Smart, together with the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI), is modernizing agriculture through the Digital Farmers Program or DFP. The ladderized capacity-building program aims to enable smallholder farmers to use the internet and different mobile technologies...
In collaboration with the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has developed photon upconversion (UC) solid materials with outstanding performance that can improve the efficiency of artificial photosynthesis. By artificial photosynthesis, water is split into oxygen and hydrogen....
Pampanga Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. is taking the cudgels for the country’s civil engineers who, under a bill pending in the House of Representatives, will be barred from helping ensure the structural integrity and participate in the design, site development and other vital components...
The Agriculture Training Institute (ATI) has forged a partnership with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to ensure the food security of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), it said in a statement on Friday, Jan. 14. The Agriculture Training Institute and the Bureau of Jail Management...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Jan. 11, agreed with the a riders’ group in pushing for the Motorcycle Taxi Law and the Philippine Road Safety Institute bill if she wins in the May 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) Robredo held a consultative dialogue...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has turned over new hospital facilities in Quezon City and Mandaluyong City amid the continuous rise of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. The department has turned over a total of 178 beds to be added to the available healthcare...
Swiss educational institutions prepare students for the post-pandemic economy COOL SCHOOLS Glion Campuses in London and Switzerland “The world was already changing rapidly but the pandemic accelerated it,” says renowned futurist and author Bernard Marr. COVID-19’s far-reaching impacts have...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday pressed the creation of a center for disease control and a virology institute in the country which are both key to strengthening the government’s preparedness in responding to public health emergencies. Go, who heads the Senate Committee on Health and...
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said Tuesday, Jan. 4, that it will temporarily close its outpatient services (OPS) amid the rise in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Metro Manila. (MB FILE PHOTO) In an advisory, NKTI said it will be closing its OPS on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) received a Silver Trailblazer Award from the Institute for Solidarity (ISA) for its performance governance "breakthroughs." (DSWD/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) The ISA, a non-profit organization that is committed to facilitating transformations in...
Philippine Red Cross Chairman (PRC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator "Dick" Gordon announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14, that the PRC Logistics Multipurpose Center (PLMC) molecular laboratory received a five-star rating from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM). Photo from the...
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced its honorees for the 2021 AFI Awards and one of them is Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game.” AFI’s honorees are 10 outstanding movies and 10 outstanding TV programs. “Squid Game,” “Belfast” and “Summer of Soul (...Or, When...
