The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) on Friday, May 19 announced the resumption of its Covid-19 testing services. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) RITM, a facility tasked to undertake research activities in the diagnosis, control and prevention of infectious and...
The Philippines is a “significant beneficiary” of the P3.6-billion Indo-Pacific maritime programs sponsored by the Australian government to expand the region’s maritime security and marine environment protection, Australian Embassy Deputy Head of Mission Dr. Moya Collett said. Philippine and...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, April 30 pushed for the passage of the bill that seeks to strengthen local vaccine development through the creation of the Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines. Under Senate Bill No. 941, or the proposed Virology and Vaccine Institute of the...
State seismologists on Saturday, April 29, said an earthquake with a magnitude measuring 5.5 jolted Occidental Mindoro. (Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the seismic event was traced 16 kilometers (km) northwest of Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro. It was...
Transforming the West Philippine Sea into a tourism spot is among the suggestions raised by an analyst to ensure the protection of the Philippine waters against illegal incursions and other maritime activities. At a forum organized by independent think tank Stratbase ADR Institute on Monday, its...
Waste management experts from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) provided a two-day training workshop for six Pangasinan Local Government Units (LGUs) to provide communities with science-based knowledge on proper waste management. According to DOST, DOST Regional Office 1 (DOST-I),...
On its 100th centenary year last month, 100 accountants were recognized by the profession for their exemplary contributions to the nation. I congratulate all and the unsung thousands of CPAs who in their own little ways made a collective difference. I am happy for many former mentors, corporate...
An earthquake with a magnitude measuring 4.9 jolted Abra on Sunday evening, March 26, state seismologists said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter of the quake was detected four kilometers southwest of Danglas, Abra. The seismic event was tectonic in...
The University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) in its latest bulletin on Friday evening, March 24, advised that calmer seas should be taken as an "opportunity" to ramp up the collection of oil slicks and cleanup drives near the sunken MT Princess Empress. "Calmer seas and larger...
Men are also at risk from breast cancer. Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Cancer Institute Chairman Dr. Jorge Ignacio on Thursday, March 23, admitted that there is no sufficient data to thoroughly understand the occurrence of breast cancer among men. “We know too little about the biology of...
An official of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Cancer Institute warned of a possible uptick in advanced cancer cases in the next two to three years. This increase, according to PGH Cancer Institute Chairman Dr. Jorge Ignacio, may be attributed to pandemic-delayed screenings and treatments....
The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and the University of Houston’s (UH) C.T. Bauer College of Business formally signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the first-of-its-kind double degree undergraduate program in the Philippines. Enrolled students will get a Bachelor of Science in...
