Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte continued delivering commencement speeches, asking college graduates of the Mindoro State University on Wednesday, July 19, to not allow their dreams to be hampered by negative influences, such as drugs and insurgency. Vice President and Education...
A 22-year-old student died after falling from a footbridge at the corner of Padre Campa Street and España Boulevard, Sampaloc, Manila, Manila on Monday, July 17. The victim was identified as Keilo Acuin, a native of Calbayog City, Samar, who was staying at Ventura Residences, Delos Santos...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) It's been an awesome academic year for Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU)--a fact highlighted by Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos in a Facebook post over the weekend. Incidentally, the presidential son and House senior deputy...
The rare Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) of San Miguel Bay in Bicol are currently at risk of disappearing from the region, scientists from the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (UPD-CS IESM) found out in a...
CAMP GEN. PACIANO RIZAL, Laguna – Police have arrested a suspect in the hazing last February of Adamson student John Matthew Salilig. Laguna police director Police Col. Harold Depositar, in his report to Police Regional Office 4-A chief Brig. Gen. Carlito Gaces, identified the suspect as...
Several Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Metro Manila suspended classes on Thursday, July 13, due to inclement weather. (Photo credits to MAPUA/Facebook) HEIs such as Mapua University, Makati campuses, and Colegio de San Juan de Letrán confirmed to their social media accounts the...
The University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) campus announced the suspension of classes and work on Thursday, July 13. Photo credit to UPM In a social media post, UP Manila confirmed the suspension, citing the Office of the Chancellor. "Work and classes in UP Manila are suspended at 2:00PM, today,...
University of Santo Tomas is getting a major boost heading into the UAAP Season 86 with Alfrancis Chua being appointed as the Special Assistant to the Rector for Sports. *Alfrancis Chua (center) with the University of Santo Tomas Sports staff.* The San Miguel Corp. (SMC) sports director was...
An infectious disease expert on Friday, July 7, cited the importance of elders getting inoculated with bivalent vaccines especially during the rainy season. In a webinar hosted by University of the Philippines (UP), infectious disease specialist Franco Felizarta explained that "based on all the...
Centro Escolar University fully implements “No To Single-Use Plastic” campaign in all its campuses as one of its initiatives in saving the environment. The “No To Single-Use Plastic” campaign prohibits the use of plastic bags (sando bags and plastic labos), plastic bottles, plastic cups,...
In effort to start an important discussion on the groundwork, current trends, and issues in forensic linguistics the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila will host onsite the 16th Biennial Conference of the International Association for Forensic and Legal Linguistics (IAFLL16) from July 4 to...
The University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) is working with the university police regarding a sexual assault incident that occurred on Saturday, July 1, at its campus in Diliman, Quezon City. (Image courtesy of the University of the Philippines) The UPD administration has been "working with the...
