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Virgilio Castillo

Goodbye, my dear friend

You know I struggled to call you a dear friend. You had been once to me, but that was long ago. I don’t even...

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Team Philippines turns up the heat on ice at the 33rd SEA Games

Fast. Fearless. Unstoppable. As the 33rd Southeast Asian Games light up Bangkok, Thailand, Team Philippines is charging into the spotlight—bringing speed, style, and serious fire across Speed Skating, Figure Skating, and Ice Hockey. This year’s Philippine skating delegation isn’t just competing—they’re making statements. From explosive short track racers to...

UP Chemists synthesize new hybrid molecules that limit cancer cell spread

According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the Philippines recorded nearly 189,000 new cancer cases and more than 113,000 cancer-related deaths in 2022. Globally, IARC also projects that the number of new cases will rise to over 35 million by 2050, which is a...

Ateneo, Manila Observatory track down elusive rain-triggering ‘shear lines’

Much of the heavy rains that hit the Philippines during the Amihan northeast monsoon season between November and March are triggered by “shear lines”: kilometers-long bands of converging warm and cold air that are constantly shifting and difficult to spot even via satellite.  A new physics-based algorithm developed by a...