that may affect the brain. Along with a …
Anggulong espiritwal sa pagbaha, dapat pansinin
By MELANIO LAZO MAURICIO, JR. INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY. “Kaya’t ang bawat nakikinig at nagsasagawa ng mga salita kong ito ay maitutulad sa isang taong matalino na nagtayo ng kanyang bahay na ang pundasyon ay bato. Umulan nang malakas, bumaha at binayo ng malakas na hangin ang bahay na iyon, ngunit hindi nagiba sapagkat nakatayo iyon sa …