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26 Apr 2007
Los Baños, Philippines – World-class scientific facilities continue to play an increasingly important role in helping poor nations overcome poverty and food insecurity as well as handle new challenges such as the impact of climate change.
04 Apr 2007
Significant Finds from a Decade of Philippine Archaeological Research: 1996-2006 including the dating of early man fossils from the Tabon Caves, networking with foreign archaeologists in the SEA region, The Cagayan Valley Project and Hizen porcelain exports from Japan.
02 Apr 2007
Efforts by Indonesia to avoid food shortages by increasing its rice production have received an important boost with the signing of a new agreement to help the nation’s millions of poor rice farmers with new technologies.
15 Mar 2007
Three cultural texts from Japan, which were produced during the economic depression in the 1990s, have been found to emulate the state of the Japanese society during the period of adversity and social instability.
15 Mar 2007
Verbal and nonverbal interaction strategies mothers use with their children greatly affect the development of the children’s speech style and communication skills.
14 Mar 2007
The duyuy nga traki or the “narrative chants” of the Dulangan Manobo of Mindanao, Philippines use elements of nature to symbolize the historical, cultural and political experiences of the Manobos during a certain time and place.
14 Mar 2007
Three articles from the latest issue of Humanities Diliman of the University of the Philippines, Diliman analyze common knowledge in language, arts and society in the Philippines.
14 Mar 2007
Batek or tattoos were known to signify headhunting and bravery during the early 16th century in the Philippines. However, it has been found that these intricate designs have other functions in the culture of the native Filipinos other than symbolism of a man’s bravery.
14 Mar 2007
According to Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa, author of Ukkil, art in the Sulu Archipelago, South of the Philippines, is found everywhere in different forms. It is passed on by self-taught artists rather than taught in institutions. Artistic creations are better kept than sold for those creations express the creators’ feelings and satisfy their souls.
28 Feb 2007
Los Baños, Philippines – The important role, and impact, of women in rice research has been highlighted with the awarding of the L'Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science awards for 2007
23 Feb 2007
The latest issue of Humanities Diliman, Volume 3, Number 1 is now available. The papers include An Analysis of Mother-Child Interaction, Traditional Tattoos and Identities, Visual Arts of the Sulu Archipelago, The Wind-up Bird Chronicle and more
23 Feb 2007
The National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines (UP) has miniaturized the Oblation (UP’s trademark) as part of its project on micro-fabrication of functional micro-devices using non-linear multi-photon absorption. The research project aims to use micro-structures as components in an integrated miniaturized laboratory.
20 Feb 2007
Research on detection of microscopic defects in integrated circuits at the National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines has been selected by Optical Society of America as one of the most exciting to emerge in 2006.
19 Feb 2007
The papers include - And God Walks in the Suburbs; A Diasporic Perspective of Filipino Nurse Migration to the United States; Globalization of Care and the Position of the Filipino Workers; Spectacles of Masculinity and the Commerce of Men’s Bodies
30 Jan 2007
These three papers examine the role of the church in the lives of Filipinos living in Japan and the rest of East Asia.
29 Jan 2007
The latest issue of Science Diliman, Volume 18, Number 1 (January-June 2006), is now available.
24 Jan 2007
On the occasion of the recent launching of the book Fabián de la Rosa and His Times, the Fabián de la Rosa (1869-1938) Retrospective Exhibition is extended until 28 January 2007. Opened last 7 September 2006, the exhibition is a tribute to de la Rosa's great contribution to Philippine art.
23 Jan 2007
These papers give some perspectives on migrant women and the experience of Filipinas in Korea and the case of a Filipino community in Nagoya, Japan, the 3rd paper discusses issues of engaging with Filipinos abroad.
22 Jan 2007
Architecture and urbanism combined with rituals of civility and governance during the American colonization of the Philippines replaced hostile strategies in attaining native obedience to the colonial state.
19 Jan 2007
Besides the finding that Filipinos are generally comfortable in communicating, a study confirms that in Filipino culture, communication is collectivistic, family-oriented, highly contextual, and hierarchical.
19 Jan 2007
Despite the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL), neither the Philippine government nor the CPP-NPA-NDF has been truly determined to respect human rights in the Philippines. The burden then lies in civil-society organizations and international political entities.
18 Jan 2007
Archives and museums are distinct institutions that follow different standards principles and practices in managing their respective collections. However, many museums today, such as the UP Vargas Museum, have adopted archival procedures as well, thus, blurring the line between the two institutions.
16 Jan 2007
A study on the memory of a group of Filipinos shows that a deeper level of processing, or semantic processing, in a person’s memory has a significant effect on explicit memory or the intentional recollection of past events or experiences.
