Ian López

2 months ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Ian López

President Donald Trump’s agenda on gender, abortion, and religion is driving major changes at a little-known health department office with the power to drastically affect US health-care coverage. The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has the power to enforce federal discrimination protections, religious freedoms, and information privacy requirements against schools, hospitals, and other institutions.

2 months ago | business.inquirer.net | Ian López

MANILA, Philippines – Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC (SIR), a global network of real estate agents, has expanded into the Philippines through a partnership with a seasoned real estate professional. The newly launched Philippines Sotheby’s International Realty (PSIR) is the local affiliate of SIR, which aims to open up properties in the country to its extensive marketing and referral system.

Mar 1, 2025 | plus.inquirer.net | Ian López

Aloha Ponayo’s work is rooted in soil—quite literally. In years past, Ponayo, 49, made a living doing laundry for others. Now, she trains communities across the country in propagating vetiver grass. “It helps me a lot because before, I would do laundry work and take home P300, P500. Now, training others [to plant vetiver], I can earn P1,000 or sometimes even above that,” Ponayo tells the Inquirer in Filipino.

Feb 15, 2025 | plus.inquirer.net | Ian López

It can all happen in the so-called Sin City—a South Korean company suddenly wanting to order 120,000 units of adhesive and sealants, or the possibility of the water system in the city of Athens, Ohio, being enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI).

Jan 30, 2025 | plus.inquirer.net | Ian López

Filipinos are avid online users —spending close to 10 hours a day in 2020, when everyone was locked up in their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While internet and social media use has been prevalent in the country for some time now, the pandemic and accompanying public health restrictions hastened the shift toward digital transactions and hybrid work setups. This, however, is also a window of opportunity for malicious actors to take advantage of unsuspecting users.