Eighty years ago, the pre-recorded announcement of Emperor Hirohito verbally accepting the terms of surrender that ended Second World War reverberated throughout Japan via radio on August 14, 1945 ...
Besides the coconut being like a giant nut according to a song, the coconut in common parlance is used by Filipinos to mean an empty and hallow brain. No matter what language or gay lingo you know of,...
Buscalan Tinglayan, Kalinga – I was inked last Holy Week in my right forearm with the iconic three dots tattoo by Apo Whang-Od, the so-called last and oldest surviving mambabatok. Batok ref...
A couple of times, I’ve wondered what is the meaning of life and why we often lose hope. Trigger warning, even headlines talk about losing the will to live. If there’s anything I can say t...
I didn’t jump into creative work with AI right away. Like many others, I was cautious—more out of fear than doubt. At the time, I was reading criticism about how generative AI might be undermining the...
Mahjong has a special place in our family as we grew up with weekend gatherings of aunts and uncles for mahjong sessions while we (cousins) play traditional games. Mahjong is a Chinese tile-based game...
I didn’t start using AI for anything creative. My first question to ChatGPT was about food—specifically, how to make a weekly meal plan for my family of five adults and one child in Baguio City. It wa...
“At nang magsawa na kami’y pinawalan, Halos ang hininga’y ibig nang pumanaw. Sa laki ng hirap na pinagdaanan, Sira na ang isip pati na katawan.” 89-year old Lola Maria Quilantang led in singing the ...
How are you today? I hope you took care of your mental health. Nothing is worth saving more than our health – especially our mental health. The effects of social media are truly tremendous from...
If you want to post images, audio and videos of other people, you need to read the law on data privacy first. The National Privacy Commission (NPC) recently came out with a circular for bodyworn camer...
