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UK, Jica recognized for STI work in PHL

The Embassy of the United Kingdom (UK) in the Philippines and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) were recognized for their support...

US experts reviewing low-carb, other diets for new guidelines

NEW YORK—With keto-friendly recipes sweeping social media, some followers of low-carb eating are hoping for a nod of approval in the upcoming...

Senior-high students develop Internet-based fire-alarm system

Senior high-school students from Manila have developed an Internet-based fire-alarm system that can notify your phone if a fire breaks out in...

DOST-SEI scholarships hit new record with 9,852 S&T qualifiers

Qualifiers to the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) Scholarship Programs reached yet another all-time high as 9,852 graduating high-school...

Steel self-sufficiency a concern in ‘BBB’ program

Story & photos by Stephanie Tumampos The current administration’s “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) program envisions a Philippines with proper infrastructure...

‘Love of country’ prompts Filipino scientists abroad to serve in the...

Story & photo by Stephanie Tumampos ‘Love of country” motivates Filipino scientists who are already living abroad to apply for...

PHL to operate largest satellite-data ground receiving station in Davao City

DAVAO CITY—The government put up its largest ground receiving station that is able to receive higher frequency data fed from satellite stations in space,...

Philippine Science Centrum is more fun with new health and tech...

Science is more fun at Philippine Science Centrum (PSC). This is made possible by the launching of the Health and Technology Gallery last month...

Legislators apprised on PHL biosafety regulations

More than 100 Legislative officials from the House of Representatives and selected members of the Philippine Judicial Academy (Philja) were apprised on the Philippine regulatory...

EU offers Copernicus satellite data to PHL

Story & photo by Stephanie Tumampos The Philippines’s geographical location is a vulnerable, prone to many calamities and natural phenomena....

DepEd, MTG join hands to offer a toast to Filipino math,...

By Lourdes M. Fernandez THE government must continue supporting mathematics and science education because of the “21st-century skills” they...

PHL’s one-stop shop halal center opens

Story & photo by Edd K. Usman KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato—It was 10 years in the making. The Philippine National...

Breaking the HIV Stigma through digitized art

THE cities of Caloocan, Manila and Quezon have high prevalence rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Metro Manila. At the same...

Medical treatments fit for Pinoys’? Omic technology may be the answer

Many people are at times too late in finding out they are afflicted with ailments like cancer, diabetes or heart disease. They...

‘Gumamela’ hybrid named after Mariquit de la Peña, DOST chief’s wife

A new gumamela hybrid was named after Mariquit B. de la Peña, the wife of Science Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña.

PHL can withstand influx of AI, automation

Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are the two words that have scared many people, especially those who are working in the business-process...

E.U. Copernicus cutting-edge sat tech to provide opportunities for jobs, environment...

The European Union Delegation to the Philippines will introduce for the first time the EU Earth Observation Copernicus Programme to the Philippines...

1,469 students bag science excellence award in 2018

Around 700 young achievers in science and mathematics were feted in the annual Youth Excellence in Science (YES) Award at the Philippine International Convention...

Tortoise feared extinct found on remote Galapagos island

LIMA, Peru—A living member of species of tortoise not seen in more than 110 years and feared to be extinct has been found...

China to build 1st power station in space

China’s space ambitions are shifting into a higher orbit. Following its successful and world-beating trip to the far side of...
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