Education

Anti-smoking group calls for ban on e-cigarettes

MANILA -- An anti-smoking advocacy group on Monday called on the government to ban electronic cigarettes or e-cigs in the country, saying health experts have yet to determine the dangers on the...

Palace to provide P50K aid to each vaccinee who died after Dengvaxia

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday clarified that it will be the Office of the President (OP) that will provide the PHP50,000 financial assistance to the family of each...

DOST eyes 235 more Balik Scientists ’til 2022

MANILA -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) eyes to tap 235 more "Balik Scientists" from 2018-2022, DOST Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Friday. Balik...

Fossil footprints capture prehistoric sloth hunt

A prehistoric sloth hunt is frozen in time in footprints preserved in the New Mexico desert, according to new research. It's an extremely rare find that authors say could revolutionize our understanding...

Scientists: Uranus smells like rotten eggs

It's a punchline that sends every 12-year-old boy into a fit of giggles. Now it has been proven to be true. Uranus stinks! Scientists using a huge telescope on Hawaii's Mauna Kea...

Duque seeks Duterte’s advice on case filed against him

MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Tuesday he will wait for the advice of President Rodrigo R. Duterte regarding the case filed against him before the Department of Justice...

Popular