NATIONAL
UMIC: A Badge of Honor or a Disconnect from Reality? (Editorial)
The Philippines may now carry the label of an upper middle-income economy, but does this classification truly reflect the daily lives of ordinary Filipinos? Is it something the President should celebrate with pride when millions of families continue to struggle with rising food prices, stagnant wages, and the high cost of living? Economic classifications are...
REGIONAL
Council to bolster mental health and school security
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council is strengthening mental health services and school safety following recent violent incidents involving students in different parts of the country. Councilor Lorenzo Villafuerte, chairperson of the Committee on Social Services, said the city already has programs under its Mental Health Code but needs more social...
OPINION
Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Debt (Mindful by Jay Ledesma)
“You must gain control over your money or the lack of it will forever control you.” -anonymous Almost every one of us have experienced having debt – it may be through a credit card, mortgage or a personal loan. There is nothing seriously wrong about it until it starts controlling and leading you to a...
BUSINESS
The Hidden Barrier to AI Adoption in Construction
by Avtandil Mekudishvili, APAC Regional Lead at PlanRadar Mobile inspections, field reports, issue tracking, and progress photos are ubiquitous on jobsites today. The shift to digital documentation matters because the jobsite runs on information, and information has to move faster than the work. But on many projects, the information is still scattered across disconnected systems,...