Two youth organizations backed Baguio students' call for a city-wide academic break amid the ongoing pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Dasig SLU) On Saturday, Oct. 30, student councils from universities in Baguio City appealed in a joint letter to Mayor Benjamin Magalong, Rep. Mark Go, and Sangguniang...
State researchers have developed a tissue culture growth chamber for mass propagation of coffee seedlings and embryo-cultured makapuno (ECM). Tissue culture growth chamber for coffee seedlings, makapuno developed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Calabarzon (Cavite,...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) was urged by the faculty of the University of the Philippines (UP) to stop “misrepresentation of academic freedom.” CONTEND The Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND) on Wednesday, Nov. 3, denounced CHED for defending the...
A total of 15 universities in the country was listed among the best higher education institutions (HEI) in Asia in the 2022 university rankings of global higher education think-tank Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). An additional university made the cut this year, compared to last year's turnout of 14....
The Holy Angel University (HAU)in Pampanga will confer the degree Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, on incoming president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio S. David on Dec. 1. Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David (COURTESY OF RYAN...
After getting approval from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) is now offering the Master of Arts in Education major in Teaching in Challenged Areas (MAED-TCA). Photo from Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Facebook page...
Univesity of Santo Tomas Beninese center Soulemane Chabi Yo opted to forego his final playing year in the UAAP as he takes his act to Europe, the university's official publication reported Monday, Nov. 1. Soulemane Chabi Yo (UAAP) In a report by the Varsitarian, Chabi Yo said the COVID-19 pandemic...
Officials of the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman condemned the removal of allegedly subversive books and documents from some state university libraries. UP Diliman (Photo from up.edu.ph) In a statement, the Office of the Chancellor Executive Staff said the removal "goes against the...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has granted P1 million in research and development (R&D) grant to Xavier University–Ateneo de Cagayan to fund the implementation of a research project on the formulation of microbial cocktails from indigenous microorganisms (IMOs). DOST...
Students from Saint Louis University (SLU) held a candlelight protest Saturday night, Oct. 30, to appeal for a break from online classes and academic requirements. (Photo courtesy of SLU Dasig) Hundreds of SLU students gathered in front of the University's main gate on Saturday night to call for an...
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) received a Gawad Edukampyon award for its "enriched virtual mode (EVM) of instruction" conferred by the Commission on Higher Education, Rex Education, and Philippine Business for Social Progress. University of Santo Tomas (ust.edu.ph) EVM is UST's official mode...
The Commission of Higher Education (CHED) is pushing for school-based vaccination to convince more students to get vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccination of college students at the Quezon City University (Photo from Prof Popoy De Vera FB page) “We want all schools, if...
