An infectious disease expert on Friday, July 7, cited the importance of elders getting inoculated with bivalent vaccines especially during the rainy season. In a webinar hosted by University of the Philippines (UP), infectious disease specialist Franco Felizarta explained that "based on all the...
Centro Escolar University fully implements “No To Single-Use Plastic” campaign in all its campuses as one of its initiatives in saving the environment. The “No To Single-Use Plastic” campaign prohibits the use of plastic bags (sando bags and plastic labos), plastic bottles, plastic cups,...
In effort to start an important discussion on the groundwork, current trends, and issues in forensic linguistics the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila will host onsite the 16th Biennial Conference of the International Association for Forensic and Legal Linguistics (IAFLL16) from July 4 to...
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) is working with the university police regarding a sexual assault incident that occurred on Saturday, July 1, at its campus in Diliman, Quezon City. (Image courtesy of the University of the Philippines) The UPD administration has been "working with the...
The University of the Philippines (UP) secured the top spot among the country’s leading higher educational institutions in the 2024 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings released on Wednesday, June 28. Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), De La Salle University (DLSU), University of...
Senator Cynthia Villar recently told graduates of the Bulacan State University (BSU) that she shared their dreams for an abundant agriculture, a developed economy, and a food-sufficient Philippines. Sen. Cynthia A. Villar speaks before the graduates of the Bulacan State University (BSU) where she...
Fifty years after its first batch of graduates in 1973, the College of Nursing of the Our Lady of Fatima University-Valenzuela Campus has become a home for many top notchers in the nursing board exams. To mark its 50th founding anniversary, a grand alumni homecoming is set on June 24, 2023, at the...
Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar's office) 'You can achieve anything you set your mind to." Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar used these words, and more, to galvanize the new graduates of Northern Iloilo State...
MANGO MANIA Pahutan mangoes, native to the Philippines, are harvested from the wild By Gregg Yan What are the most familiar Pinoy fruits? Mangoes, bananas, pineapples, and papayas probably come to mind—but did you know that Philippine forests harbor hundreds of lesser-known fruits, nuts, and...
Fritz Mari Sangalang Sendrijas, an Ateneo De Davao University graduate, stood out as the top notcher for the Licensure Examination for Architects (LEA). Screenshot from the list of results as posted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on June 10, 2023. (Photo credit to PRC) As the...
Japan has built a mulberry tea factory in Pampanga to help farmers who suffer from unstable income due to natural disasters and other agricultural problems. Mulberry Tea Factory (Photo courtesy of Japan Embassy in the Philippines) A mulberry tea factory was inaugurated last week by the Embassy of...
University of Perpetual Help System Dalta secured the top spot in the NCAA bracket of the FilOil EcoOil Preseason Cup after pulling an upset over Colegio de San Juan de Letran, 81-68, on Friday, June 10, in San Juan. *JP Boral drives to the basket against a Letran defender. (FilOil EcoOil Sports'...
