Good News Pilipinas lists the guidelines for availing of the country’s National Student Loan Program which will go on full implementation mode with the inking of an agreement between the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Development Bank of the Philippines. The newly launched Student Loan Program for Tertiary Education-Short Term Basis (SLPTE-ST) initiated […]
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Minecraft gamer Fred Tacla recreates UP Los Banos structures
University of the Philippines student Frederick Tacla has rebuilt iconic structures of UP Los Banos (UPLB) in the Minecraft world. The UPLB Industrial Engineering student posted on social media the photos of his work which he says he built in 3 days during his spare time. “Kung merong Minecraft version ang UPD, meron din ang […]
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Philippine higher education to include Peace Studies, Indigenous Peoples in curriculum
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has ordered the integration of Peace Studies and Indigenous Peoples’ (IP) Studies in higher education institutions starting this academic school year of 2019-2020. CHED Chairman Dr. Prospero De Vera III issued CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER (CMO) No.1 Series of 2019 or the Integration of Peace Studies/Education into the relevant higher […]
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Top U.S. school MIT names 3 minor planets after award-winning Filipino students from Camarines Sur
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory named three small planets after three Filipino students from Camarines Sur who won major prize in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in Pennsylvania, USA. The recognition for Eugene Rivera, Joscel Kent Manzanero and Keith Russel Cadores, who were then high school students […]
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University of the Philippines-led international archaeology team discovers new human species Homo luzonensis in Callao Cave
University of the Philippines (UP) professor Armand Salvador B. Mijares today presented to media the findings of an international multidisciplinary team’s discovery of a new hominin species, Homo luzonensis, a new human species contemporaneous with Homo sapiens dubbed “Ubag” (nickname from a mythical cave man). The Callao Cave Archaeology Project report received by Good News […]
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De La Salle University campus cat Archer is 1st ever pet animal to graduate from a top school
Archer the cat was feted in graduation ceremonies prepared by De La Salle University Professors for the Upliftment of Society’s Animals (DLSU PUSA) as a sendoff to the animal mascot who is moving to a new home. DLSU PUSA, the organization under the Office of the Vice President for Lasallian Mission that cares mainly for […]
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St. Scholastica’s College dominates 2019 Asia-Pacific student entrepreneurship competition
St. Scholastica’s College K-12 students and their company, Terra Philippines, won the major title and another plum award at the 2019 JA Asia Pacific Company of the Year (COY) Competition. Terra Philippines, a company producing “The Isla” eco-friendly bags, was awarded 1st Place Company of the Year and the FedEx Access Award in the competition. […]
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UPLB models “Foodscaping” edible landscapes
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) is modeling “foodscaping” that merges decorative landscaping with sustainable gardening. UPLB researchers are advocating edible landscaping with the belief that “No Filipino should be hungry” and can go the way of sustainable gardening. UPLB’s demo garden for foodscaping shows how planting and growing organic vegetables, fruits, herbs, […]
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Educator Martin Gomez elected fellow of Royal Society of Arts UK
Peter Martin Gomez FRSA – The Filipino educator can now rightly use this as his nominal signature after being elected fellow of the prestigious Royal Society of Arts in the United Kingdom, a status that puts him in the same footing as Charles Dickens, Benjamin Franklin, Stephen Hawking, and Karl Marx. Gomez, who began postgraduate […]
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Lasallian student chef Valery Jane Rodriguez Anthony shines in Young Chef Olympiad in India
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) student chef Valery Jane Rodriguez Anthony displayed her culinary skills and emerged in the top 5 of the 5th Young Chef Olympiad (YCO) held in India. Valery Anthony and her chef mentor Thomas Edward Fung Chua placed in the top tier of the 10 finalists in competition against […]
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UP, Ateneo, De La Salle, UST score high in QS World University Rankings
Four higher education institutions in the Philippines namely, the University of the Philippines (UP), Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University (DLSU), and the University of Santo Tomas (UST) have scored high on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for 2019. UP Diliman, the only state university among the four, maintained its top-Philippine […]
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UP and De La Salle University soar in Asia Pacific THE World University Rankings
The University of the Philippines (UP) listing in Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR) for Asia Pacific has risen to the top 101-110 bracket, while De La Salle University (DLSU) debuted at 201-250. In 2018, UP was in the 156th rank among top performing Asian universities, and 201+ ranking in 2017. THE WUR […]
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