Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases may peak at 40,000 in the middle of January if massive interventions will not be made, according to a professor. People flock to Ilaya street in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be placed under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan....
A graduate of the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman topped the December Geodetic Engineering Licensure Examination (GELE), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. University of the Philippines (up.edu.ph / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The roll of passers was led by...
The University of the Philippines-Los Baños will gradually reopen the campus for the conduct of limited face-to-face classes for 98 students, the University announced. (UPLB) On Dec. 17, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) deemed UPLB to have complied with the requirements under the Joint...
Filipinos' current lack of knowledge and awareness on maritime issues and long-term vision of the leadership has hindered the country from developing a strategic foreign policy agenda, a policy expert said. (Photo by Noel B. Pabalate) University of the Philippines maritime law expert Professor Jay...
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) and University of the Philippines (UP) Manila both posted a 100 percent passing rate in the December 2021 Physical Therapist Licensure Examination, the Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Monday, Dec. 13. UST / UP PRC also announced that 978 out of...
Waste coconut water has been put to good use, after a group of researchers from University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) developed low-cost phytohormones from it, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (Photo by Tijana Drndarski on Unsplash) The Philippines currently imports...
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) announced that it is once again canceling the administration of its entrance exam for School Year 2022-2023. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) (Photo from Pup.edu.ph / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Instead, admissions for the...
There will still be no University of the Philippines - College Admissions Test (UPCAT) for Academic Year (AY) 2022 - 2023, UP said on Tuesday, Dec. 7. (Photo courtesy of the UP OVVPA-MPRO / MANILA BULLETIN) According to UP's official website, this was based on Memorandum No. OVPAA 2021-158 released...
The 911 emergency hotline is now catering to emergencies related to gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against women and children (VAWC). (Unsplash) The Department of Justice, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and Department of the Interior and Local Government on Tuesday, Dec. 7,...
Various local governance experts cited different problems that are prevalent and some that may arise from two policies that will come into effect in 2022 which will likely prevent a complete devolution or transfer of powers to the local governments. (FILE PHOTO) Starting in 2022, the Supreme...
Alaska Milk Corporation (AMC) has partnered with the National Dairy Authority (NDA) and University of the Philippines (UP) Los Baños to launch a pilot training program for Filipino dairy farmers. The training program, now being conducted by AMC and the Dairy Training Research Institute (DTRI) of...
A new species of Tristaniopsis in the Myrtaceae family (of makopa, guava, and eucalyptus among others) has been discovered by a professor from the University of the Philippines - Los Baños (UPLB), the university said on Tuesday, November 9. (Photo from Telopea, the Journal of Plant Systematics /...
