The Ulat Sipag Awards once again recognized members of the media who have promoted science, and agriculture, aquatic and natural resources (AANR) through the print, broadcast and online platforms. Established by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology,…
The 11th anniversary of Starbooks, or the Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly-Operated Kiosk Stations, of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) was highlighted with the signing of memoranda of agreement (MOA) with three new partners for its continued and improved services to more students all over the…
"Pamanang Handog sa Bayan [Legacy as Gift to the People].” This theme aptly described the five books, the last in the “Science for the People” book series of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) that were launched at a hotel in Quezon City on June 14. Science Secretary Fortunato…
GENEVA Nearly all the world’s countries kicked off a UN-backed meeting this past week aimed at preventing the loss of biodiversity seen as critical to avoiding the extinction of many vulnerable species, the emergence of pathogens like the coronavirus, and the damage to both lives and livelihoods of people around the world,…
ROME The first Catholic Mass in nearly 500 years was celebrated at a cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland, last week for the vigil of the First Sunday of Lent. The last Mass celebrated at St. Pierre Cathedral took place in 1535. After the Reformation, the building was taken over by John Calvin’s…
Ash Wednesday on March 2 saw big numbers of the Catholic faithful in churches in Metropolitan Manila and other provinces to have ash imposed on their foreheads or sprinkled on their heads. This year’s event was significant because for the first time after two years more number of parishioners were…
VATICAN The Vatican recently released Pope Francis’s Lenten message in which the pope recommended that Lent 2022 can be a time to put down the smartphone and encounter those in need face-to-face. “Let us not grow tired of fighting against concupiscence, that weakness which induces to selfishness and all evil, and…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) last week celebrated its 10th anniversary and accomplishments which it highlighted with conferment of awards and recognitions. With the theme, “Harnessing the gains of Galing-PCAARRD toward a more resilient AANR…
Christmas is just less than three weeks away, and it is time to prepare for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. This period is called Advent, which comes from the Latin “adventus” that means an arrival or visit. It is observed on four Sundays before Christmas Day. An…
The Philippines’ first university-built cube satellites (cubesats), Maya-3 and Maya-4, were released to space from the International Space Station (ISS) on at 5:20 p.m. on October 6 PST via Japan’s Japanese Experiment (JEM), or “Kibo” Laboratory Module, and are expected to begin operations soon. On October 7, one day after its…