Technology

It’s a clear testament to your sound driving and car maintenance discipline that your 20-something-year-old Honda Accord or CR-V is still in great driving condition. Plus, of course, it speaks volumes, as well, about the world-class craftsmanship and engineering of the Japanese brand. A great part of being a responsible vehicle owner is making sure …

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In a statement issued by the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) in Manila last July 10, world leaders have been urged to integrate climate resilience in decisions at all levels of government, and calling on businesses, organizations, and communities to do the same with particular focus on resilience in infrastructure and financing. The statement, called …

Legarda: Facing a pandemic and climate change, humans are only as strong as their most vulnerable Read More »

School’s definitely out until a vaccine for the novel Coronavirus becomes readily available, so declared Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during one of his late-night briefings to the nation a few weeks ago. For the country’s science and technology department, however, that doesn’t mean the learning should stop. Before the CoViD-19 outbreak forced the Philippine government …

Radio and internet set to become the main platforms in ‘new normal’ education Read More »

CoVid-19, or the novel coronavirus disease, has brought Metro Manila to its knees, forcing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to place the capital and the main Luzon island under extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) for another two weeks after the initial month of quarantine lapses on April 14. The viral disease has paralyzed school, work, and …

Before you sell yourself out silly on TikTok… Read More »

The world is in the deadly grip of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (CoViD-19) pandemic. Governments are enforcing measures to stop the spread of the disease, including community lockdowns and total stoppages of non-essential industries and businesses. Amidst this drastically changing socioeconomic landscape brought on by among the smallest things on earth, we are still finding …

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Just as dengue cases in the Philippines have reached epidemic proportions–with the number of cases increasing 92% from 2018 figures with over 400,000 sufferers reported as of November 2019–the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) of the National Science Complex in the University of the Philippines Diliman Campus has come up with a diagnostic kit that can …

UP genome center makes breakthrough in fight vs dengue Read More »