In the wake of criticisms on his West Philippine Sea stance, President Duterte has asked former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile to visit Malacañang next week and shed light on the issues related to the territorial conflict with China. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 13, 2012...
It seems that not a lot of people aren't too happy with Miss Universe Philippines Rabiya Mateo's national costume wherein she looked like a "Victoria's Secret" model in a Rocky Gathercole ensemble. She must have read quite a number of negative comments which led her to go on an Instagram Live right...
Manulife Philippines has introduced three new fund options to its variable life portfolio as Filipinos have shown greater interest in life insurance due to uncertainties brought about by the pandemic. In a statement, Richard Bates, Manulife Philippines chief executive officer said the global life...
Now that the budget for 2022 is being prepared, President Rodrigo Duterte was asked by the private sector to issue an Executive Order (EO) to mandate local government units (LGUs) to allot a higher budget for their respective agricultural development. This request came up in anticipation of LGUs...
The European Union Delegation to the Philippines is preparing a one big summer blowout for Filipino children as it mounts the virtual edition of the annual cultural festival “Lakbayin Natin ang EU” as part of its Viva Europa 2021 celebration. (European Union Delegation to the Philippines)...
Filipino medical student Chris Dee talks about the importance of the right kind of information in science “The idea came about first and foremost because I knew how connected Filipinos were on social media,” Chris Dee told me. A graduate of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale...
Filipino female scientists with remarkable contributions to medicine and education When an imbalance in the system deprived women of the right to knowledge the right to knowledge and rendered them mere household figures, their skills and passion were obscured by male dominance and patriarchy as...
How many scientists does a country need? By Aaron Villaraza TEACHING THE YOUTH The author receiving a certificate of recognition for a training workshop on Internationalization for international relations officers (INROs) at the University of the Philippines Los Baños in 2019 Some five years ago,...
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said he and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. have agreed that he will continue to speak on issues concerning international law. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. Roque made this...
The government has further tightened the country's border restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus by adding two more countries to the travel ban list. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 13, 2021 (Malacañang) Travel restrictions will be imposed on all passengers...
Eumir Marcial Eumir Marcial once again voiced his frustration over the issue surrounding the government’s financial support for his Tokyo Olympics preparation. The Tokyo-bound middleweight boxer aired his grievance on social media Wednesday, May 12, and insisted that the P43,000 monthly allowance...
She would elicit from her students the best versions of themselves as thinking and aspiring scientists and engineers TEACHING BY EXAMPLE Class ‘79 Section A of Laguna College, with Miss Aurora Baldrias (second row center) and the author (top row third from right) After completing her...
