Recognizing the need to provide more accessible technology to students, teachers, and personnel, the Department of Education (DepEd) has led the launch of the DepEd Computerization Program (DCP) Virtual Labs. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones said that DepEd has...
Southville International School and Colleges ’ (SISC) homegrown Monarch, Gwyneth Margaux “Gwyn” G. Tangog, is the lone Filipino student admitted to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) out of close to 140 applicants for the year 2022 and will be taking up Bachelor of Science in...
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) strongly urged the incoming administration to increase the public spending on science and technology (S&T) education and program to catch up with neighboring counties. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES) A statement released by UPD Task Force...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 30, 2021 a doctor vaccinates a patient against Covid-19 at a vaccination center in Sonthofen, southern Germany, amid the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Germany's parliament on April 7, 2022 rejected a government-backed proposal for mandatory...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The administration of the first Covid-19 vaccine booster shot to non-immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 is not yet for implementation, an official of the...
Running is one of the best and easiest physical activities you can get into to get fit and healthy because of its many health benefits. But what if I tell you that there's now an app for running that besides helping you keep fit, you can also earn from. You read that right! This is exactly what the...
Recognizing its contribution to "enhancing the effectiveness of public institutions to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Science for Change Program (S4CP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) won in the 2022 United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA). (Photo...
The Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) asked its stakeholders, scholars, applicants, and the public to be vigilant in light of of fake and suspicious social media groups and pages bearing the name or logo of the DOST-SEI and/or its flagship DOST...
A new project designed to capacitate and enable various sectors to sustainably access and use space data has begun pre-implementation through the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA). The participants of the first PINAS Workshop held in Iloilo City on June 17, 2022. (Photo courtesy of PhilSA / MANILA...
With a quarter of 110 million Filipinos still without internet, local tech startup Quicksilver Satcom Ventures (Quicksilver) wants to serve far-flung areas using satellite technology. With financing from social impact venture capital fund Ignite Impact Fund (Ignite) and government endorsement as a...
After 34 years with no operating nuclear facility, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) starts the Philippine Research Reactor-1 Subcritical Assembly for Training, Education, and Research (PRR-1 SATER) on Monday, June 20. The fuel is...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, June 20 vowed to refile his bill seeking to establish the Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines (VIP) in the 19th Congress. “Having seen how good science helped and continues to help us combat the present pandemic, I remain...
