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Learning How to Learn in the Age of AI

By Richard Jonathan O. Taduran, Ph.D.

December 4, 2025

A Filipino worker retrains for the third time in five years — first on Canva, then ChatGPT, now a new platform called Nano Banana. She…

Reflections on Terra Madre in Bacolod

By Chef Waya Araos-Wijangco

December 2, 2025

Long before hashtags made “local,” “artisanal,” or “heritage” fashionable, the Slow Food Movement was already defending the things that matter—endangered food traditions, biodiversity, and the…

What Filipinos Ate Before Colonizers: Chef Don Baldosano Gives Us a Peek

By Tatung Sarthou

November 25, 2025

At Terra Madre Bacolod, where farmers and foodworkers gather to defend the future of Filipino food, Chef Don Baldosano—the chef behind Linamnam MNL and one…

Guardians of the Highlands: Indigenous Seeds, Global Debates, and the Future of Food at Terra Madre Asia & Pacific

By Tatung Sarthou

November 24, 2025

BACOLOD CITY — On the first morning of Terra Madre Asia Pacific Philippines, before the visitors streamed into the Indigenous Pavilion, Rennel Lavilla, a young…

Illustration of a glowing humanoid AI figure at a desk with a computer, representing the rise of AI in the Philippines.

Training the Dragon: The Promise of Artificial Superintelligence

By Richard Jonathan O. Taduran, Ph.D.

November 19, 2025

Exploring the potential of Artificial Superintelligence in the Philippines opens a new avenue for technological advancement and economic growth. A former colleague messaged me one…

Lore at Three: The New Filipino Feast

By BaGed Cruz

November 19, 2025

On a Wednesday night in Bonifacio Global City, Lore feels fully alive. The moment you step inside, sharp sukang tuba cuts through warm woodsmoke. Garlic…

Residents walk through deep floodwater after Typhoon Tino, highlighting how corruption in the Philippines worsened disaster response and recovery.

Typhoon Tino and the Nation We’ve Allowed to Break

By Waya Araos-Wijangco

November 19, 2025

In the dark hours after Typhoon Tino made landfall, the Visayas drowned in silence. In Cebu, brown floodwater rose past windows, turning roads into rivers…

Classic sizzling sisig from Apag Marangle

Sisig History Begins Long Before the Sizzle

By Tatung Sarthou

November 18, 2025

In the pantheon of Filipino dishes, few have risen as quickly or as boldly as sisig. While its current fame is tied to viral videos…

The Path to a Million Trees: How Geothermal Power is Rooting a Greener Luzon

By Simpol

November 17, 2025

The PGPC million trees Luzon initiative aims to plant a substantial number of trees to help restore the region’s natural habitat. In the foothills of…