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UPD Chemists create AI Tool to predict antibacterial peptides

As antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to make traditional antibiotics less effective worldwide, the search for new antibacterial treatments has become increasingly urgent. One promising solution is antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), small molecules that can kill bacteria. To help accelerate their discovery, researchers at the...

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...

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Pinay Chemist Educator’s Invention made of Dried Banana-Leaf Offers Livelihood for Filipinos, Scales Up with DOST-TAPI Support

The Philippines continues to face a pressing challenge in providing sustainable employment. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the unemployment rate, released on November...

Companies in the Philippines urged: ​strengthen cybersecurity readiness

Integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions provider Fortinet has advised organizations in the Philippines to make final preparations to abide by the General Data Protection...

PELÍCULA Spanish Film Festival celebrates its 21st edition; returns to the big screens in Manila, Malaysia and Australia

From Oct. 5 to 16, the 21st edition of PELÍCULA-Spanish Film Festival will return to face-to-face screenings. After two years of having a virtual...

The GMO in your food

The debate is still ongoing. But in the Philippines, as in the rest of the world, its actual use has gained the upper hand...