Tag: philippines
Meet the Philippines’ 2019 reps at the world’s toughest math tilt
•Six high school students will represent the Philippines at the upcoming 60th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). •The IMO will be…
Science policies to expect from the newly proclaimed Philippine senators
The winners of the 2019 Philippine senatorial elections have been officially proclaimed. Upon the shoulders of each new senator falls…
What Brazil did right about Dengvaxia (that the Philippines didn’t)
In the second installment of a two-part series, science communicator Carina Laroza examines how the handling of the Dengvaxia controversy…
Here’s the real culprit behind the Dengvaxia scare
In the first installment of a two-part series, science communicator Carina Laroza takes a closer look at the roots of…
5 urgent questions about the Philippine measles outbreak, answered
•Health officials in the Philippines declared a measles outbreak in February 2019 due to a disturbing rise in reported cases…
“Space? So what?” 10 practical uses of space science in the Philippines
Space science in the Philippines is ready for liftoff. The Philippine Space Act has just been approved by the Senate.…
These 5 endemic Philippine animals are facing extinction
•In 2018, Spix’s Macaw was officially declared extinct in the wild, with three other species possibly extinct. •The Philippines has…
2018 in review: The biggest science stories of the year
As 2018 comes to a close, let’s look at some of the year’s biggest science stories, both on our planet…
Meet 2018’s newest animal species from the Philippines
•The California Academy of Sciences officially described 229 new plant and animal species for 2018. •Collected across five continents and…
5 phenomenal facts about Dr. Fe del Mundo
•Born on November 27, 1911, National Scientist Dr. Fe del Mundo was a Filipina of many firsts. •Dr. del Mundo fought…
