The University of the Philippines Visayas College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (UPV-CFOS) Institute of Aquaculture has received the Science for the People award for the Philippines’ first microalgae paste, Juan Algae, a natural and cost-effective feed for aquaculture.
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UP Visayas Philippine Genome Center acquires country’s 1st Next-Gen Sequencers for COVID
The University of the Philippines Visayas-hosted Philippine Genome Center (PGC) has just received the country’s first set of Next-Generation Sequencers to enable the center for Whole Genome Sequencing to detect SARS-CoV-2 variants in the region.
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Filipino musicians perform for human rights ed in Philippines’ 1st onstage-onscreen-online live music bar
Filipino artists Noel Cabangon, Bayang Barrios with Mike Villegas, and Faye Yupano with Gary Granada are performing in an upcoming series of shows, unlike any online gigs the Philippines has seen while under quarantine. The unique and pioneering Pancitan Studio setup promises to give audiences the feel closest to a live gig, pre-pandemic times.
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Philippines’ 1st drive-in movie screens Train to Busan 2: Peninsula starting July 31
The Philippines’ first drive-in movie theater will begin screening with the much-awaited South Korean film “Train 2 Busan: Peninsula” on Friday, July 31 – allowing film enthusiasts to again watch films on the big screen.
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GMA Network is Philippines’ 1st, Southeast Asia’s 2nd TV station with two YouTube Channels logging 10 million subscribers
GMA Network reached another digital milestone after GMA Public Affairs YouTube channel hit the 10 million subscribers mark.
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Philippines’ 1st natural dyeing facility for textile and handicrafts opens in Batangas
The Philippines’ first natural dyeing facility has opened in Batangas and is ready to help serve the requirements of the producers of textiles and handicrafts in the country. The Natural Dyes (NatDyes) Processing and Dyeing Facility was officially opened last December 6 and located at Purok Kamagong, Brgy. Inicbulan, Bauan in Batangas. NatDyes Hub in […]
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Mactan-Cebu International Airport is PHL’s 1st plastics-free airport
Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) achieved another milestone in its sustainability program as the first plastics-free airport in the Philippines. The award-winning resort airport in Cebu announced on September 11 its progress towards efforts to be a plastics-free airport in line with the “Going Green Campaign”. Andrew Acquaah-Harrison, Chief Executive Advisor of GMR Megawide Cebu Airport […]
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Laguna’s Oryspa CEO Sherill Quintana wins Philippines’ 1st Asia Pacific Woman Entrepreneur Award
Oryspa CEO Sherill Quintana is the first Filipino to win the Asia Pacific Woman Entrepreneur Award. Quintana, a Filipino brand advocate, was given the award at the 32nd Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) Conference held in Istanbul, Turkey. The CACCI citation recognized the Filipina business leader for her “entrepreneurial and business […]
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