Filings for intellectual property (IP) protection in the first half of 2021 posted a 20 percent year-on-year growth as the economy recovered further from eased lockdown restrictions, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) reported. In total, IP applications stood at 22,919....
The Philippines has tapped international agricultural think tank Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and its partners for the international benchmarking of the country's livestock, dairy, and poultry industries. 3 - Other than raising goats and...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go turned down on Monday, August 30, his nomination as the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan's (PDP-Laban) presidential candidate for the 2022 national and local elections. Senator Christopher 'Bong' Go (Office of Sen. Go) In a letter addressed to Energy...
The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld the Securities and Exchange Commission’s issuance of a cease and desist order against Planpromatrix Online Co. to bar it from soliciting investments from the public without the necessary license. In its decision, the CA Special 10th Division affirmed the...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is calling for startup applications to a recently launched incubation program seen to help increase the transfer of patented technologies to benefit local startups. Called the IPHatch Competition, the program is held by Singapore-based...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is investing P5 million this year for the establishment of innovation hubs in five provinces in Caraga Region. (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said DOST-Caraga has decided to pour in P5 million for...
A total of 45 Philippine Science High School (PSHS) scholars who reneged on their contractual obligation to take up college courses related to science and technology face legal action if they will not return to government the monetary value of their scholarship award totaling over P4.93 million....
TESDA The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said that a total of 76,355 Filipinos submitted their application for the agency's scholarship programs during its three-day National TVET Enrollment Day (NTED) held last August 25 to 27. The agency said that the applicants...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST) has called on all Filipino researchers who have proposals related to sustainable food production and climate change resilience to share their research work for the upcoming Meet My Lab x JFS...
MANILA BULLETIN The Commission on Elections (Comelec) urged those who will file their certificates of candidacy (COC) for the 2022 national and local elections to limit their companions. Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez made the statement to ensure everyone's safety amid the coronavirus disease...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday, August 29 said government agencies should temporarily stop using the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Service (PS-DBM) as their buying arm for big-ticket projects until the agency has been reformed and cleared of any allegations of corruption....
A medical worker walks on the aisle of the new isolation facility at the Eva Macapagal Terminal in Port Area, Manila on April 26, 2021, where mild to asymptomatic COVID-19 patients will be quarantined. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In order for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients to cast their votes on...
