3 of 4 honey brands in PH fake, says study

Dexter Cabalza 12/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Consumers beware: It may not be real honey that you are buying. Researchers from the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) have found that at least three of four honey…

Galvez says COVID-19 vaccination may start by May 2021

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ 11/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government is eyeing to start the inoculation of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by May next year, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said in a television interview on Thursday. “Ang prediction po…

Where our focus should be

Peter Wallace - @inquirerdotnet 10/22/2020

Last week I said there were three things we needed to do to recover from this crisis. They were the immediate actions government could undertake to hasten recovery. In the longer term, there are two areas the…

DOH, DOST, FDA hit over ‘confusing’ set up for COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials in PH

Katrina Hallare 10/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis Tolentino has called on the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Health (DOH), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to get their act together and cooperate for the smooth conduct…

13 hospitals to participate in COVID-19 vaccine solidarity trials — DOST

Consuelo Marquez 09/22/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Thirteen hospitals will be involved in the solidarity trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine in the country which will be conducted this year, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Tuesday. “In his…

200 volunteers join ‘lagundi’ trials

Leila B. Salaverria 08/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Despite the skepticism of Western-oriented physicians, Filipinos have been using different parts of the Vitex negundo plant (known as lagundi in Tagalog and dangla in Ilocano) to treat various ailments long before Jesuit missionaries…

DOST eyes virgin coco oil as potential COVID-19 cure

Leila B. Salaverria - Philippine Daily Inquirer 07/22/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Many of the mild COVID-19 patients who were given virgin coconut oil (VCO) as part of a treatment trial have been sent home from the hospital, according to Secretary Fortunato dela Peña of the…

DOST to test virgin coconut oil on COVID-19 patients

05/01/2020

Patients are being selected for the clinical trial of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as treatment for new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Science Secretary Fortunato de la Peña said on Thursday. De la Peña said that following the ethics…

Health benefits of virgin coconut oil

Dianne Zarina G. Savillo 04/04/2020

The coconut tree has been called the “Tree of Life” because of its countless usage. Every part has a use, including the fruit, wood, and leaves.   And its fruit, the coconut, is one of the most…

International agency donating P4.7M worth of coronavirus detection kits to PH 

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/30/2020

CEBU CITY—An international agency is donating P4.7-million worth of detection kits for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to the Philippines. This was revealed by the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology…

DOST to establish seismic station in Cebu City’s Barangay Taptap

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is seeking the approval of the Cebu City government to establish a seismic station in Barangay Taptap. In a letter to Mayor Edgardo Labella dated November…

UP Cebu’s FireCheck project wins digital innovation award

Raul Constantine Tabanao 07/10/2019

CEBU City, Philippines — Young developers and researchers from the University of the Philippines Cebu (UP-Cebu) received a special recognition for their proactive initiative app, “FireCheck” during the 7th PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards held on July 5…

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