President Duterte has accepted the apology of the World Bank after its premature publication of a report on Filipino students' academic abilities but said he wanted to see the actual and latest assessment of the students' performance. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) Duterte...
Renowned chefs, cookbook authors, food columnists, and vloggers share their thoughts on the hot food issue Aiming to develop Philippine National Standards (PNS) on the well-known Filipino dishes like adobo, sinigang, sisig, lechon, among others, the Department of Trade and Industry – Bureau of...
OFW Forum Jun Concepcion Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced on July 6 the temporary suspension of new workers to Saudi Arabia following recent sexual abuses of two Filipino women in that country. They came home last month, with “Michelle” two months pregnant with the child of one of...
The study on the detection and functional characterization of selected gene mutations in Filipino colorectal cancer has been completed recently, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced on July 9. DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. De la Peña cited the report of DOST- Philippine...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Filipino Nurses United (FNU) has rejected the proposal to abolish the licensure examinations for nurses, saying it is “perilous for people’s health” especially during this time of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “As health professionals who handle...
Pintô Art Museum showcases collaboration between Filipino indie singer and rapper Curtismith and visual artists BEFORE SOCIAL DISTANCING Electric Saturation, photograph on paper, by King Puenstespina, 2021 If you could see music, what would it look like? More than symbols on pages of sheet music,...
There is high prevalence of undernutrition among Filipino elderly in food insecure households, based on the results of a study conducted by the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI). (Manila Bulletin File Photo) The DOST-FNRI warned that “food...
The study on the detection and functional characterization of selected gene mutations in Filipino colorectal cancer has already been completed, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced on Friday, July 9. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña cited the report of...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has nodded to a research study that seeks to examine gene expression and potential genes associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among Filipino pregnant women. Filipino pregnant...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, July 9, has formally acknowledged the apology issued by the World Bank (WB) concerning the premature publication of a report highlighting poor learning outcomes among Filipino learners. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN DepEd was referring to a synthesis report...
When Education Secretary Leonor Briones said that the World Bank owed the Philippines a public apology over an outdated report which “insulted and shamed” the country, all eyes were on the former - wondering what made her ask for such. Education Secretary Leonor Briones / DepEd / FILE PHOTO /...
As a solution to the challenges in the education sector and issues on education quality among Filipino learners, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is eyeing to bring down the cost of its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing to pave the way for the gradual resumption of face-to-face classes. The...
