Day: September 28, 2024

Dubai: A total of 129 Filipino healthcare professionals reaped recognitions in the Top Healthcare Professionals in the Middle East Awards 2024 here, organized by New Perspective Media (NPM) Group, publisher of The Filipino Times. Of the 605 nominations, 129 went to Filipinos for their significant contributions to sustainable progress in the region’s healthcare sector and their roles in enhancing the Philippines’ reputation in the Arab world. The Filipino winners during the Sept. 20 awards night at Raddison Blu Dubai Deira Creek were comprised of 90 healthcare professionals from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 22 from Saudi Arabia, 13 from Qatar,

Manila: University of the East demolished reigning champion National University Nazareth School, 89-64, to keep its immaculate record in the UAAP Season 87 junior basketball at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Saturday. Jolo Pascual scored 21 points, including three triples, to go with five rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block as the Junior Warriors rolled to their fifth straight win. Mav Mesina chipped in 13 points, 10 assists, two rebounds and two steals, while Neil Garcia had 12 points, four rebounds and three steals for UE. The Warriors led by as much as 68-36 in

Tagaytay: The role of state media organizations in combating fake news is among the keys to address disinformation in the age of social media and artificial intelligence. University of the Philippines professor Rachel Khan pointed this out Saturday during the National Information Summit here, adding that artificial intelligence (AI) is not reliable. While artificial intelligence can be an effective tool to make things work easier for communicators, Khan said it should be used with caution as human intelligence still prevails. ‘I am happy that PCO (Presidential Communication Office) is doing this. You’re looking at people using this information, recognizing the

Dubai: A total of 129 Filipino healthcare professionals reaped recognitions in the Top Healthcare Professionals in the Middle East Awards 2024 here, organized by New Perspective Media (NPM) Group, publisher of The Filipino Times. Of the 605 nominations, 129 went to Filipinos for their significant contributions to sustainable progress in the region’s healthcare sector and their roles in enhancing the Philippines’ reputation in the Arab world. The Filipino winners during the Sept. 20 awards night at Raddison Blu Dubai Deira Creek were comprised of 90 healthcare professionals from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 22 from Saudi Arabia, 13 from Qatar,

Manila: The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Saturday lamented the spread of ‘false’ information about President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. through a blurred video of him allegedly receiving a sachet of drugs. PCO’s fact-checker ‘Maging Mapanuri’ posted a video on Facebook to refute netizens’ claim that Marcos received prohibited drugs from a man who took a selfie with him in a recent public event. ‘Ginagamit ng ilang indibidwal ang ganitong uri ng content upang magpalaganap ng maling naratibo (Some individuals use this type of content to spread a false narrative),’ the PCO said. ‘Kapag ang isang video o larawan ay