Diane Querrer graduation photo taken in 2019 PTV news anchor and television host Diane Querrer added another feather to her cap when she finished the Master in Business Administration (MBA) program at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. "Finally, after a year of delay...
Kobe Paras (UAAP) Former University of the Philippines standout Kobe Paras recently opened up on social media about his mental health struggles since returning to the country four years ago. Taking it to Twitter, Paras reflected on life and admitted being at his "lowest" during those struggling...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon said Metro Manila's positivity rate dropped to 17 percent due to the implementation of stricter community quarantines. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual Palace briefing, Dizon attributed the decline to the...
Drawing inspiration from the different versions of community pantries that have sprouted all over the country, the Polytechnic University of Philippines (PUP) has launched its own mobile community pantry. PUP Unisan's 'padyak' community pantry (Photo courtesy of Christian Revares) Called...
Five universities from across the Philippines have been awarded approximately P12 million ($244,000) worth of grants from the United States government to support their research and innovation and help address the challenges of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. USAID Mission Director...
Over a thousand Grades 7 to 12 students from public schools nationwide recently participated in the opening session of the Infoteach Outreach Webinar Series, PLDT’s digital literacy program, presented in partnership with the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU). “We are...
Malacañang lauded the "very good results" achieved during the limited face-to-face classes in higher education institutions (HEIs) but said the full resumption of in-person classes still depends on the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / MANILA...
Up to 40 percent of the fish caught and distributed in the Philippines in 2019 came from illegal fishing, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) report showed. (ALVIN KASIBAN/MANILA BULLETIN) On March 9, USAID, together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR),...
Amid high pork and chicken prices, the Philippine government must now find a way to boost the production of alternative protein sources such as rabbit meat and plant-based food. Based on a study published by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), the high pork prices now, while...
If you're a sports fan, and an avid user of social media apps then you might want to step back a little because this statement from Kobe Paras is definitely cold. On his Instagram Story update on Thursday, February 4, the UP Fighting Maroon posted a photo of the blue sky captioned: "All social...
The Philippines still lacks science-based policy decisions in fisheries, which prompts a need to immediately create the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR). Limuel Aragones, director of the University of the Philippines (UP) Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, said...
The use of crop biotechnology has reduced pesticide use associated with environmental impact and is beneficial for agricultural biodiversity, a UK-based agricultural economist and scientists from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) said. During an online technical forum organized by...
