FOLLOWING an emissions testing for Cebu’s first “waste-to-energy” treatment plant using thermal oxidation, stakeholders are optimistic that modern waste management methods are poised for significant ...

In a workshop overlooking paddy fields on the eastern edge of Java, Dimas Firmansyah is tinkering away on a large truck engine. A lanky 18-year-old in a hard hat and work shirt, he hopes to find a job ...

The Philippine Council for Health Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCHRD) will celebrate its 43rd anniversary on March 17 at a hotel in Pasay City. With the ...

In Pinili, Ilocos Norte, National Living Treasure Magdalena Gamayo weaves with Philippine cotton once more. At 100, her hands remain steady, crafting “inabel,” an Ilocano textile tradition. This ...

Scientists from the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) have pioneered a simpler, faster, cheaper, and more eco-friendly method to fabricate gold nanocorals by using ...

The James Dyson Award, a global design competition recognizing innovative solutions to real-world problems, began accepting entries on March 12, exclusively for current and recent students in product ...

Two Russian divers were reported missing off a popular resort in Batangas province in February. The following day, news reports said they were found dead and were attacked by sharks. Later, autopsy ...

Greenpeace Philippines said the Palawan provincial government’s decision to impose a 50-year ban on new mining operations in the province was a welcome move. It said the decision was a step in the ...

Saudi sovereign wealth fund-backed Scopely Inc. has agreed to buy Niantic Inc.’s gaming business, including the mobile hit Pokémon Go, for $3.5 billion. Scopely, which is owned by a unit of the Public ...

Agriculture and biodiversity conservation are often framed as conflicting pursuits—as if we must sacrifice one for the other. But the real challenge is not about choosing between them. It’s about ...

Spanish missionary Fr. Bernardo Blanco, who was abducted in 1993 on the Mindanao island of Basilan, died on March 10 in Quezon City. Blanco, a Claretian priest, died at 1:02 a.m. at Diliman Doctors ...

A Catholic priest known for helping families of victims of “drug war” killings said March 12 that the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte was “a triumph of good against evil.” Fr. Flavie ...