Filipino senior high students interested in studying in the United States (US) are encouraged to attend the annual application drive of the US Embassy in the Philippines and EducationUSA on Friday, Oct. 29. (Photo via Unsplash) Through a virtual program the US Embassy in Manila and EducationUSA,...
Six more sites have been identified for the country’s yearlong real-world study on the effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Monday, Oct. 25. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Undersecretary for...
The Philippines will likely start by end of this month or early November its “Mix and Match” trial or MnM study to determine the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST...
The Philippines’ study on the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults may start soon. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During his weekly report on Friday, Oct. 22, Department of Science and Technology (DOST)...
The pilot testing of the Alert Level System (ALS) will be expanded outside Metro Manila starting tomorrow, Oct. 20, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Speaking in a virtual press briefing Tuesday, Oct. 19, Roque identified 19 areas to be included in...
The eating behavior of school-age children can be improved by school-based nutrition interventions, based on the study conducted by the Department of Science and Technology and Food and Research Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
Digital Payment Adoption in Asia Pacific_Landscape Cash remains as king in the Philippines and Asia Pacific (APAC), at least for now, with 70 percent of respondents in Kaspersky's latest study, still using physical notes for day-to-day transactions. However, 58 percent are already using mobile...
Majority of Filipino children and young adults are worried that climate change is threatening the people and the planet, a recent study conducted worldwide showed. Citing the first global large-scale investigation of climate anxiety in children and young people co-led by United Kingdom-based...
Motorcycle ride-hailing firm Move It has tagged as “bullying” the order of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) motorcycle taxi technical working group (TWG) to suspend its services in Grab Philippines’ platform. (Photo from Move It Facebook Page) In a strongly-worded statement issued on...
It's under study. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave this assurance Thursday, Sept. 30, to the business sector following appeals from its stakeholders to postpone the increase in monthly contributions to the Social Security...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Antibody levels following COVID-19 vaccination decrease more rapidly than previously believed, according to a study of staff at a hospital in Stockholm, Swedish Television reported on Tuesday. A health worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Jakarta,...
A total of 120 schools - both from public and private sectors - are now being eyed for the implementation of pilot face-to-face classes under the Department of Education (DepEd) once allowed by President Duterte. JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “We are informed that DOH has announced...
