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The Manila Times
manilatimes.net > 08/10/2026 > tmt-newswire > globenewswire > the-on-chain-ai-skill-economy-the-standard-layer > 2401694

The On-Chain AI Skill Economy · The Standard Layer

36+ min ago   (916+ words) Skills Are Becoming Assets. Assets Need Titles. FinChip Files ERC-8338, the Ownership Standard for the On-Chain AI Skill Economy PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FinChip today announced that ERC-8338, "Token-Bound Executable Skills,” authored by FinChip Chief Executive Officer Gary…...

The Manila Times
manilatimes.net > 08/10/2026 > opinion > editorial > of-martyrdom-and-misinformation > 2401627 > amp

Of martyrdom and misinformation

4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (618+ words) CHINA has hailed as “martyrs” two Chinese coast guard sailors who were killed, presumably, during a confrontation with a Philippine vessel in the West Philippine Sea almost a year to the day. The sailors sacrificed their lives during a “rights…...

The Manila Times
manilatimes.net > 08/10/2026 > opinion > columns > what-article-1-puts-in-issue > 2401629 > amp

What Article 1 puts in issue

4+ hour, 3+ min ago   (493+ words) Section 25, 6 of Article VI of the 1987 Constitution reads: “Discretionary funds appropriated for particular officials shall be disbursed only for public purposes to be supported by appropriate vouchers and subject to such guidelines as may be prescribed by law.” And to…...

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manilatimes.net > 08/10/2026 > opinion > columns > custody-and-responsibility-crucial-in-incidents-of-school-violence > 2401626

Custody and responsibility crucial in incidents of school violence

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (350+ words) WHEN is a student considered in the school’s custody? Who is liable for the acts of students that result in injury to other students? In the light of the continuing reports of school violence, the landmark case of Amadora v....

The Manila Times
manilatimes.net > 08/10/2026 > opinion > columns > bohols-war-on-plastic-waste > 2401625

Bohol’s war on plastic waste

1+ hour, 7+ min ago   (531+ words) IN the midst of high inflation, political division, natural disasters and other bad news, some good things are happening: The provincial government of Bohol has taken yet another step toward addressing plastic pollution. The local government of the Philippines’ first…...

The Manila Times
manilatimes.net > 08/10/2026 > opinion > columns > the-gulf-escalation-in-the-philippines > 2401628 > amp

The Gulf escalation in the Philippines

4+ hour, 4+ min ago   (974+ words) The Middle East no longer suffers from isolated crises. In the interconnected system, the effects increasingly extend into global energy, trade, inflation and growth, as evidenced by the Philippines. THE present escalation is not simply the product of another battlefield…...

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manilatimes.net > 08/10/2026 > opinion > columns > indonesian-magnate-controls-philstar > 2401630

Indonesian magnate controls Philstar

4+ hour, 2+ min ago   (511+ words) First of five parts Salim’s control of these media firms is in violation of the constitutional ban on foreign capital in media, although Salim has exploited legal loopholes to do this. Amazingly, no one, no administration, has questioned this anomaly…...

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manilatimes.net > 08/10/2026 > legal-advice > penalties-for-an-employee-found-guilty-of-participating-in-online-gambling > 2401637

Penalties for an employee found guilty of participating in online gambling

9+ hour, 52+ min ago   (387+ words) Yes, your co-worker is correct in this regard. Government officials and employees are prohibited from participating in any form of gambling, including online betting. Such prohibition finds basis in Article XI, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution, which provides that “public office…...

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manilatimes.net > 08/10/2026 > business > corporate-news > sec-pse-board-seat-a-privilege-not-a-right > 2401610 > amp

SEC: PSE board seat a privilege, not a right

12+ hour, 22+ min ago   (380+ words) SERVING as director of an exchange is a privilege rather than a vested right, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said as it defended a term-limit rule challenged by two Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) broker-directors before the Court of Appeals…...

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manilatimes.net > 08/10/2026 > opinion > from-grad-to-drag-masain-ka-katuod > 2401624

From grad to drag: ‘Masain ka, katuod?’

12+ hour, 28+ min ago   (826+ words) A DAY before we took a 12-hour trip on board an Isarog bus to Legazpi, Mayon Volcano was quiet. So were the 2.59 million unemployed — among them 61,043 college graduates from colleges, universities in the Bicol Region — who are silently raging against…...