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Philippines and Japan sign joint declaration to continue decades of space cooperation 

The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) signed a Joint Declaration of Interest in Space Cooperation on 27 May 2026, reaffirming their shared goals and objectives, and their interest in exploring cooperation and industry partnerships in Satellite Joint...

Why is universal healthcare so elusive in the Philippines?

For many Filipinos, illness doesn’t begin with a diagnosis. It begins with a question: How much will this cost us? At the latest Ateneo Breakthroughs lecture, Veincent Christian F. Pepito—a public health researcher and assistant professor at the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public...

Life and science on Pag-asa Island: UP MSI launches webpage on WPS biodiversity

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — What is it like to conduct science in the country's westernmost inhabited island? This International Day of Biological Diversity and as the Philippines celebrates Month of the Ocean, the UP Marine Science Institute is launching a new webpage featuring...

Filipino students’ experiment performed by NASA astronaut in space

The Double Gyroscope experiment designed by Filipino students from the Rizal Technological University (RTU), was successfully conducted onboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the 2025 Asian Try Zero-G (ATZG 2025) competition. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Astronaut Christopher Williams performed...

FEU forum highlights need for multi-stakeholder approach to social media regulation

The FEU Public Policy Center Foundation, Inc. (FEU PPC) convened policymakers, industry leaders, civil society organizations, media practitioners, and academics for a multi-stakeholder forum on social media regulation and information integrity on May 5, 2026 at Far Eastern University Manila. Titled “Democracy in the...

How Foundation University is putting Dumaguete on the global tech map

DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines – Innovative solutions and prototype systems with direct benefits for local communities in the city took center stage in the 18th Digital Expo of Foundation University, a pioneer in tech-focused education in the country. The three-day expo, held at Robinsons Dumaguete, showcased the...

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#STOP Online sexual abuse and exploitation of children through football

Football for Humanity and sports education partner Coaches Across Continents (CAC) kicked-off a series of online training sessions as part of its campaign to...

World Intellectual Property Day 2018: spotlight on piracy in web-streaming

Tempting as the “free” video web-streams that are a guilty pleasure for many may be, you’re not getting these things for free. Someone else...

Eating more but growing less: Stagnant Philippine farms linked to widening rice gap

As of 2022 alone, Filipinos were eating 2.3 million metric tons more rice than the country produced—an 18 percent shortfall that has locked the...

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...