WHEN JUDGMENT TOOK THE STAGE IN A WORLD OBSESSED WITH CODE

They came with reverence in their eyes and code on their minds. Within UP’s hallowed halls in Manila, a collection of future technocrats and quant prodigies were eager to witness Joseph Plazo unleash the future.But that’s not what they got.---### The Codebreaker Who Broke the Narrative Plazo didn’t bring slides. There were no metrics to ga

The mood was electric, the room expectant.At the University of the Philippines’ grand auditorium, students who topped their fields in AI, economics, and data science waited to hear Joseph Plazo’s vision of tomorrow.But instead, they were handed a reality few had expected.---### The Opening Shot Was a Whisper of Doubt Plazo didn’t bring slide