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High AI usage, low AI maturity. Classic PH.
We Don’t Have an AI Problem. We Have a Policy Problem
Most AI policy is written from the top down. AI itself is not.
People are already using it, students, workers, small businesses, and communities. The challenge is no longer adoption. It is whether policy reflects real life.
That is why we chose a bottom-up approach, built on four pillars: Education, Engineering, Enforcement, and Ethics.
Read our report: kas.de/documents/275121/4190…
Education matters because people are using AI faster than they are being taught how it works. Teachers need training. Families need inclusion. Literacy must be practical and shared early.
Engineering reminds us that AI depends on power, data, and connectivity. Without strong foundations, communities stay dependent on systems they do not control. Engineering policy is about building capacity, not just tools.
Enforcement showed us that fear-based rules fail. When laws are slow or overly punitive, AI use simply goes underground. Smart enforcement guides, adapts, and builds trust.
Ethics ties it all together. Ethics is protection. Without it, AI can spread misinformation, deepen inequality, and harm the most vulnerable. Ethics must live inside institutions, not just words.
The message is clear: policy must meet practice.
If AI is being built from the ground up, governance must follow. It is time to finally marry policy with practicality.
Download the report: researchgate.net/publication…
Hard to fix an economy with leaky budgets... with mere monetary policy alone. Unfortunately BSP will probably get blamed for the stagflationary environment.
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Wow RIP Capt Picard/Prof X.
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A robust production/manufacturing sector
Actual research and development
All with good compensation
Make it worth it for the brain to stay.
How to reverse the brain drain?
Discuss.
Completely understand folks’ FRUSTRATION. And everyone has the right to ASPIRE for greener pastures. But this whole “Aalis nalang kame sa PINAS” and “Mag Abroad nalang Ako” political discourse sometimes GLAMOURIZES QUITTING on our country, the far from ideal conditions overseas, and simply leaves the battlefield to TRAPOS and fascists!!
I mean, so who will be left to FIX our country?? Who will help those who got no choice or resources to go abroad? After all, only a minority often is in a position to migrate to truly better conditions…
Peso falling
Budget being questioned
Property crisis
Stocks flat
Most of us are poor
Er... any good news?
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AI is forcing the Philippines to make choices it can no longer postpone.
Our upcoming report shows where experts agree, where trade-offs remain, and what they mean for jobs, industry, security, and sovereignty.
Where are we ready to act?
#ai #geoeconomics
24 experts. 3 rounds. 31 position statements. One question:
What position should the Philippines take in an AI-restructured world?
Our consensus-graded report on labor, industry, security & sovereignty is almost here.
Follow us for the full findings.
#AI #Geoeconomics
Dominic Ligot retweeted
24 experts. 3 rounds. 31 position statements. One question:
What position should the Philippines take in an AI-restructured world?
Our consensus-graded report on labor, industry, security & sovereignty is almost here.
Follow us for the full findings.
#AI #Geoeconomics
Rich ppl problem. Asset rich, illiquid.
𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬, 𝐟𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬.
Araneta Properties has nearly sold out its smaller, affordable lots. Now it's struggling to move larger, pricier properties.
Q2 sales plunged 80%. Expenses rose 37%. The company swung to a loss.
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‘PATI BULUNGAN, DAPAT ON-CAM!’
Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is pushing for uninterrupted livestreaming of bicameral conference committee meetings on the proposed 2027 national budget, even during suspensions.
During a Senate finance committee hearing on Monday, October 26, Lacson raised concerns over lawmakers holding private discussions during breaks, suggesting that the livestream should continue to ensure transparency even during informal conversations.
He also encouraged civil society organizations to attend the bicam proceedings to help promote greater transparency in budget deliberations.
🎥 Senate of the Philippines
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🔴The lower house’s approved 2027 budget is filled with pork. Read more: pcij.org/2026/10/27/house-ap…
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Katrina Domingo speaks with People’s Budget Coalition co-convenor AJ Montesa regarding over ₱1 trillion pesos in alleged "pork barrel" funds uncovered in the proposed 2027 national budget, warning that lawmakers are finding "new avenues to insert pork."
Talk about leaky budgets.
🔴The lower house’s approved 2027 budget is filled with pork. Read more: pcij.org/2026/10/27/house-ap…
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Data is the best disinfectant.
Here is list of ALL the insertions that Abet Garcia is looking for. May leaderboard ito with the names and faces of the most ganid in the HOR.
Explore and share: budget.bettergov.ph/hgab/202…
Sama-sama tayong magbantay sa national budget!
