The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is set to officially welcome on Friday, Aug. 13, the seven Balik Scientists who will be part of the country’s Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP). (DOST Facebook page) The seven Filipino virologists who were trained abroad will...
The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) has unveiled 13 new human development projects that seek to benefit the country’s education and creative industries. (Screenshot from DOST Facebook...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar We have been in some form of quarantine since March 15, 2020. I cannot remember all the acronyms (GCQ, ECQ, MECQ) assigned to the different levels of restrictions because they have mutated so much just like the COVID-19 variants. And starting...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has vowed to support Filipino inventors and innovators in the country. Photo from DOST-TAPI Facebook page DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña believes that there are many local inventors and innovators waiting to be discovered and rediscovered. “We...
Farmers are seeking a Senate probe on the rising cost of fertilizer despite the supposed government interventions to bring down farm inputs in the country through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, Kilusang Magbubukid ng...
Seventy-one percent of coronavirus patients at the Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium (Tala Hospital) in Caloocan City are not vaccinated, its medical doctor said Tuesday, Aug. 10. (Unsplash) Tala Hospital Medical Director Dr. Alfonso Famaran Jr. said that out of 252 COVID-19...
The Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium (Tala Hospital) in Caloocan City has recorded eight pediatric patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Tala Hospital (Photo from DJNRMHS / DOH) "Sa pediatric po, ang nakatala po sa amin is eight over 252 (We currently have eight...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has urged state economic managers to reconsider allocating huge funds for the security sector for next year amid the “skyrocketing” national debt and a growing budget deficit. Drilon said he is dismayed at the negative growth in the social services sector...
Meet John Ken Gomez, a 21-year-old fine arts student who immortalized Hidilyn's Olympic win with his charcoal sketch Everyone's jaws dropped after getting a glimpse of the prestigious condominium that was given to Hidilyn Diaz after her historic gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Kevin Tan,...
President Duterte has ordered the swift and orderly distribution of cash subsidy to poor residents affected by the hard lockdown in Metro Manila. As enhanced community quarantine took effect in the capital region, people line up at a vaccination site located at Justo Lukban elementary school in...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Monday, August 9, said he blocked around 200 troll accounts who attacked and insulted him on social media following his meeting with Vice President Leni Robredo. In an interview with ABS-CBN's Teleradyo, Lacson said he started getting insults after Robredo rejected...
“He said, she said.” That continues to be the theme of the controversy around social personality Nusier Yassin (Nas Daily) and Cacao Project founder Louise Mabulo . Louise Mabulo and Nas Daily In his latest video post, released on Aug. 9, 2021, Nas Daily explains his side, describing the...
