How many scientists does a country need? By Aaron Villaraza TEACHING THE YOUTH The author receiving a certificate of recognition for a training workshop on Internationalization for international relations officers (INROs) at the University of the Philippines Los Baños in 2019 Some five years ago,...
In an effort to ensure that no one will be left behind as the education sector transitions to technology, Education Secretary Leonor Briones underscored the need to prioritize the Last Mile Schools on this initiative. Education Secretary Leonor Briones (DepEd/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) DepEd, in a...
The signing of a cooperation pact on science, technology, and innovation between the Philippines and Hungary is in the offing, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced. (DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña's Facebook Page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de...
High school students from a public high school in Abra made the country proud for taking home bronze medals in the Senior Innovation Category of the 2021 World Robot Games. (Photo from DepEd) “The feat of Abra High School Robotics team is yet another evidence of the world-class talent of our...
Critical thinking, analyzing data, and solving problems through creative solutions - these are just some of the advantages students can get if they learn STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) at an early age. (Photo from Pixabay) STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of...
The Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FPRDI) has inked a technology licensing agreement (TLA) for the Institute’s Bamboo Flattening Machine with a Laguna-based company engaged in a retail business of biomass equipment integrated...
Tikog Presser has become the most recent home-grown technology licensed by Cebu-based machine fabricator, Ralds Trading & Electro-Mechanical Services Corporation, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has disclosed. Tikog Presser machine (Photo from DOST) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
The government is planning to include the new nutribun made with carrots in its national feeding program for young school children. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Nograles/Facebook) According to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, the enhanced variety of nutribun, now made more nutritious, could...
To provide Science and Technology (S&T)-based educational and learning resources in various formats to geographically isolated schools, the Department of Science and Technology-Lanao Del Norte (DOST-LDN) handed over six units of STARBOOKS Digital Library to three schools situated in...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it is “strongly committed” to fulfilling its mandate in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and other coastal communities in the Philippines. This is amid the lingering presence of hundreds of Chinese boats in the West Philippine Sea WPS. In a...
When we can freely breathe again? We’re living in a different time now. Gone are the days we could breathe freely. Today, breathing freely even in seclusion or even in nature, such as in the empty parks or the empty tree-lined streets of our neighborhoods within the cities during quarantine, can...
TRINX Bicycle Sport Technology Corp. (TBSTC), a 60-40 Filipino-Chinese joint venture, is investing P356.4 million in the Philippines for the production of various types of bicycles for export and domestic markets. The Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the registration of TRINX, which...
