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It is a well-observed reality in Philippine governance: the country has no shortage of brilliant, world-class minds drafting laws that look spectacular on paper. However, there is a systemic disconnect between the creation of a policy and the actual infrastructural capacity to execute it.When a law is passed without a …

The news just broke about Meta laying off another 8,000 employees. Thousands of people woke up to a 4 AM email stating their roles were eliminated. Their system access was cut immediately. They were simply told to gather their personal items and go home. It is wild to see how …

I woke up today to a flooded inbox. It was filled with multiple notifications for new confirmed subscribers. I recently added a double opt-in layer to my website. So if people want to subscribe and get notified of new posts, they have to click a verification link sent to their email to confirm their subscription. The subscribers were mostly from corporate email addresses. Well, the number was surprising to me. Here are five reasons why your subscriber list might be inflated.

The news about the Canvas data breach is a loud wake-up call for school leaders. (Reports say millions of user records were exposed.) It forces us to look past shiny marketing and ask hard questions about what we actually need.Well, I have sat through many pitches where high-end LMS providers …

I've spent some time testing some voice cloning tools. To be honest, I am amazed and at the same time, stunned. The codes are available for free. Anyone with a basic understanding of computers can use it. It sounds exactly like the person it is mimicking. This is amazing for …

Vibe coding is the new way to build software. You talk to the AI and it writes the code for you. It feels like magic. But these tools can get expensive very fast. (Most subscriptions cost 20 dollars a month or more).I believe you do not need a huge budget …

I just finished reading the new 2026 AI Index Report from Stanford. It is a massive document, but it is the best way to see where the world is headed with this technology.Well, here are the most important points for me.AI is not slowing down. Models are now passing PhD-level …

The story of Sid Sijbrandij (the co-founder of GitLab) is all over my feed lately. It is a wild ride. But as someone who geeks out on tech and AI, the most interesting part isn't just that he survived. It is how he used his engineering brain to do it.He …

A recent story circulating in the tech and healthcare communities, which was shared on Reddit's r/ClaudeAI a few days ago, has sparked a vital conversation about the future of medicine. It's the story of a 62-year-old man who lived for 25 years with a constellation of debilitating symptoms: kidney failure, …

The official closure of the Strait of Hormuz today, March 27, 2026, has turned the Philippine Energy Emergency from a warning into a reality. We are no longer "preparing" for a crisis; we are in the middle of one.The Great AsymmetryMany compare this to the COVID-19 era, but the reality …

There have been sustained, multi-source credential stuffing and dictionary attacks against my SSH daemon across 4 consecutive days, as shown in my Fail2Ban logs. Several patterns stand out.77.83.39.153 is the primary threat. This single IP from a Netherlands hosting provider (Serverius) accounts for roughly 60% of all attempts. What makes …

I’ve been coming across a growing number of published journal articles and technical papers that have one thing in common: The AI's "closing suggestions" were left in the final text.From IEEE and Elsevier to niche research journals, we are seeing phrases like "Would you like me to convert this into …

I blocked a list of SSH brute-force attackers on my server's firewall, and the entire network lost Internet access. When I rolled back the rules, connectivity was restored. Here is what the logs revealed, and why one of those IPs almost certainly belongs to a compromised machine inside my ISP's own infrastructure.

The March 2026 conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran has sent shockwaves through the global economy. As Brent crude climbs and semiconductor supply chains tighten due to military prioritization, business leaders are asking: Is a global recession imminent? While the macro-economists debate the percentages, the reality on the ground …

I saw this presentation posted on a page for the #CHEDRAISE event earlier today, and there was a strong push for schools to acquire heavy on-premise AI infrastructure for student learning and research.While the goal of bringing AI to education is highly commendable, as someone who builds and integrates these …

In the ever-accelerating landscape of technology, AI has emerged as the most transformative tool of our generation. It promises unprecedented efficiency, accelerates innovation, and reshapes how we approach problem-solving. But here's the critical distinction I want to make clear: AI isn't a silver bullet; it's a force multiplier.This means that …

IT professionals are prone to highly sedentary work patterns. Research published in the International Journal of Medicine and Public Health notes that while many IT employees have good knowledge of diabetes, they struggle to implement preventive practices due to time constraints and fatigue [2].The 180-Minute Threshold: A study found that …

I have read the latest post from the World Economic Forum website where they presented the answers given by world leaders at Davos 2026 to the question, "how can we unlock new sources of economic growth?" Their answers pose a great challenge especially here in the Philippines.As we navigate the …

The year was 1973. Psychologist David Rosenhan sent perfectly sane individuals into psychiatric hospitals, instructing them to report just one mild symptom: hearing the words "empty," "hollow," "thud." The results were shocking: all were admitted, diagnosed with severe mental illness, and their every normal action was reinterpreted as a symptom. …

If you read the latest EDCOM II Year 3 Report, one statistic likely stopped you cold. It certainly did for me.0.4%.That is the percentage of Grade 12 students in the Philippines who are considered "proficient" in critical competencies. Conversely, this means 99.6% of our graduating senior high school students are …