11 Jan 2007
A comparative study of fine and coarse ambient aerosol samples between an industrial and commercial site and a less polluted site shows the significant effect of industrialization and commercialization on air quality in Metro Manila.
11 Jan 2007
The accurate forecast of a cyclone’s track and intensity is of great importance to lessen the damage it may cause. Not all countries are financially capable to use global circulation models (GCM) in forecasting. Thus, an economical solution for improving the resolution of cyclone forecast is to nest a regional climate model within a global model.
11 Jan 2007
Holograms have so far been considered as a contraption of the future. However, many studies today have made holography a reality. A potential holographic light source is the hydrogen Raman Shifter, a multi-wavelength pulsed coherent light source that is both compact and inexpensive.
19 Dec 2006
During the 28th NAST Annual Scientific Meeting last July 13, 2006, 23 scientists of the University of the Philippines received awards for their outstanding performance and contribution to science and technology.
19 Dec 2006
The Avestro experiment has discovered that a wireless client can still successfully receive and play audio clips such as music, interviews and dialogues sent by the RTP server. There is no significant difference in audio quality among the wireless and the wired connections.
19 Dec 2006
Radio broadcasting in the Philippines was probably the first in Asia. According to Dr. Elizabeth L. Enriquez, “It began during the third decade of the American colonial period when American investments dominated commerce and business.”
18 Dec 2006
Los Banos, Philippines – It’s a long way from the small Texas town of Alvin to the lush green rice fields of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Despite this, the two places have played interesting roles in one of the most remarkable success stories in the history of efforts to ease human hunger and suffering.

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Giants in history

Filipina paediatrician and scientist Perla Santos-Ocampo (25 July 1931 – 29 June 2012) made important contributions to treatments and policies that curbed debilitating and sometimes deadly diarrhoea-related diseases and malnutrition in children.
Filipina sociologist Gelia Castillo (1928 – 2017) pioneered the concept of “participatory development,” (which calls for development projects to engage with local communities), and studied the impacts of agriculture in the Philippines on health, gender relations, the environment, and poverty.
Angelita Castro Kelly (1942-2015) was the first female Mission Operations Manager (MOM) of NASA. She spearheaded and supervised the Earth Observing System missions during its developmental stage.
Through her iconic stories featuring fictional scenes from the history of the Philippines, language teacher and academic Genoveva Matute (3 January 1915 – 21 March 2009) helped strengthen the Filipino identity.
The research of Filipino pharmaceutical chemist Luz Oliveros-Belardo (3 November 1906 – 12 December 1999) focussed on essential oils and other chemicals derived from native Philippine plants.
Filipina chemist María Orosa (29 November 1892–13 February 1945) fought malnutrition and food insecurity in the Philippines by devising over 700 culinary creations including Soyalac, a nutrient rich drink made from soybeans, and Darak, rice cookies packed with Vitamin B1, which could prevent beriberi disease caused by Vitamin B1 deficiency. She was also a partisan of the guerrilla movement resisting Japanese occupation during World War II, and died after being struck by shrapnel while working in her laboratory during the Battle of Manila.
Eminent Filipina scientist and educator Clara Lim-Sylianco (18 August 1925 – 23 July 2013) is remembered for her extensive research on mutagens – often-carcinogenic agents that permanently alter genetic materials such as DNA – antimutagens and bioorganic mechanisms.
Research by Filipino plant scientist Benito Vergara (23 June 1934 – 24 October 2015) on the physiology of rice led to the development of deep-water and cold-tolerant rice varieties. Vergara also made several contributions to expanding public awareness of rice science.
Filipino chemist and pharmacist Manuel A. Zamora (29 March 1870 – 9 July 1929) is best remembered for his discovery of the tiki-tiki formula to combat beriberi, a disease caused by Vitamin B1 deficiency.
Fe Villanueva del Mundo (27 November 1911 – 6 August 2011) was a Filipina paediatrician who founded the Philippines’ first paediatric hospital.
Julian Arca Banzon (13 March 1908 – 13 September 1988) was a biochemist from the Philippines who was a pioneer in alternative fuel research. Banzon investigated the use of indigenous crops as sources of renewable fuels and chemicals.
Roseli Ocampo-Friedmann (23 November 1937 – 4 September 2005) was a Filipino-American scientist whose research focused on cyanobacteria and microorganisms that inhabit extreme environments.
Edgardo Dizon Gomez (7 November 1938 – 1 December 2019) was a Filipino marine biologist who recognized the need to protect marine resources, especially coral reefs, in the Philippines.
Gregorio Y. Zara (8 March 1902 – 15 October 1978) was a Filipino engineer and physicist best remembered for inventing the first two-way video telephone. Zara’s video telephone invention enabled the caller and recipient to see each other while conversing, laying the foundation for video-conferencing