Wilfredo G. Villanueva
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Juana Pilipinas
Karl Garcia
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JoeAmFrom Rizal and La Solidaridad to algorithms and artificial intelligence
By Karl M. Garcia Every generation inherits a country it did not create. It inherits a language, a culture, a history, a religion, institutions, stories, assumptions and accumulated knowledge. Increasingly, it also inherits something less visible: systems that decide what information it encounters. Algorithms select what appears on a screen. Search engines determine what becomes … Continue reading
Remembering Florante at Laura
The Old Poem That Refused to Become Old By Karl M. Garcia There are books we remember because we loved them, books we remember because we hated having to read them, and books we remember simply because they were required. Florante at Laura belongs, for many of us, to that peculiar category of high-school memories: … Continue reading
WHAT WOULD AN ANTI-DYNASTY LAW ACTUALLY CHANGE?
Breaking a family monopoly is not the same as fixing politics By Karl M. Garcia There is a tempting assumption behind the debate over an anti-political dynasty law: Pass the law, remove the dynasties, and Philippine politics will become healthier. It is understandable. It is also incomplete. An anti-dynasty law could change something important: who … Continue reading
Alliances Under Strain: Building a Philippines That Can Keep Functioning When the World Is Disrupted
By Karl M. Garcia The Philippines is entering a strategic environment in which crises can no longer be treated as separate events. A confrontation in the Taiwan Strait can affect shipping, insurance, semiconductor supplies, migration and regional trade. A prolonged conflict in the Middle East can affect oil prices, shipping routes and inflation. A crisis … Continue reading
THE PHILIPPINES AS A MARITIME NATION
How the blue economy, maritime security, resilient transportation, shipbuilding and Filipino talent can become one national capability By Karl M. Garcia The Philippines is a maritime country. It is an archipelago of islands surrounded by water, with a vast maritime domain, busy sea lanes, major fisheries, extensive coastlines, hundreds of ports and generations of Filipinos … Continue reading
