By E.V.Rieza The rapid advancement of technology is really scary. The Philippine Cybercrime Act of 2012 doesn’t seem to stop abusers who continuously use various
Category: Opinion
Why the legal profession is more attractive than the others
A brouhaha ensued over a comment that this country needs more doctors and scientists than lawyers. The comment came on the heels of the release of the results of the Best Bar Ever 2022 that produced 8,000 plus lawyers.
Survey Sampling: Why are we not included?
s ago, Lafayette Limited, one of the mining companies operating in the Rapu-rapu, Albay, had to open its gates for experts to conduct different kinds of tests to ensure that its operations are safe and does not harm the environment. Specialists were deployed including a team that collected water samples from a stream. During the collection process, one team member slipped and fell into the water that the rest have to wait for the sediments to settle down before completing the task. Just then, an onlooker residing near the area quipped: Why not just collect samples from the edge where the water was not disturbed?
Some thoughts on West Philippine Sea and what presidential candidates think about it
Foreign policy is not foreign to the country’s domestic interest. Most of our emerging problems are global. Climate change necessarily requires global solutions. Our security issues are necessarily interstate in nature. As such, a country like the Philippines, one of the world’s largest labor exporters, as well as a maritime state highly dependent on access to sea routes and marine resources, cannot afford to have senior leadership ignore the country’s place in matters of international concern.
Should we trust surveys?
Sometime ago I was commissioned by a local politician to conduct a survey adding that I should make him appear winner in the results. I was taken aback and asked about the real purpose of the survey he wanted. Was it for campaign strategy development or for propaganda? He replied that he wants both. I told him I can only do the first and if the results are in his favor, he can use the same for his messaging. He was surprised and said, “How come the previous pollsters I commissioned can do both?”
