While Bicol and some parts of Calabarzon have not yet fully recovered from the wrath of the super typhoon a week ago, Typhoon Ulysses battered Calabarzon again, along with Metro Manila, yesterday on November 12, 2020. It left different communities heavily flooded and devastated. Social media was...
Written by Maine Mendoza It all started with a selfie camera. I’m sure many people have dreamt of entering the showbiz industry at one point in their lives. I know I did and thankfully, I got a break. But more than fame and celebrity status, what I really wanted was to entertain others while...
Coconut industry stakeholders are upbeat that recent trials that show coconut oil having strong potential in fighting COVID-19 may provide a much-needed boost to the industry as well as the Philippine economy as a whole. Photo credit: https://www.ucap.org.ph/home/ The Department of Science and...
The prestigious Rockefeller-funded Food System Vision Prize has recognized the “vision” for the Philippines being able to get rid of P742-billion worth of food imports by 2050, an extensive collaborative work by a team of government and private employees and members of the civic...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the planned P41.55 billion initial public offering of broadband service provider Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. In its meeting on September 24, the Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has strongly suggested that President Duterte sign an executive order to liberalize access to satellite technology as telcos failed to provide good Internet services and access in the countryside. Philippine Chamber of Commerce and...
The current global health crisis brought a drastic change not just in the daily lives of ordinary people. It also accentuated the uncertainties driven by the ever-changing business landscape, with enterprises suddenly realizing the importance of digital transformation in continued business services...
Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and a lawyers’ group warned of violation of the Constitution and national security risk if Congress enacts law to remove telcos as a public utility open to foreign control. Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio (JOHN JEROME...
Globe Telecom Inc. gets a boost for its expansion after hauling in 190 permits from 85 local government units (LGUs) in one month, this August. Of the 190 permits granted, ranging from Bangued, Northern Luzon to Butuan City, Northeastern Mindanao, 37 were given in record time by 17 local government...
Imagine a reus able face mask that protects wearers and those around them from virus, and stays in place without frequent adjustment. Based on decades of experience with textile materials and filtration, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology in the US have desi gned a new mask intended to...
The newly received psychology books from HGU is the first of many productive outcomes from the partnership The Centro Escolar University (CEU) School of Science and Technology has recently received 63 new books from the Handong Global University (HGU) in Pohang, South Korea. The books will be used...
Written by Jonnah Lynne R. Pante From candy-colored smartphones with fancy-looking gradient designs to devices which exude artistry through minimalism, technology firm OPPO has proven itself as a master of mixing the best of hardware and software - not just prioritizing what's inside their mobile...
