Workers’ safety comes first

November 17, 2025
Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma ordered last week the investigation of 98 business process outsourcing (BPO) companies for allegedly forcing their employees to work on-site despite heavy flooding, travel hazards, and power outages caused by Super T...

AI can create value and build trust

November 17, 2025
Last week, I took up artificial intelligence (AI) as it relates to the judiciary. Now, let me say that AI is a force that reshapes every sector and challenges even enthusiasts, like ancient me, to keep up. Lucky am I to witness this unfolding phenomeno...

Role reversal

November 17, 2025
Have you heard of a similar story? She made the difficult decision to go on an extended leave to take care of her aging mom, who was showing signs of dementia. She promised her longtime employer that she would come back as soon as she could once she fo...

The collapse of dialogue (1)

November 17, 2025
A travel influencer recently faced online backlash after posting a TikTok video asking whether the Philippines would be “cleaned up” 10 days after the typhoon. The Melbourne-based vlogger asked locals to let her know whether Boracay and Palawan would b...

Perks of the chronically online

November 17, 2025
If you spend enough time on the internet, not just scrolling but really absorbing its strange rhythm, your brain eventually gets rewired. You don’t just see memes; you understand them. You don’t just laugh at trends, you anticipate the punchline before...

We say no to violence against women 

November 17, 2025
On Nov. 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women reminds us of the work still to be done. Representatives of France and Romania, we speak today with a united European voice to reaffirm that gender-based violence knows nei...