“The words are not good for the secret meaning, everything always becomes a bit different, as soon as it is put into words, gets distorted a bit, a bit silly—yes, and this is also very good, and I like it a lot, I also very much agree with this, that this what is one man’s treasure and wisdom always sounds like foolishness to another person.” ― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
The 2026 film The Odyssey is quite controversial for some reasons -- mostly the director Christopher Nolan's insistence on his own personal interpretation of the classical mythological story of Odysseus or Ulysses and the Trojan War. I have my own misgivings about his interpretation.TROJAN HORSEFirst off, the iconic Trojan Horse as depicted in the film… Continue reading The Odyssey: The Disconnect Between the Myth and the Movie
https://youtu.be/t0Yg0LygXt0?si=pc8EW292KyizrMwa Is AI really that smart? Will AI take over the world? Are we going to see an incarnation of Skynet soon? Maybe later. But not right now, AI hallucinates a lot. AI depends a lot on the information fed to them. They call it their "training". Thus, the info also depends on the biases,… Continue reading How Smart is AI?
In short, UP doesn't need to remove stray dogs; it needs a clear policy. The recent uproar about allegedly removing community dogs and cats from UP Diliman caught a lot of attention. And honestly? It's about time we had this conversation.
The Gawad Tsanselor Para sa Nakakatanging Lingkod Komunidad is one of the highest awards of the University of the Philippines Diliman awarded to individuals, groups, or organizations that improve communities through meaningful community service Winning the Gawad Tsanselor Award is the greatest milestone, if not the culmination of Prof. Khrysta Imperial Rara's fight for the… Continue reading FOCA’s Gawad Tsanselor Award
Statement of the Journalism Studies Association of the Philippines, Inc. (JSAP) On the Proposal of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to Reframe General Education The Journalism Studies Association of the Philippines, Inc. (JSAP), representing scholars, educators, students and practitioners in journalism and communication, expresses its deep concern over the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED)… Continue reading JSAP’s Concern over CHED’s ‘reframing’ GE
JSAP Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution Forty years ago, the Filipino people gathered at EDSA to reclaim democracy, proving that collective courage can dismantle tyranny. The People Power Revolution was not only a political turning point—it was also a moment that reshaped the role of media and journalism in… Continue reading JSAP on the 40th Anniv of the EDSA People Power Revolution
