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MANILA – The alleged gunman in the May 31 killing of Oriental Mindoro radio commentator Cresenciano “Cris” Bundoquin has surrendered to the authorities and tagged the province’s biggest carnival financier, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) confirmed Wednesday.
MANILA – The Climate Change Commission (CCC) on Thursday called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to formulate a policy that would prohibit the use of plastic-made campaign materials in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).
ANTIPOLO CITY – A water treatment plant currently being constructed on top of the famous Hinulugang Taktak waterfalls here is expected to restore the ecological balance of river water flowing through at least four barangays in this city.
MANILA – The private sector-led Rice Board is holding the 16th National Rice Technology Forum (NRTF) in Hagonoy, Davao del Sur on Sept. 19 to 21.
MANILA – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), together with Pharma GalenX Innovations, Inc. will launch the DOST-supported bioprinting laboratory in Jaro, Iloilo on Thursday.The first in Western Visayas, this laboratory was funded by the DOST under the agency's Business Innovation through S&T for Industry (BIST) program."Through the BIST program, GalenX was provided with PHP10.75 million for a 3D printing technology that is used in its in vitro biocompatibility studies.
MANILA – Many young boys and girls– some of them still pursuing high school or tech-voc (technical-vocational) courses – have been religiously attending training courses under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) in private farm schools accredited by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
MANILA – Filipino scientists abroad are encouraged to go back as there are many opportunities for them to contribute to the country, an official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday. "There are many aspects where our Balik Scientists have been helping us in filling the gaps when we couldn't find the expertise here," DOST Undersecretary Leah Buendia said in a public briefing.There were 44 scientists who came home from July 2022 to June 2023. Buendia said almost 700 scientists came back to the Philippines since 1975, helping the country in the fields of space technology, drug development and discovery, nanotechnology and virology and vaccine development."We feel the support of the government due to the passage of Republic Act 11035 in 2018. This helped us prioritize funding not just the incentives, but also research and development," she said.Buendia explained that back in 1975, the incentives given to Balik Scientists were limited and small, thus the Philippines couldn't compete with other countries in terms of providing the scientists with greener pastures.She noted there have been many engagements since the passage of RA 11035.Recent engagements of Balik Scientists involved addressing Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and Mindoro oil spill, according to Buendia. Some of them are working on genomics at the Philippine Genome Center. The official also cited one Balik Scientist who recently worked with a local pharmaceutical firm and the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City in creating beauty and health innovations. Their recently launched products contained kadios, an Ilonggo agricultural product, and were said to help address skin problems and infections due to kadios' antibacterial
MANILA – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday said the Freedom of Information (FOI) has contributed to the "promotion of an open and participatory government."