Technology

The government is investing another P2.5 billion to deploy new access points where Filipinos can enjoy password-free Internet Wi-Fi connectivity using their mobile devices, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo recently said in a statement. “The P2.5 billion in fresh funding for the Free Public Internet Access Program (FPIAP) in the proposed P5.767-trillion national budget for […]

Masdar and Dutch companies Port of Amsterdam, SkyNRG, Evos Amsterdam, and Zenith Energy Terminals recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for developing a green hydrogen supply chain through Amsterdam. This green hydrogen could be used for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), steelmaking, shipping, and wider offtake opportunities. Exploring the developments would also support the Dutch

As rare and deadly as it is poetically named, butterfly disease (scientifically known as “epidemolysis bullosa” or simply “EB”) has no known cure. But a handful of Filipino scientists are working their way towards a treatment. EB is a severe disease, for those afflicted as well as for their families. Sufferers have severely fragile skin

Filipino mathematicians have just invented a Baybayin translator, a computerized method for converting entire paragraphs and even full documents written in the ancient Filipino Baybayin writing system into text that even non-native readers can easily understand. And they’re now hard at work developing a full two-way Baybayin translator. By combining mathematics and technology, scientists from

Auto Nation Group (ANG), the official distributor of Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the Philippines, recently brought in the new GLC 200 4Matic luxury hybrid SUV. ANG claims that the new GLC has raised the bar for luxury SUVs. True to its commitment to building the world’s most desirable cars, Mercedes-Benz continues to press ahead with its

For almost a decade, Bermaz Auto Philippines Inc (BAP), the exclusive distributor of Mazda vehicles and parts in the country, has been supporting underprivileged youths as Mazda scholars of the BAP Mazda-MFI Automotive Technology Scholarship Program. This year, BAP and MFI Polytechnic Institute have welcomed its 10th batch of students. Ten new students will take

At the 2023 NCR-based DOST-SEI Scholars’ Exit Conference, Carl Jason Guevarra, a DOST scholar and a graduating BS Psychology student from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, delivered a speech and reminded existing and new scholars who attended the event to fulfill their scholarship obligation. “We are given the privilege to become iskolar ng bayan, but

Companies use enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to manage different business activities such as accounting, procurement, project management, risk management and compliance, and supply chain operations for large, mission-critical workloads. While ERP platforms are usually seen as profit-enhancing business solutions, they can assist firms in achieving sustainability goals such as lowering carbon footprint and safeguarding

A stellar roster of global leaders in science diplomacy—including executives from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)— is set to convene this September in a science diplomats assembly under the leadership of a Filipino scientist. Internationally acclaimed Filipino Science Diplomat Glenn Banaguas was appointed chair of

For the first time in its 77-year history, the esteemed scientific publication Optik: International Journal for Light and Electron Optics will be helmed by a Filipino scientist. Professor Percival F. Almoro of the University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Science National Institute of Physics (UPD-CS NIP) was appointed section editor of the Optik journal by