-
2 months ago | 
philstar.com | Tony Lopez
For the second time in 80 years, the Manila Overseas Press Club honors the Philippines’ outstanding journalists, this Wednesday, Feb. 12, 6 p.m., at the Raffles Fairmont Grand Ballroom, before a sellout audience of 200, the crème dela crème of the profession and business. Founded in 1945 by the press corps that accompanied General Douglas MacArthur to liberate Manila, the MOPC is Asia’s first and oldest press club.
-
Jan 6, 2025 | 
philstar.com | Tony Lopez
Vice President Sara Duterte and former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte have been ousted from the National Security Council, the Philippines’ highest policy making body advising the chief executive of the land, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr., on matters of national security. The motive for removal from the NSC of the father-daughter tandem is quite obvious. Sara and Digong are national security threats.
-
Nov 25, 2024 | 
philstar.com | Tony Lopez
I celebrated my 76th birth anniversary yesterday, Nov. 25. Nov. 25 also marked the 23rd anniversary of BizNewsAsia, the largest Philippines’ weekly business and news magazine. I have little or no competition now, in my niche. At the dinner marking the occasion at Fairmont Hotel Makati, 220 guests confirmed their attendance, including the biggest businessmen of the land, led by Ramon S.
-
Oct 7, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Tony Lopez
The inspiring story of California Central Valley's hottest new executive chef LODI — One of the hottest new executive chefs in California's Central Valley is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by serving up not only incredible dishes at her restaurant but also an inspiring story of how she got there. The fertile fields of San Joaquin County help grow many things—but there's one you can't see until you visit The Exchange 1874.
-
Sep 23, 2024 | 
philstar.com | Tony Lopez
The Manila Overseas Press Club Agriculture Forum with Department of Agriculture Secretary Francis Tiu Laurel on Sept. 17 at Fairmont Makati was a huge success, with an overflow audience of businessmen, diplomats and senior journalists.
-
Aug 31, 2024 | 
manilatimes.net | Tony Lopez
RESEARCH from global cybersecurity leader Trend Micro shows that the explosion of enterprise AI use has resulted in a dramatic increase in AI-based tools available for illegal intent. These tools are cheaper and more accessible than ever, enabling criminals at any skill level to more easily launch attacks at scale.
-
May 15, 2024 | 
cbsnews.com | Tony Lopez
SACRAMENTO — More than a decade before the River Cats home was built in West Sacramento, there was a plan in place—and under construction—to build a Major League Baseball stadium in Natomas. To this day, from the air, you can still see the outline of what that field of dreams would've looked like. Take a bird's eye view of what was going to be Arco Park: a baseball stadium being built next to the then-Arco Arena. It was meant to attract either the Oakland Athletics or an expansion team.
-
Apr 1, 2024 | 
philstar.com | Tony Lopez
The International Monetary Fund has a 4,000-word study on artificial intelligence and the future of work. IMF’s one major conclusion: the poor and uneducated will lose jobs and be displaced. Up to 26 percent of work force will be affected in low-income countries and 40 percent in middle income economies like the Philippines. In rich countries, up to 60 percent of the work force will be affected, but mostly for the better.
-
Mar 18, 2024 | 
philstar.com | Tony Lopez
Today, tomorrow begins, thanks to Artificial Intelligence. AI. AI, says IBM, is “technology that enables computers and machines to simulate human intelligence and problem-solving capabilities.”In plain language, AI is a robot acting, thinking and moving like a human being. Such robots are not perfect yet, but since they are faster and better at writing computer codes, robots will soon act, think and move better than humans. By then, they could eliminate humans from the face of the earth.
-
Feb 21, 2024 | 
philstar.com | Tony Lopez
That is how San Miguel Corporation’s takeover of the operations and management of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in the next 25 years turns out to be. For the exclusive right to run NAIA until September 2048, SMC has committed to pay the government a total of P1,034.6 billion (P1.034 trillion) over the next 25 years.
