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UP Alumnus Leads Digital Health Initiative for PH Marginalized Communities

Remote communities in the Philippines face challenges that hinder their access to quality healthcare services. In response, Dr. Romulo De Castro and his team implemented the ATIPAN Project, which aims to bring digital health to marginalized communities. Drawing inspiration from the Hiligaynon word atipan—which...

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 Philippines into deeper dependence on imported rice despite years of government programs to boost local harvests. This widening gap is...

UP Mathematician Develops Framework to Describe Complex Quantum Operators

Mathematicians Dr. Arvin Lamando of the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science’s Institute of Mathematics (UPD-CS IM) and Dr. Henry McNulty of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have found a new way to understand mathematical “machines” called operators,...

‘Forged in Mentorship and Innovation’: New UPD-CS Dean Outlines Future Plans

As the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) enters a new era driven by guidance and innovation, one of the country’s leading molecular biologists now takes the helm to steer the college towards excellence. “Mentorship is the heartbeat of academic...

PH’s first metallomics research facility opens in UP Marine Science Institute

The UP Marine Science Institute opened the first metallomics facility in the Philippines last Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Led by Balik Scientist Dr. Irene B. Rodriguez, the establishment of the metallomics facility will help advance research on trace metals, macronutrients, and their interactive...

FOOD REVIEW: Paradise Dynasty at Greenbelt, Makati

Celebrating the world’s first 8-flavored xiao long bao & other delights Oriental cuisine, especially that of Chinese cuisine, is always thriving in the Philippines. Not only tucked within the corners of Binondo, but variations of a single dish could also often come in a...

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UP Scientists Study the Contributions of Katipunero Physician Francisco Tongio Liongson, MD

The lives and careers of the Filipino Ilustrados in Madrid in the last two decades of the 19th century are well known. Figures such...

Spotlight on Filipino women writers

ABOVE PHOTO (Clockwise from top right) Aileen Cassinetto, event moderator; Luisa A. Igloria, Gayle Romasanta, Migs Bravo Dutt, and Cecilia Manguerra Brainard WASHINGTON, D.C. – The...

Varicose veins: More than just a cosmetic problem

Usually, blood flows from the legs to the heart against gravity.  This is helped by the muscle pump and by valves found along the length...

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...