Published February 3, 2021 4:50pm Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno on Wednesday approved of the University of Santo Tomas’ (UST) plan to hold limited face-to-face classes for medical and allied health programs amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, he added, students who do not want to attend face-to-face classes should not be forced to do so. “Huwag niyong pilitin ang ayaw,” Moreno was quoted as saying by the Manila PIO. Among the schools that have been allowed limited face-to-face classes include the University of the Philippines Manila, the Ateneo de Manila University, and the Our Lady of Fatima University in Valenzuela.
Published February 1, 2021, 8:00 AM
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2020 YEAR ENDER: Best Good News in Filipino Science & Technology
Filipino scientists, researchers, and engineers worked on these solutions for natural disasters and the public health crisis we faced in 2020.
This Year Ender List of the Good News about Filipino Technology in 2020 presents the best of the ground-breaking Filipino science and technology innovations that were developed in response to the Taal Volcano eruption in January and as the world faced the coronavirus pandemic.
Filipino scientists, researchers, and engineers worked together with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the best Philippine universities, and private institutions to develop solutions to help the nation cope with natural disasters and the public health crisis.