Zamboanga City welcomed its first batch of electric tricycles (e-trikes) as part of the city’s public utility vehicles modernization program. The 38 units of e-trikes unveiled on August 13 were made in Italy and are Euro 4-compliant. World Mayor Prize awardee Mayor Beng Climaco said in an I Love ZC TV report that the first […]
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Good Tech updates on the latest ground-breaking Filipino science and technology innovations
EXCLUSIVE: Cavite scientists discover how squids can help in disaster management
Four scientists from De La Salle University – Dasmarinas (DLSU-D) in Cavite have discovered how native Philippine squid can help with disaster management tools for addressing water pollution. In an exclusive interview with the science research faculty team of the DLSU-D Biological Sciences Department and Environmental Resources Management Center, Good News Pilipinas learned that the […]
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UST, UP Manila science students develop brain-computer, cancer treatment to aid patients
Science students from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and University of the Philippines (UP) Manila developed medical aids for patients and won top science prizes for their research. University of Santo Tomas student Jay Patrick Nieles won the coveted Project of the Year prize for developing a brain-computer that aids locked-in syndrome (LIS) patients […]
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4 Ways Humans and Machines Work Together in Toyota Safety Sense Driving
How can humans and machines work together for safe driving? This question is answered by the newest built-in features rolled out by Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) – the Toyota Safety Sense (TSS). TMP notes in its report sent to Good News Pilipinas, that according to the World Health Organization Global Status Report, road accident statistics […]
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Cebuano now translated in over 100 languages on Google
The Cebuano language from the Philippines can now be understood by worldwide travelers after it was added to Google Translate’s Word Lens, a feature that allows users instant translation using smartphone cameras. Cebuano, one of the country’s major languages largely spoken in the Visayas and Mindanao islands, was added as one of the new 88 […]
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NASA team starts Philippine climate joint study with Filipino researchers
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) science aircraft P-3B has started flying over Philippine skies to signal the start of the United States agency’s joint climate study with Filipino researchers led by the Manila Observatory (MO). NASA P-3B took off on August 25 from Clark, Pampanga as part of the scientific study called the […]
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New Romblon solar power plant to provide electricity for thousands of households by September
Thousands of Romblon households can expect reliable electrical supply from the new solar power plant on Tumingad, Odiongan in Tablas Island. The Tumingad Solar Power Project of Sunwest Water and Electric Company (SUWECO), set on 8.92 hectares of land, was inaugurated on August 21 and will begin supplying power to Romblon households by September. The […]
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Google Philippines shares online newsgathering knowledge with top news teams
The Philippine office of internet industry giant Google recently gathered a select group from the country’s top news teams to share more efficient ways to conduct newsgathering using the internet. The worldwide Google News Initiative (GNI), which works with the news industry in the use of online platforms, touched base with Philippine news organizations on […]
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E-Magsasaka online portal offers buyers mass produce straight from farmers
A new online portal called e-Magsasaka is offering buyers fruits and vegetables direct from farmers’ harvests. The new website shortens the mass produce supply chain by directly connecting farm mass producers and buyers. The e-Magsasaka team led by Gorby Dimalanta, Aaron David, and EJ Tamayao says it aims to increase the income of farmers while […]
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De La Salle University develops wearable robots to assist physical therapists
De La Salle University (DLSU) Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Health Technologies (DLSU-IBEHT) has developed wearable robots named “Agapay” and “Tayô” to assist the country’s 33,000 licensed physical therapists in rehabilitation treatments. The two projects, the first pure Filipino-made physical therapy equipment supported by the Department of Science and Technology Philippine Council for Health Research […]
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De La Salle University develops mobile app to help crab fishers
A De La Salle University (DLSU) multidisciplinary team has developed a mobile application to help fisherfolk distinguish crab species. The mobile application dubbed the Crabifier is developed by DLSU’s Center for Environment and Natural Science Research in collaboration with College of Computer Studies. The mobile application is designed to aid fisherfolk in correctly picking the […]
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Museo ni Jose Rizal sets up braille exhibit to help visually-impaired visitors appreciate art
Museo ni Jose Rizal sa Calamba (MJRC), popularly known as Rizal Shrine, recently launched a braille exhibit dubbed as the “Inside Out: Museum Unboxed” to help visually-impaired museum-goers appreciate the artifacts and collections of Dr. Jose Rizal. With its aim to have an inclusive museum for the visually-impaired and other PWDs, the Museo ni Jose […]
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