My dear countrymen, many developments will be happening in the United States that we should be monitoring closely, because it is certainly going to affect our country one way or another. One of these developments is the role that Mr. Elon Musk is going to play in the use of technology under the administration of President Donald Trump, considering that Mr. Musk is probably going to be either an adviser or a member of President Trump’s cabinet.

Blockchains and Bitcoins

My dear friends, do you think that it is possible to make the internet go faster, and not only that, to make it cheaper? My answer to both questions is yes, and allow me to explain to you why, but first let me tell you what the internet is, and how it runs. Perhaps you have already heard people talk that the internet is an information highway? Well, that story is true, and let me tell you why.

How to make the Internet faster and cheaper

My dear countrymen, I was already saddened when I heard about child stunting, now I think I am feeling sadder after I heard about child wasting. I know that I am only a writer, but I feel that it is my duty to tell everyone about it, so that everyone could do something about it if they want to. According to Microsoft Copilot, “child wasting, also known as acute malnutrition, occurs when a child's weight is too low for their height. This condition results from short periods of undernutrition, leading to significant loss of muscle and fat tissue. Wasting is a serious health issue because it weakens the immune system, making children more vulnerable to diseases and developmental delays. It can be caused by factors such as severe food shortages, infections, or both”.

Child wasting

We live with ghosts. Not the kind that walk along corridors at midnight, but the kind that stand silent and skeletal on our once-live mountains—the ghost forests. Forests that were promised, planted, perhaps counted—but not quite there. When the trees are dead, or never grew, or the canopy is more a memory than a reality, what have we done?

Ghost trees in non-existent forests

Time to try 'OFW Tulong'

Congratulations are well deserved for Secretary Hans Leo J. Cacdac on his appointment to head the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). The challenges ahead are immense, but so are the opportunities to innovate for the benefit of our modern-day heroes—the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).

A digital lifeline for our OFWs

Microplastics—tiny plastic particles less than 5mm in size—have become an alarming environmental threat. These minuscule pollutants are invading our oceans, food chain, and even human bodies. The world urgently needs a solution, and a recent scientific breakthrough in China offers a promising answer.

How to control microplastics V.2

Dear Mr. President: Our present system of producing and distributing electric power may not be the best, but it serves our purposes right now. Our present system is composed of three parts, namely production, transmission and distribution. For the most part, the National Power Corporation (NPC) does the production, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) does the transmission, and Meralco does the last mile distribution in some areas while the electric cooperatives do the last mile distribution in the other areas.

Faster and cheaper Internet

The Philippines has long identified itself as an agricultural country. However, this claim merits closer scrutiny, as we remain heavily dependent on importing essential food items such as rice, flour, and milk. This reliance raises a critical question: have we truly embraced the agricultural age? Arguably, we have missed this era.

Preparing for the Intelligence Age

Perhaps it’s nothing new to many people, but yes—there is already a legal basis to organize water cooperatives in the Philippines, just like electric cooperatives. The difference, however, is that while electric coops are under the wing of the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), water coops stand on their own, supervised only by the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA). And to be precise, CDA’s role is not supervisory but regulatory.

Why not organize water cooperatives?

In the middle of the ongoing scandal about flood control projects, I could not help but conclude that the problem is systemic. Yes, corruption may have been committed at the personal level, but the system itself seems designed to breed it.

BANTAY GOBYERNO

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