The Iran war is costing China dearly, too
TO THINK about how the Iran war affects China, you might take a look at Yiwu, a global trading hub in the eastern Zhejiang province that hosts sprawling wholesale markets selling goods from hair clips to toys.
The move to a digital apostille system
By Christianna Manami Y. Salud
The Philippines acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention on Sept. 12, 2018. The Convention took effect in the Philippines on May 14, 2019. The...
When code writes itself, what happens to Philippine software?
By Itamar Gero
The $6.8-billion slice of our IT-BPM (Information Technology and Business Process Management) industry built on writing code for the world faces an existential question...
What boards should demand from AI: assessment, audit, and assurance
By Erika Fille T. Legara
IN A PREVIOUS ´óÏó´«Ã½ article, I argued that AI governance goes beyond overseeing a handful of technology projects and now...
On hydropower and net metering
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
Iran has the fourth largest oil reserves in the world with 157.8 billion barrels, next to Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Canada. It also has...
South Asia’s Industrial Revolution is switching off gas
OMER ASHRAF isn’t losing any sleep over the impact of the Iran conflict on his fleet of energy-hungry cement plants.
AI is hastening the résumé’s demise. Good riddance
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) isn’t just being blamed for killing jobs; it’s exposing the fundamental flaw in one of hiring’s oldest tools: the résumé.
When the Middle East burns, the Filipino nanay feels the heat
By Rafael C. Lopa
At ASA Philippines, I have the privilege — and the responsibility — of knowing our close to 2.5 million clients not as data points, but as people.
The 1875 Carta General del Archipielago Filipino
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
This is it!
“This map of the Philippine Archipelago was first published in 1875 by the Direccion Hidografia and reissued in 1888 with minor corrections....
Ending TB requires a whole-of-society approach
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases despite being preventable and, in most cases, curable. It continues to claim lives, strain...
Philippines’ consumer credit surge: A test the system is passing… for now
THE rapid growth of consumer lending in the Philippines in recent years has raised some important questions: Does it signal rising risks to financial stability, or does it reflect healthy progress in financial inclusion?
Anthropic, OpenAI talk safety. Their headcounts don’t
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) presents a transformative moment for society, but it appears that the number of people focused on making sure it’s safe might fit on a single transatlantic flight.