Category Archives: Technology

Education, Government, Technology

Vice President Sara Duterte Issues Executive Order Banning AI In The Philippines

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – As Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine government while President Bongbong Marcos is in the U.S. for his 5-day state visit, Vice President Sara Duterte has the power to issue executive orders, which she did.

Executive Order VP-1 was issued today by Duterte banning AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the Philippines.

The EO had a lot to do with her being the Secretary of Education.

AI and ChatGPT enable students and others to come up with computer-generated reports, homework, theses for submission to their teachers and professors.

Duterte is not happy about this. She says it deprives students of the opportunity to think for themselves and develop their skills. She says it also creates the atmosphere for plagiarism and non fact-based academic papers.

The EO takes effect immediately.

Government, National News, Social Media, Technology

PRC, DICT Push For Vlogger Licensure Exam!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – As Nobel lauriat Maria Ressa likes to say, “Without facts, you can’t have truth.” Without truth, you are a liar.

With this in mind, the Philippines’ Professional Regulation Commission and the Department of Information and Communications Technology have jointly proposed that all meandering, fly-by-night vloggers must undergo licensure exams in order to practice the “profession.”

Unlike all other major professions, journalists and vloggers don’t need to be licensed in order to do what they do (or not do).

The proposal came after the PRC and DICT noticed the proliferation of vloggers like Raissa Robles, Maharlika, Jover Laurio and many others who use social media to manufacture and spread lies. Robles, for one, a self-proclaimed investigative journalist and failed book author, uses Twitter to scout for interviewees for her “stories” and crowdsourcing to gather juicy gossip. Maharlika relies on unreliable “sources” to sugar-coat her fictitious posts.

PRC and DICT said they will send their proposal to Senator Robin Padilla so that the appropriate bill on the professionalization of vlogging can be filed.

Government, Law Enforcement, Technology

Justice Secretary Remulla Confused About His Role In Government!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Well, it happened as expected. The deadline for the registration of SIM cards has been extended by the government for 90 days.

April 26 was supposed to be the deadline for all existing SIM card owners to register with their Telco provider so as not to face cancellation or deactivation.

But the bigger news is that it was JUSTICE Secretary Crispin Remulla who announced the extension, instead of DICT (Department of Information and Communications Technology) Secretary John E. Uy.

It will be recalled that in the past, DILG (Department of Interior and Local Government) Secretary BenhurAbalos has been the official making public statements and announcements regarding criminal investigations involving police officers (which is really within the purview of the Justice Department).

Is there a lack of the DOJ Secretary job description here?