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Initially, social media was meant to help people connect with their friends and loved ones who are unable to meet face-to-face due to geographical distance by using digital technology. The various platforms have become useful tools in sharing ideas or exchanging information through virtual networks and online communities.
Never in the history of the Philippines has our foreign policy been more significant and consequential than it is today. The world has turned many times over, but never have we faced so much danger and instability than what we are seeing today in many parts of the world, including the West Philippine Sea.
In all the years since I started out in media, never have I seen our relationship with Japan evolve into what it is today, which is not only at its best, but perhaps at its highest level since the end of World War II. As Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida described it during his visit to the Philippines in November last year, Japan and the Philippines are now experiencing an excellent relationship, calling it “the golden age.”
In a recent meeting I had with Facebook executives, they said they are continually developing new tools and technologies to increase account security as well as identify and shut down fake Facebook accounts that scam people and, more critically, those that are used for misinformation/disinformation and covert influence operations.
It’s rather ironic that the new Covid-19 variants have been dubbed FLiRT considering that one of the health protocols at the height of the pandemic was to avoid physical contact and maintain social distancing. It reminds me of Dionne Warwick’s old song with the lyrics that go, “What do you get when you kiss a guy? You get enough germs to catch pneumonia…”
We are extremely pleased with the announcement by Cerberus Capital Management that they have finalized a lease agreement for HD Hyundai – the global leader in shipbuilding and offshore engineering – to lease a portion of the Agila Subic facility in Subic Bay.
The two-day trip of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Washington, DC was well worth it because of its historic impact in advancing efforts to promote a peaceful, open, stable and rules-based Indo-Pacific region that can help empower nations to economically grow and flourish.
The upcoming trilateral meeting between the United States, Japan and the Philippines at the White House is perhaps one of the most consequential and significant official trips ever – perhaps even the most important engagement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. – mainly because it will not only strengthen our relationship with the US and Japan, but will advance economic growth and boost efforts to promote peace and security not only in the Indo-Pacific region but all around the world. It will also most definitely help define the future of peace and security in our region.