As artificial intelligence blurs the boundaries between inspiration and imitation, the Philippines’ creative sector is facing a new urgency: protecting the very ideas that fuel its growth. During the opening of Design Week Philippines, Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) director Chamlette Garcia urged designers, entrepreneurs, and cultural workers to treat intellectual property (IP) […]

At last month’s Design Week Philippines opening festivities at the Power Mac Center Spotlight Blackbox Theater in Makati City, brand strategist and Agape Studio founder Paolo Salgado spoke about one of the hardest lessons every creative eventually faces: how to put a price on your craft without losing your soul. Salgado, whose studio helps turn […]