Sustainable Structures

Scientists from the University of the Philippines (UP) are reminding the public to thoroughly wash and cook their market-bought fresh produce and sea creatures as a precautionary measure against parasites. The parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, called Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), is one of the most infectious parasites in the world: it affects almost a third […]

Traditional farming in the Philippines has long been confronted with numerous challenges, ranging from unpredictable weather conditions caused by climate change to labor-intensive practices, reliance on traditional skills, uncertain soil conditions, water scarcity, and various environmental threats like soil fungus and bacteria. These issues have exacerbated the heavy reliance on agricultural imports, increased the cost

To ease the persistent traffic within the campus and along Katipunan Avenue, the Ateneo de Manila administration and student-led advocate groups plan to establish and build upon initiatives geared towards active mobility. In particular, the Sanggunian established the Task Force on Mobility last February, delegated to better understand the Ateneo community’s insights regarding traffic and

San Miguel Corp (SMC) and Ayala Land Inc (ALI) have signed an Integration Agreement to connect the Arca South on and off ramps into the Skyway system via the upcoming South East Metro Manila Expressway (Semme) or Skyway Stage 4 project. The collaboration marks a significant milestone in addressing the growing need for efficient transportation

The House of Representatives of the Philippines has approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to establish a new Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) campus in the Municipality of Balangiga. Under House Bill No. 9302, the ESSU will soon have its seventh campus in Balangiga. “We, in Congress, are absolutely determined to further

Three years after it launched its landmark river cleanup and flood mitigation initiative—which has led to the removal of over 3 million metric tons of silt and solid waste from the Pasig, Tullahan, and San Juan Rivers—San Miguel Corp (SMC) is setting its sights on a more ambitious goal: Cleaning up and rehabilitating three major

The national government of the Philippines has paid out an aggregate of P1.2 billion in cash gifts to Filipinos who have reached 100 years of age, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo, member of the House committee on appropriations, said recently. “A total of 12,186 Filipinos have already received their P100,000 cash award each since the

The Philippines should brace for potentially stronger and more destructive typhoons due to climate change, warns new research coming out of the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Science’s Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (UPD-CS IESM). Doctors Rafaela Jane Delfino and Gerry Bagtasa, together with colleagues from the United Kingdom, found that future Philippine

Best known for its enigmatic dome-like chocolate hills that change color with the seasons; its pristine white-sand beaches, heavenly waterfalls, freshwater springs, rivers, and mangrove orchards that show the sensational and vibrant marine life, Bohol is one of the best places to visit in the Philippines and, as it turns out, one of the best

A new batch of third year students enrolled in priority science and technology programs are set to enjoy the benefits of being a Department of Science and Technology (DOST) scholar as the DOST-Science Education Institute announces 2,669 qualifiers to the 2023 Junior Level Science Scholarships (JLSS).  The new qualifiers come from the 12,566 students who