A team of researchers and faculty members from the University of Santo Tomas College of Science has been commissioned by MiRXES Pte Ltd, a Biotech company from Singapore, to conduct clinical validation for PCR-based detection of SARS-CoV-2 using nasopharyngeal and saliva samples. According to the...
Two youth groups on Wednesday, Sept. 29, welcomed the decision of the Commission on Elections to extend voter registration until Oct. 31. Over 500 residents from the North and South districts of Cebu City line up in the voter registration in Robinsons Galleria, Cebu on Sept. 28, 2021 (JUAN CARLO DE...
A Filipino student will be graduating with the highest honors at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), ranked eight in the 2021 Best Global Universities in Asia by US News & World Report and 34th in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2022 . Clyde Wesley Ang will...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The head of the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) said that the country is currently in the “fourth wave” of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections amid the continued increase in cases. “Well, basically yes, if we consider the start of...
The College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) welcomed on Monday, Sept. 20, the approval of the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes in areas that will be classified as low-risk for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) On Monday, Presidential Spokesperson...
It’s a sad reality that among the more than a million high school students in the Philippines, most have little guidance on how to explore their college options. There are those that end with the wrong course and most won’t even pursue higher education, which is also because of financial...
Holcim Philippines, Inc. has renewed its partnership with the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Engineering (CoE) for an elective course that highlights the value of sustainability and inclusivity in building for development. In a virtual signing ceremony, the company and the UP CoE...
An official from the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) said Tuesday, Sept. 14, the success of granular lockdowns which will be piloted on Sept. 16 in Metro Manila will depend on how well local government units can implement them. (ALI VICOY / MB FILE PHOTO) In an interview with DZBB, PCP...
As the new school year started in public schools, a students' group on Monday, Sept. 13, said that the shortage of learning materials, delayed wages, and lack of teachers' benefits are among the "manifestations of a failed education system." Teachers from Mabolo Elementary School arrange modules...
MB File Photo Ty Tang took a leave of absence as coach of the College of St. Benilde Blazers, the school confirmed Sunday. Stephen Fernandez, Director of the Benilde Center for Sports Development, said Tang remains committed to the squad despite Tang’s recent move to Canada. “We have not...
Opposition congressmen on Friday, Sept. 11 chided presidential spokesman Harry Roque for berating doctors on the controversy surrounding government’s alleged indecisiveness on community quarantine impositions. Spokesman Harry Roque Roque was reported to have scolded medical experts for appealing...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) The outburst of Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque against medical doctors during a recent meeting of the government’s pandemic task force was uncalled for, an official of the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) said. PCP...
