The Philippines must move quickly to keep pace with global advances in precision medicine, as experts warned that delays could leave the country lagging in the evolving health landscape. Astrid Dita of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change underscored the urgency of establishing a national...
A nation that invests in its future. This is how the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) system underscored its role in developing future scientists and innovators as it released the results of the National Competitive Examination (NCE) for School Year 2026–2027. Out of 27,965 applicants...
Generally fair to partly cloudy weather will prevail across most parts of the country on Black Saturday, April 4, with no tropical cyclone expected in the next two to three days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. According to the...
The Philippines is projected to increase its consumption of wheat-based products in the current marketing year (MY) to nearly seven million metric tons (MT), although rising input costs may temper growth, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In a report, the USDA...
ILOILO CITY — Western Visayas has published an action plan and ethics policy for artificial intelligence (AI). The Regional Development Council-6 has formally released copies of the AI Regional Development Action Plan and the AI Governance and Ethics Policy for 2025 to 2030. “This is to...
The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) will mark its 44th anniversary on March 18, highlighting a forward-looking vision anchored on what it calls the “four futures” of health for Filipinos. The anniversary celebration,...
Seeking to bridge the gap between research and real-world applications, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is pushing for stronger mechanisms to ensure that innovations developed in Philippine laboratories reach industry, communities, and the broader economy. During the Ready, Set,...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) marked two key milestones in the country’s weather modernization program on Friday, March 6, with the inauguration of the Iloilo Radar Facility and the groundbreaking of a new synoptic station at Iloilo...
Low- and mid-rise buildings in Metro Manila are the most vulnerable to collapse if the long-feared “Big One” strikes, with simulation estimates showing that up to 13 percent of such structures could be heavily damaged or collapse during intensity 8 shaking along the West Valley Fault,...
Mayon Volcano remains under Alert Level 3 as lava flows reached up to 3.8 kilometers (km) from the summit crater, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Sunday, Feb. 22. In its 24-hour observation summary covering 12 a.m. Feb. 21 to 12 a.m. Feb. 22, 2026, the...
Seeking to unify the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will launch the National Artificial Intelligence Center for Research and Innovation (NAICRI) on Feb. 26. This seeks to consolidate research, computing infrastructure, and...
The Office of the Special Assistant to the President strongly supports the Department of Science and Technology’s science-based peace initiative in six former Moro Islamic Liberation Front camps in Mindanao. Special Assistant to the President Anton Lagdameo Jr. said the project – Empowering the...
