Tag: philippines
Camarines Norte agriculture sector ready for boost with DA-backed plans
Photo: J.R. Bellemore/Pexels On May 14 to 17, 2024, the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering…
Why is the Philippines still importing rice? The Green Revolution and the food sustainability problem
IRRI Up to this day, widespread hunger remains a persistent challenge to our species. And it’s nothing new: For various…
What contraceptives are available for women in the Philippines?
Contraception is a heavy, distrusted word. In its more familiar, bite-sized term we find more comfort, though it is still,…
Rapid COVID-19 cremations have no scientific basis—and cause more problems than they solve
•At the start of the COVID-19 lockdowns in the Philippines, the government encouraged rapid cremations of confirmed or suspected COVID-19…
Into the online frontier: Discussing the Philippines’ internet speed problem
Panumas Nikhomkhai/Pexels As avid users of social media, it goes without saying that Filipinos have quite the online presence. And…
Wildlife wealth: The different animals featured on Philippine peso bills
BSP/Design Systemat The Philippines is home to a vast assortment of unique and interesting wildlife, from the crescent-horned tamaraw to the…
Bovine banter: 5 facts you should know about the tamaraw
Gregg Yan We all learned about the tamaraw somewhere down the line during elementary school. But unless your teacher had…
The 10 most popular FlipScience stories of 2019
The last 12 months of the 2010s proved to be yet another spectacular year for science. Indeed, so many amazing…
California Academy of Sciences names 5 new species from the Philippines in 2019
•The California Academy of Sciences has released its 2019 list of newly described species. •The species include 17 fish, 15…
Here’s the full list of Google’s free Wi-Fi stations in the Philippines
Five months after launching its partnership with Smart, tech giant Google has officially activated over 400 Google Stations in the…
