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PhilSA exec notes importance of building satellites

By Ma. Cristina Arayata /Philippine News Agency MANILA – An official of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on Wednesday (Aug. 18) pointed out the importance of building the country's own satellites, even...

Doctors say e-cigs, vapes as risky as regular cigarettes

MANILA – Medical associations decried as fake news claims that e-cigarettes and vapes are healthier alternatives to regular cigarettes. Dr. Michael Caampued of the Philippine Society of Public Health Physicians, in a...

Filipino scientist to make history by reaching the 3rd deepest spot on Earth (Emden Deep in the Philippine Trench)

UP-MSI Press Release Dr. Deo Florence L. Onda, a microbial oceanographer of The Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines is set to make history as one of the first humans and...

PHIVOLCS raises alert level 1 on Mt. Pinatubo

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has raised alert level 1 on Mount Pinatubo due to the persistence of seismic activity. According to PHIVOLCS, there is “low-level unrest” that can...

Lagundi clinical trial for COVID-19 to start soon

The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) said Lagundi has a substance that can cure cough and sore throat. “Mayroon kasi siyang anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial, pati…So kaya siya nakakapagpagaling ng ubo (It has...

Virology institute in the Philippines eyed by DOST

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is eyeing the establishment of a virology institute to conduct new and scientific studies on viruses. “'Di lang naman basta pag-aaral ng virus 'yan ano?...

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