Filipino innovations showcased at National Science & Technology virtual fair
Filipino innovations will be on showcase in the 2020 National Science & Technology Week (NSTW) virtual fair this November.
University of the Philippines wins Shell Eco-Marathon regionals, vies in global finals
The University of the Philippines' Team Alamat UP has won the Shell Eco-Marathon Tracking and Reducing CO2 Emissions Challenge regional competition and is now vying for votes in the global finals.
Filipino startup CirroLytix wins GEO Sustainable Development Goals Award
Filipino startup CirroLytix Research Services has won the GEO Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Awards for applying Earth observations towards the achievement of the SDGs.
Philippines’ USHER Technologies start-up tops UN Global Innovation Challenge
The Philippines' Universal Structural Health Evaluation and Recording System (USHER) Technologies start-up has won the top spot at the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Global Innovation Challenge, touted the Olympics for start-ups.
10 Filipino innovations for new normal on showcase in DOST R&D conference
Filipino innovations developed to address the needs of the new normal are on showcase in the upcoming 5th National Research and Development Conference (NRDC).
Filipinos choose Gcash as top downloadable finance app
Filipinos are choosing Gcash as the top downloadable finance app for digital banking.
Globe’s KonekTayo School Bus WiFi provides distance learning support
The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the crucial need for connectivity like never before. For underprivileged communities, access to internet connectivity — or the lack thereof — determines whether demands of the new environment, such as distance learning and remote working, will be met by families belonging to these communities.
Philippine airports start using Traze contact tracing app
Four Philippine airports have begun using the Traze contact tracing app on Wednesday to reduce human-to-human transactions and speed up transaction processes, as part of the ‘new normal.’
University of the Philippines startup offers locally developed HR Management System
University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu startup Payruler is offering a locally-developed Human Resource Management System (HRMS) which automates administrative tasks to help employers and HR practitioners focus on building a better workplace for their employees.
University of the Philippines develops natural plant growth booster
Researchers from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) have developed HormoGroe, a low-cost and natural root growth enhancer soon to be made available to Filipino farmers.
UP Diliman-incubated startup helps communities upcycle plastic wastes
Startup company Closing The Loop (Cloop) Technologies, a social enterprise incubated at the University of the Philippines Diliman UPSCALE Innovation Hub, is now helping communities upcycle plastic wastes into materials for high-value products.
Globe named Global Rising Star by Opensignal
Globe has been named a Global Rising Star by independent mobile analytics firm Opensignal as one of the most improved telcos in the world in terms of video experience, based on its user data comparison between the first half of 2019 and 2020.