
Technologist, Social Impact, Data Ethics, AI Founder @ethicsPH, @cirrolytix, @aedes_ai Board @PCIJdotOrg, PAIBA
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High AI usage, low AI maturity. Classic PH.
We Don’t Have an AI Problem. We Have a Policy Problem
Most AI policy is written from the top down. AI itself is not.
People are already using it, students, workers, small businesses, and communities. The challenge is no longer adoption. It is whether policy reflects real life.
That is why we chose a bottom-up approach, built on four pillars: Education, Engineering, Enforcement, and Ethics.
Read our report: kas.de/documents/275121/4190…
Education matters because people are using AI faster than they are being taught how it works. Teachers need training. Families need inclusion. Literacy must be practical and shared early.
Engineering reminds us that AI depends on power, data, and connectivity. Without strong foundations, communities stay dependent on systems they do not control. Engineering policy is about building capacity, not just tools.
Enforcement showed us that fear-based rules fail. When laws are slow or overly punitive, AI use simply goes underground. Smart enforcement guides, adapts, and builds trust.
Ethics ties it all together. Ethics is protection. Without it, AI can spread misinformation, deepen inequality, and harm the most vulnerable. Ethics must live inside institutions, not just words.
The message is clear: policy must meet practice.
If AI is being built from the ground up, governance must follow. It is time to finally marry policy with practicality.
Download the report: researchgate.net/publication…
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AI is forcing the Philippines to make choices it can no longer postpone.
Our upcoming report shows where experts agree, where trade-offs remain, and what they mean for jobs, industry, security, and sovereignty.
Where are we ready to act?
#ai #geoeconomics
24 experts. 3 rounds. 31 position statements. One question:
What position should the Philippines take in an AI-restructured world?
Our consensus-graded report on labor, industry, security & sovereignty is almost here.
Follow us for the full findings.
#AI #Geoeconomics
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24 experts. 3 rounds. 31 position statements. One question:
What position should the Philippines take in an AI-restructured world?
Our consensus-graded report on labor, industry, security & sovereignty is almost here.
Follow us for the full findings.
#AI #Geoeconomics
Rich ppl problem. Asset rich, illiquid.
𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬, 𝐟𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬.
Araneta Properties has nearly sold out its smaller, affordable lots. Now it's struggling to move larger, pricier properties.
Q2 sales plunged 80%. Expenses rose 37%. The company swung to a loss.
bilyonaryo.com/presidential-…
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‘PATI BULUNGAN, DAPAT ON-CAM!’
Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is pushing for uninterrupted livestreaming of bicameral conference committee meetings on the proposed 2027 national budget, even during suspensions.
During a Senate finance committee hearing on Monday, October 26, Lacson raised concerns over lawmakers holding private discussions during breaks, suggesting that the livestream should continue to ensure transparency even during informal conversations.
He also encouraged civil society organizations to attend the bicam proceedings to help promote greater transparency in budget deliberations.
🎥 Senate of the Philippines
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🔴The lower house’s approved 2027 budget is filled with pork. Read more: pcij.org/2026/10/27/house-ap…
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Katrina Domingo speaks with People’s Budget Coalition co-convenor AJ Montesa regarding over ₱1 trillion pesos in alleged "pork barrel" funds uncovered in the proposed 2027 national budget, warning that lawmakers are finding "new avenues to insert pork."
Talk about leaky budgets.
🔴The lower house’s approved 2027 budget is filled with pork. Read more: pcij.org/2026/10/27/house-ap…
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Data is the best disinfectant.
Here is list of ALL the insertions that Abet Garcia is looking for. May leaderboard ito with the names and faces of the most ganid in the HOR.
Explore and share: budget.bettergov.ph/hgab/202…
Sama-sama tayong magbantay sa national budget!
Remember Nepal? GenZ organized on Discord, burned down parliament, and used AI to elect an interim PM.
Now they finally did an election and elected a rapper. Watching to see if the reform sticks.
aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/…
Starving the beast (as S says) means breaking this cycle:
Step 1: Politicos use money to buy votes
Step 2: While in power, politicos corrupt the budget to raise money
Non-elected politicos become the intermediaries (e.g. Department Sec/Usecs) for the elected ones.
Many cases, PH is an especially bad case, because little value is left in the system to circulate (e.g. ghost projects)... most have been siphoned out via maleta system
Replying to @docligot
We need to starve the beast, in this case politicians. Reducing taxes will starve the government and force it to be more efficient. The current political structure would never vote to decrease taxes which shows where their incentives are.
Any comment from Ogie on week 2 of $GCASH?
Galing ng promo ng GCash IPO (sa gossip channel pa talaga)! Sa mga "financial advisors", take notes on how they laid out the risks alongside the sales talk. Most only sell the upside. You have to sell the downside too, so your clients can make truly informed investment decisions. @ogiediaz
The root cause of many of our local problems:
Our taxes go to leaky gov't budgets.
Plug that hole and maybe we have a fighting chance.
Easier said than done.
It's midnight but I had to bring this guy up.
Tell me you're out of touch without telling me you're out of touch.
Actually you win bro. Live well in your fantasy rich life. The rest of us have real bills we've been paying.
Replying to @docligot
You have 70k extra money for your other expenses. 149k is just the basic. That covers literally everything even, medical, travel, car lease and your tuition. Tuition is literally the cheapest part of raising a kid. It's just 120k a year. 10k a month. Stop larping.
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Replying to @docligot
What larpers.
That list is missing the stuff that actually eats the budget:
- Life and critical illness insurance, plus HMO (one hospital stay will humble you)
- Tuition and school costs (big 3 schools)
- Condo dues and real property tax
- SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG and 13th month for the helper and driver (yes, that’s the law)
- Car insurance, registration, maintenance, parking and tolls
- Support for parents
- Medicine and checkups
- Memorial plan
- Income tax
- Savings and an emergency fund
Sooo... “70k left”. Being comfortable in Manila vs being rich = two very different numbers :D
Sir here tried to school me with calculations for a rich household.
Except: renting a house and cars magically exist before the fact. No medical expenses. No kids.
C'mon guys, make it believable. Actual Filipino family believable. Not IG Tiktoker projects.
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BIR seal badge violates 3 laws.
RA 11032 ease of doing business
RA 12231 govt optimization
RA 11976 ease of paying taxes
Ang serbisyo sa tao dapat makatao!
This whole income thing hit a nerve... I wonder why
Do people hate being called "poor"?
Or they desperately want to be called "rich"?
Honestly, do these things really matter?
Replying to @docligot
The strata isn't the problem. It's the lifestyle expectations - ₱219k isn't infinite money, but calling it poor is insane.

























