The contemporary artist captured the attention of the art scene with his revolutionary resin-based visual art Filipino artists mourned the loss of a brother and friend early this November as visual artist Michael Toms Semana succumbed to a heart attack. Michael Toms Semana (Photo from Dhennis...
Kontra Daya is set to release their policy research on the country's party-list system for the May 2022 elections where they will identify party-list groups that are controlled either by political dynasties, big business groups and those that are engaged in "dubious" advocacies. In an interview on...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo It is always good for public authorities to check their bearing before continuing their journey. It might be too late to reverse course. We recall almost 10 years ago when inclusive growth became imperative becauseour economic growth, while...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) to pursue scientific and technological cooperation on water and waste management, food safety and security, aquaculture, and digital governance. (Department of...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Four vaccine developers have already submitted their application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the approval of their COVID-19 vaccine booster shot or third dose for emergency use. FDA Director-General Rolando Enrique Domingo said the vaccine makers that...
One out of six or 15.5 percent of Filipino infants and children aged six months to five years had vitamin A deficiency (VAD), particularly those in the rural areas, based on the 2018-2019 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS) of the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition...
‘Music to move us forward from these darkest of times’ A powerful online musical made up of original songs by excellent Filipino musical artists, that is what M-FLIX promises to bring this month. Its virtual show, dubbed “M-FLIX 2021: Da Pinoy Pandemic Palabas ,” gathers the brightest names...
The Philippine economy may likely outperformed pessimistic forecasts for the third-quarter following the the sterling performance of the manufacturing sector, First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) and the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) said in a joint report. In the October issue of...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has vowed to push for equal representation of big and small member states in the policy-making body of the International Labor Organization (ILO). Secretary Silvestre Bello III In his recent meeting with Swiss Ambassador...
Researchers of the Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FPRDI) won major awards in the 34th Regional Symposium on Research, Development and Extension Highlights held in October. Researchers of the Forest Products Research and...
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has announced the start of the closed fishing season in Northern Palawan on November 1, 2021. This is to further boost the growing abundance of galunggong in the province. 43226 From November 1 to January 31 of...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar Buried in all the political noises surrounding the pre-election skirmishes among those seeking elective positions in 2022 was President Rodrigo Duterte’s participation in the 38th and 39th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
