Education Secretary Sonny Angara kicks off Rappler’s annual Social Good Summit on Oct 19. Come join us!

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/weather/tropical-cyclone-kristine-forecast-track-wind-signals-rain-damage-relief-updates-october-2024/

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/eastern-samar-towns-state-calamity-severe-tropical-storm-kristine/

https://www.rappler.com/technology/mother-sues-chatbot-company-character-ai-google-son-suicide/ technology that exploits our human weaknesses? What guardrails should be in place? Do you think the mother is right?

Good afternoon from Manila!! (and hello, @Karl glad you came, went and stayed! hehe) Returned early this morning from Ubud, Indonesia ... crazy how the direct PAL flights leave Denpasar at 1am but of course, you land in time to see the dawn. https://www.rappler.com/philippines/severe-tropical-storm-kristine-death-toll-injuries-missing-damage-updates-october-26-2024/?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=3969&pnespid=prHOjJkK77vW.feooQ63u_RHukEGvScll1YqABNj6x2VJabVvkLAx2kek2Tk3KavcvD1aRXR

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/rodrigo-duterte-admits-inducing-suspects-fight-cops-kill-them-senate-hearing-october-2024/ Real life drama and, hopefully, justice. Today at the Senate:

In the meantime, what we saw happening in the Philippines and other parts of the world, where democracy was declining, is now happening in the United States. Remember, silence is complicity: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/26/anticipatory-obedience-newspapers-endorsement-refusal

And the NY Times weighed in a day or so later: (check out the gift article) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/25/opinion/what-trump-says.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Vk4.FZF7.hueApu3dYY7y&smid=url-share

He was called Trump before Trump was Trump: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/rodrigo-duterte-response-drug-war-senate-hearing-october-2024/