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Inventors, Explorers, Design Innovators, Original Creators and Rupture-creators

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What profession do you admire most and why?
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ANSWER: Inventors, Explorers, Design Innovators, Original Creators and Rupture-creators

Each day is different 2 : Today Aug11 is the start of class days at the #UniversityofthePhilippines #UPDiliman . The newly updated UP Diliman website is a revelation! View at https://upd.edu.ph/  UP Diliman is now on TikTok at tiktok.com/@official_up_diliman

More astounding inventions, discoveries, groundbreaking research, and new theories and perspectives this week in U.P.:

(video, when U.P. paid tribute to their “rival universities” by playing the anthems and chants of their “opponent-schools” on drums, sniffles huhuhu — This is how we play in U.P.)

The newly updated UP Diliman website is a revelation! View at https://upd.edu.ph/

News from UP Diliman

    UP News: “UP biologists have developed a model capable of detecting lymphovascular invasion (LVI) (which) … occurs when cancer cells invade (and) spread to various parts of the body…” (according to this news report, heretofore, doctors needed tissue samples for this — now, this invention would cause a less invasive, swifter tool or test for diagnosis).

  This is headline news!!!

A potential shortlist-nominee for the Nobel Prize in Science, specifically the Nobel Prize in in Biology in relation to Medicine.

(is there a committee in UP that submits nominations to the Nobel? Sana meron…)

Ang husay, UP biologists!`

UP News: Freshie orientation Aug11: A festive occasion! Let’s cover it!

UP News: Frantz Fanon at the Crossroads: Decolonial Thought, Anti-Imperial Struggles, and the Future of Liberation. Date: Aug 12 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Wait —  THE FRANTZ FANON — His spirit is alive!!! 

“Join the online roundtable “Frantz Fanon at the Crossroads: Decolonial Thought, Anti-Imperial Struggles, and the Future of Liberation” on Aug. 12, Tuesday, at 2 p.m. via Zoom”

    Frantz Fanon via Ouija Board spirit of the glass, este, er,

Frantz Fanon scholars on roundtable via Zoom 

UP announcement: “Catch the free webinar “The Next Generation of Builders: Empowering Youth to Create Bias-Aware AI” on Aug. 18, Monday, at 3 p.m via Zoom.”

Yes! A “bias-aware AI” — UP, lezz go!!!

   This paves the way for an app that can auto-rate all hate speech and disinformation at the velocity of electromagnetic waves — goodbye, troll armies!
Another potential Nobel Prize winner!

   A happy start-of-class days to all future inventors, explorers, design innovators, original creators and rupture-creators! 

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A Fan. For the Fantabulous Five: Tito Sen Senator Tito Sotto, Sen Ping Lacson, Sen Kiko Pangilinan, Sen Risa Hontiveros, Sen Bam Aquino: The Senators to Follow in the 20th Congress

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Describe your life in an alternate universe.
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ANSWER: A Fan.

For the Fantabulous Five: Tito Sen Senator Tito Sotto, Sen Ping Lacson, Sen Kiko Pangilinan, Sen Risa Hontiveros, Sen Bam Aquino: The Senators to Follow in the 20th Congress

Watch the “opening play” of the Fantabulous Five from yesterday’s plenary: A Masterclass in floor tactics … We were captivated!

“The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
Stop me and steal my breath
And emeralds from mountains that thrust towards the sky
Never revealing their depth … “

… with Tito Sen (the ultimate playing coach) opening with a Motion to Table the Motion to Dismiss — the Motion to Table being the motion that takes precedence over and enjoys priority over all other motions (did you see that — a come-from behind move, ang galíng). Then a quick-to-the-draw push and boost from Sen Ping Lacson with the argument that the Motion to Dismiss cannot be deliberated on because it is not included in any of the motions that the plenary can receive and discuss … ang husay! And then, a  swift and dexterous  follow-up from Sen Kiko Pangilinan, impressive! And another skillful crossover play from Sen Risa Hontiveros, awesome! Back to Tito Sen who makes the three-point swish and… yehey!!!

 (It was at this point probably that the Protect-the-Corrupt senators started getting texts from their principal to earn their keep – “hoy, ba’t nakaupo lang kayo” says their girlthugboss)

 The Fantabulous Five are the senators who cannot be bought by the Manchurian Candidate.

If there is time, a news director can probably sit the Fantabulous Five for a behind-the-scenes reveal of how the play was made and executed. The Fantabulous Five are the senators to follow and keep up with in the 20th Congress — 

— We’ll be captivated, the “greatest fans of your life”

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A Valuable Review. Here’s a valuable statement from the University of the Philippines College of Media and Communication on the planned move of the Senate to block the news media camera staff from independent audiovisual multimedia coverage of today’s Senate vote on the impeachment

WordPress Daily Writing Prompt: What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a meal? Was it worth it? ANSWER: A Valuable Review. Yes, it was worth it.

Here’s a valuable statement from the University of the Philippines College of Media and Communication on the planned move of the Senate to block the news media camera staff from independent audiovisual multimedia coverage of today’s Senate vote on the impeachment:

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and in solidarity with the independent news media:

August 6, 2025

 STATEMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES COLLEGE OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION ON REPORTS OF RESTRICTIONS ON INDEPENDENT NEWS MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE SENATE IMPEACHMENT VOTE

The University of the Philippines College of Media and Communication expresses grave concern over reports that independent news media camera staff have been barred from covering today’s Senate vote on the impeachment proceedings inside the plenary hall. This restriction, reportedly justified by space limitations and the presence of invited guests, effectively limits real-time, contextual, and comprehensive audiovisual documentation of a matter of significant public interest.

Such a move constitutes a form of prior restraint and censorship, undermining the constitutional guarantees of press freedom and the public’s right to information. The official actuations and behavior of Senators during public proceedings are not only matters of record—they are acts of governance that must remain visible and accountable to the Filipino people.

The decision to allow only in-house Senate cameras to document the proceedings raises serious concerns about editorial independence, transparency, and the integrity of public discourse. It sets a troubling precedent for the selective mediation of political events, especially those with far-reaching implications for democratic accountability.

We respectfully urge the Senate to reconsider any restrictions that compromise the independence of media coverage. We call for the full and unfettered access of accredited news media organizations to public proceedings, in keeping with the principles of transparency, democratic oversight, and the public’s right to know.

The College stands in solidarity with journalists and media workers in asserting the essential role of a free and independent press in safeguarding democratic institutions. We reiterate our call: No media bans. No censorship. Uphold the public’s right to witness history as it unfolds.