“How are you? I’m Disaster Bot. To report flooding near you, reply using #flood.” This is the automated response Filipino users get after they tweet “baha” or “flood” and tag the @MapaKalamidad account. Aside from Twitter, the chatbot is also able to monitor certain keywords linked to...
• It’s not just a bike and a phone, it’s livelihood opportunity for the poor • The project was initiated by the Department of Labor and Employment’s Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program • Qualified citizens are given a bicycle, mobile phone and load to expand their...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) and the Bureau of Corrections BuCor) have launched a “pre-release reformation" program for the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under the...
For the past four months, the City of Gentle People has been getting more media attention than usual because of the controversial 174-hectare reclamation project that was dubbed as a “monumental ecological disaster.” It gained media coverage on July 11, 2021 after a local news outlet reported...
The Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute’s (DOST-ITDI) Halal Cosmetics and Toiletries project won first prize in the 5th International Symposium and 12th Scientific Conference Poster Paper Research Competition held in September. Photo by Matthew Tkocz...
Meet Kenneth Barlis and Darren Apolonio, two of the 16 design competitors of the current season of the American reality television series “One day you’re, the next day you’re out.” Those words are all too familiar to designers who want to be the next big name in fashion. And for them, the...
Farmers in the coffee capital may be fighting an enemy they never knew. Amid the rising demand for artisan coffee and other coffee products in the Metro, most of the coffee beans available to us are those coming from as far as Davao. What really happened to the country’s coffee capital—Amadeo,...
Coffee Project is ready to cast a spell on its valued customers with their newest Falling for Pumpkin beverages. As the cold weather starts to kick in, the homegrown coffee chain brings you the taste of the fall season. Hence, once you take a sip of these Halloween drinks, you can't help but...
Majority of Filipino children and young adults are worried that climate change is threatening the people and the planet, a recent study conducted worldwide showed. Citing the first global large-scale investigation of climate anxiety in children and young people co-led by United Kingdom-based...
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Project Smarter Approaches to Reinvigorate Agriculture as an Industry in the Philippines or SARAi has been launched in Tuguegarao City. (Keith BAcongco/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In partnership with the local government unit (LGU) of Tuguegarao...
Over 18,000 national and local elective positions will be vacated next year. Aspirants who wish to fill one of these positions are now in the spotlight this week as they file their certificates of candidacy. It’s too early to tell whether or not our future leaders will have platforms to combat...
A community library bucked the pull out of books and documents published by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in at least three state university libraries. (Unsplash) The Kalinga State University (KSU), Isabela State University (ISU), and Aklan State University (ASU) removed...
