PH natural fibers can soon be a big source of sustainable materials for international brands BEYOND PINEAPPLE FIBER Executives at Ananas Anam at a meeting with designers and resource people in Barcelona, Spain Philippine pineapple fibers are fast becoming a source of substitute leather used by...
The Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) has denounced government charges that it is financing communist rebels, saying these are nothing but ‘demonization’ of their mission works. Photo RMP FB In a statement, the Catholic organization said the accusations, have “negatively affected”...
Local cement manufacturers welcomed the thrust of the current administration towards a bias for domestic industries, stressing they too are victims of import surges that threaten the viability of their cement factories. “Like our peers in the sugar sector, we welcome President Ferdinand Marcos’...
TECH4GOOD Monchito Ibrahim Last week, we talked about the emergence of artificial intelligence or AI, how it is beginning to play an important role in our lives and economy and how it is already having an impact on our world in many different ways. There is now a fierce race not just among...
Shaq Delos Santos, currently the coach of Cignal in the Premier Volleyball League, has taken over as head coach of the women’s volleyball team of University of the Philippines. Shaq Delos Santos UP College of Human Kinetics Dean Francis Diaz confirmed the news of the Delos Santos’ appointment...
Philippine cinema in books The University of Santo Tomas Publishing House published the two book volumes of Lee— Ang Daigdig ng mga Api: Remembering a Lost Film and Riding the Waves: 15 Years of Cinemalaya. Six books by icons and experts on Philippine cinema have been launched at the 18th...
Amid concerns brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and logistical challenges, the university councils of the University of the Philippines (UP) are currently deliberating on the possible suspension of the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) for Academic Year (AY) 2023-2024. (Image courtesy of the...
State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines remained the largest lender to the agriculture sector, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. In a statement on Friday, Aug. 12, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that Landbank, the country’s second largest bank in terms of assets, has a total...
The San Bartolome Parish in Malabon City was declared as an “Important Cultural Treasure” by the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) on Thursday, Aug. 11. Mayor Jeannie Sandoval, lawyer Ma. Rosenne Flores-Avila of the NMP, Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of the Diocese of Kalookan, and Rev....
“There is no room for mediocre service here.” New Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro stressed this in his speech at the Armed Forces of the Philippines change of command ceremony on Aug. 8, 2022, formalizing his assumption of the top military post. He likewise underscored the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has bared that the creation of the country's virology center is about to shape up. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the President) "I have presented to the Congress, both Houses of Congress, the proposed creation...
The Pasay City government donated about 100 vials of Pfizer vaccines in support of the booster vaccination campaign for employees of the Senate of the Philippines. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiaano was the guest speaker at the launching of the Senate's booster shot program with the theme: “Sa Booster...
