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Touring America’s oldest city

A few days after I arrived in Florida, my sister, Marilou T. Eplite, told me during our dinner: “We will be going to St. Augustine tomorrow.” It is, she added, the oldest city in North America.  Really? I thought to myself. I did some research...

Security just got ‘smarter’

In the digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) is technology that has begun to revolutionize how we live, work and play. AI is offering businesses the prospect of increased productivity and innovation, while at the same time also enabling society to help solve some...

Midas Touch Gold introduces gold-based virtual currency in Philippine market

The Midas Touch Gold (TMTG), a Korean cryptocurrency token backed by real gold reserves in Korea, has announced its collaboration with Coinzip.co, an easy-to-use digital currency exchange. TMTG has been available on Coinzip.co since September 2018, giving users a safe ecosystem to use...

Lady Fishbone wins 2018 Maningning Award

A canvas of fishbones (tinik ng isda) titled “Motion of Life” won the coveted 2018 Maningning Art Award held at the historic Far Eastern University Auditorium. The venue in Art Deco style is in the Manila campus designed by the late National Artist...

A season of accolades for the country’s science community

with reports from Ronaldo Magsakay The year 2018 will be another year of accolades for the country’s science community. With only two months to go before the end of the year, Filipino scientists, science researchers, science students, and media science writers continue to gain recognition and...

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 media on the important contribution they are making to create more awareness on the importance and on opportunities offered...

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Cash-on-Delivery, fueling the growth of online retail

by Ofri Kadosh In today’s digital shift, Filipinos are getting more hooked up with purchasing products and services online. In fact, the user penetration is at...

8 new Filipino scholars will build PHL’s Maya-5, Maya-6 nanosats

The Philippine Space Program is surging forward and its leaders are being true to their word of having the country’s satellites made by Filipinos....

Recent UP Study Finds Social Media a Valuable Tool for Understanding Philippine Tarsiers

The world of social media has become an increasingly important source of data for biodiversity and conservation, especially for rare or little-known species such...

The return of Bt talong

If someone mentions “biotechnology,” what comes to mind immediately?  Any of the following: Dolly the cloned sheep, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), golden rice—or all of...