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30 years after the 7.8 Luzon quake How prepared is the Philippines for the “big one”?

Where were you when the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Luzon on July 16, 1990? Many of the millennials today were still too young to remember the biggest temblor that hit the country and killed 1,200 people, severely and moderately damaged 104,614 buildings, and cost...

Recover from a debilitating illness with home care

Your father just suffered a stroke and you had to rush him to the hospital for emergency care. After spending a few days at the Intensive Care Unit, he was finally transferred to a regular room. After two weeks, you were told that...

AMPLiFieD System to ease bottleneck in COVID-19 testing

As the Philippines hopes to transition from the COVID-19-induced community quarantine to the new normal, it is imperative that targeted mass testing is in place in order to contain further spread of the SARS-CoV2 virus.

Glancing at Ermita: From Rizal Park to Solidaridad

Rosario arrived in Alabang at 2 o’clock in the morning. We needed to wait for the dawn before travelling to our destinations for the day, so we stayed in a 24/7 coffee shop to kill the time. We reached Rizal Park just right after...

India election body struggles with scale of fake information

BHIMTAL, India (AP) — When India's Election Commission announced last month that its code of conduct would have to be followed by social media companies as well as political parties, some analysts scoffed, saying it lacked the capacity and speed required to check...

DOST-SEI hosts science, math international conference

  To strengthen the country’s science and math programs, the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) brings together educators and policy makers in the Philippines and the Asian region in the 1st DOST-SEI Project STAR International Conference. The event, which will be held...

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Lenovo introduces new laptops for the ‘modern avid gamer’

Lenovo, a global leader in PCs and smart devices development, is launching two new laptops designed to meet the demands of the ‘modern avid...

Bantog: Science for the People Media Awards

Text and photos by Henrylito D. Tacio Additonal photos by Allan Mauro V. Marfal  1st Bantog Awards winners “Just to give recognition and convey appreciation to our...

Miong: Emilio Aguinaldo of his time and in our time

Sometimes, if not most of the time, as a Philippine history teacher, I am faced with innocent questions from my students about the events...

Tilapia: the aquatic chicken

Tilapia may be the most popular fish in the Philippines today but our forefathers had never tried it.  Although there are 700 species of...