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Open call for Pinoy HS students to compete in world AI olympiad

The search is on for the first-ever National AI Team to represent the Philippines on the global stage, where they will join hundreds of fellow students from over 60 countries in the development and responsible use of artificial intelligence. The Ateneo de Manila Business...

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 6, 2025, was recorded at 3.8 percent in September 2025, slightly higher than the 3.7 percent rate in the...

DOST-SEI issues warning on fake and suspicious social media accounts 

The Department of Science and Technology–Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) advises its stakeholders, scholars, applicants, and the public to be wary of fake and suspicious social media groups and pages bearing the name or logo of the Institute and/or its flagship DOST Scholarship Program.  The...

DOST-SEI hails qualifiers to the 2022 Undergrad S&T Scholarships 

A total of 10,487 students are set to enter college in academic year 2022-2023 as new science scholars as the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) releases the official list of names of the scholarship qualifiers.   For two consecutive years, DOST-SEI did...

Science meets art to preserve Ati culture in Panay

The Hiligaynon song delivered a smooth, flowing and gentle rhythm. Accompanied by a piano, the song’s beauty could be felt even if the listener is Manila-based or non-Hiligaynon, who may not understand the lyrics. The song, “Ambahanon sa Kagab-ihon,” was one of the winners...

82% of honey, 80% of vinegar sold in the Philippines are fake

Nuclear tech detects food authenticity (it is not only for power plants) About 82% of honey brands and 80% of vinegar brands sold in the Philippines are fake. Most of the honey are from sugar or corn, while vinegar had been adulterated or composed...

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‘Cell phone use does not cause cancer’

Stories crop up on social media from time to time claiming that cell phone radiation causes cancer. As always, experts have been saying that “no...

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....

UP study identifies opportunities and challenges for advanced DNA technology in SEA Forensics

Massively parallel sequencing (MPS) has transformed forensic DNA analysis by allowing scientists to examine multiple DNA markers at the same time and in much...

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...