On May 9, Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines brought Europe Day out of diplomatic halls and into one of Manila’s most symbolic public spaces: Rizal Park. Held in partnership with the National Parks Development Committee, the celebration transformed the park’s European...
The Makati Business Club (MBC) appointed Julia Abad as its new executive director, the first woman to lead the influential business advocacy group in its four-decade history. Abad will assume the role on July 1, 2026, succeeding Rafael “Apa” Ongpin, the organization announced in a statement on...
Photo from Unsplash The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has introduced the Neuroimaging Technologies for Improved Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Conditions in the Philippines (NEUROMAP PH) project, which aims to enhance early detection and treatment of...
The National Nutrition Council (NNC) has called for more support for the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) to address malnutrition in the Philippines. Photo from Pixabay The plea was announced during the launch of the 50th National Nutrition Month, where the potentially severe impacts...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has found probable cause to charge in court former Department of Health (DOH) secretary Francisco T. Duque and Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) undersecretary Lloyd Christopher A. Lao with graft in the alleged illegal transfer of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) along with the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) has launched the Bannuar Technology Business Incubator (TBI) seeking to to provide a better landscape for creative industries and the business incubators of Region 1. DOST officials led...
In a concerted effort to combat nutrition challenges across the nation, the National Nutrition Council (NNC), an agency under the Department of Health (DOH), took the lead in launching the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) on Monday, Sept. 4, in Manila. Health Secretary Teodoro...
A study supported by the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) that has just started is seeking to work on a gender-responsive tuberculosis (TB) program to support improved reporting, management, and prevention of TB among...
A study focused on the craving and withdrawal from toluene, a volatile inhalant found in rugby, has received renewed funding from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). *(Juan Carlo de Vela / MB file photo)* In a statement from the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development...
Aimed at providing an environment that will support innovators from health institutions in developing their technologies, the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Health Research and Development's (DOST-PCHRD) HeaRTNovation Hubs (H-Hubs) was recognized by the National...
Researchers from the Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISATU) have come up with a new wine product as a result of a project focusing on underutilized seaweeds with support from the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD)....
President Marcos has appointed a professor of the University of the Philippines (UP) as the new executive director of the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM). The appointment of Lisa Grace S. Bersales makes her the undersecretary for population and development or POPDEV. Socioeconomic...
