Philippines
Harnessing the Power of Data
Prepared and presented this talk along with the data team at First Circle at Philippine Startup Week 2020. Focused on the practical aspects of actually creating a data function within a startup, from Data Strategy, to Data Engineering, and Data Analytics. We intentionally skipped Data Science.
Here are the slides for reference:
Exploring the world of Philippine online news
The Databeers Manila crowd at the Google Philippines office.
Last week, I had the chance to speak at Databeers Manila, which is a data science event infused with the power of good ol' beer. The event was held in the Google Philippines office, and beer was care of Katipunan Craft Ales.
On Minimalistic Maps: Mapping Population Density in the Philippines
Minimalistic maps
Taking the idea from the Population Lines Print by Spatial.ly / Dr James Cheshire, we plot local population density maps for the Philippines in the same style. The data is taken from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).
Fête wisely this 2016
Contributed Post
This is a contributed post from Carl Dominick Calub of TALAS Data Intelligence
It’s Fête 2016!
For you who have just heard about it, you can visit their FB page to know if you should know about it. The gist is music-lovers the world over celebrate Fête dela Musique — World Music Day — in June every year. In the Philippines this year, the 22nd Fête will be held on 18 June 2016 in Makati.
Where in Makati? EVERYWHERE. It’s the ultimate bar-hopping event for audiophiles! Multiple gigs called pocket stages are set up in different bars. Each stage showcases a different genre. This year, there will be 21 pocket stages. That means 21 different genres!
There are also two main stages that play alongside the pocket stages for those who don’t fancy spelunking around Makati. While each pocket stages is dedicated to a specific genre, the main stages feature a more diverse lineup of artists.
The main stages serve as convenient samplers of the different music themes. But the pocket stages are more interesting for people not just because they offer a more immersive experience, but also because there’s a problem to solve. If you can visit all 21 gig locations, then you can enjoy your share of concerts for the year. The cherry on top: you don’t have to pay a single peso!
With that many stages, it can be a very daunting task though. So how do we make it easier? Let’s follow the data.
On the Elections: Election Fingerprints
In this elections series, we’ll explore various aspects of the 2016 Philippine National Elections, from fraud detection to the differences in how our country votes. In this first instalment, we learn about election fingerprints and how they may be used to detect fraud in the form of ballot stuffing or vote padding.
On Coverage and Capacity: A look at school capacity in the Philippines (EduData Part 2)
Students require rooms, students, and operating budgets in order to receive a proper education. The question is, which resources are in short supply? How does this differ across different parts of the country? Let’s find out how the school system is holding up in this second installment of the EduData Series.
On Facebook News in the Philippines: Using topic modeling to find trends in online news coverage
Facebook has become one of most visible sources of news in the Philippines, and it has arguably played a huge role in shaping Filipino views. We take a look at how the Philippines news cycle evolved with by using topic modeling.
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