A Filipino-designed Teacher’s Mirror device has been fabricated to help with online mathematics instruction.
The “Mirror Board” is an innovative device fabricated by the DigiHub FabLab Davao to provide the teachers or instructors a tool that can help them adapt to the new way of conducting their classes which are now done online.
The teacher’s device won the 3rd Place award in the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 7’s Fabrication Festival. DigiHub-FabLab Davao is a collaborative project between the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI XI), and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST XI).
Sen. Joel Villanueva
(Senate of the Philippines / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
Villanueva, sponsor and co-author of the law, said on Tuesday that Congress has appropriated over P1 billion to implement the Doktor Para sa Bayan Act.
He said that under the 2021 General Appropriations Act, some P802 million has been allocated to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Health (DOH) to allow them to accommodate more scholars under the medical scholarship program.
Lawmakers also allocated P279 million for Cebu Normal University, University of Southeastern Philippines, and Western Mindanao State University to fund the opening of their respective colleges of medicine this year.
Published January 3, 2021, 1:00 PM
By Ruel Kenneth Felices
Cacao has been in the history of the Philippines for many years. But it is only recently that the country has reawakened as a potential source for high-quality cacao. The cacao industry in the Philippines is now having its moment in the limelight but faced with the increasing pressure to supply the world market the sector is dealing with complex economic, social, and environmental issues.
Foremost of the concerns that confront the cacao industry is the need to increase yield to meet the global demand. Philippine cocoa production is less than 0.1% of the global production and shares with Thailand and Vietnam the 1% out of the 13% production of Asia. To avoid the impending deficit, it is of great importance to provide appropriate science and technology interventions to increase the production of our cacao industry in the Philippines.
A scene from ‘Paano Maging Babae’ SCREENGRAB FROM YOUTUBE
“Paano Maging Babae,” written and directed by digital filmmaking student Gian Arre from the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Design and Arts, seeks to answer the titular question as it follows a mandatory nationwide examination.
Its cloying and manipulative misogynistic questions became a turning point for a woman to demonstrate and take a stand against the normalized social issue.
Other shorts by Benildean students made it to the lineup, including “AaBaKaDa” by Tyrone James Luanzon, which tackles the influx of foreigners in the country; “Sala, Salin-Laway” by Daniella Verzosa, which brings the family and barangay together in one living room because of Miss Universe; and “Sina Alexa, Xander at Ang Universe” by Vahn Leinard Pascual, which treats viewers to the simple wonders of life via a play of pageantry among siblings.
The annual Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2020 will feature short stories by promising student-filmmakers from all over the country.
Several entries were supposed part of the initial 2020 Summer MMFF Student Short Film Competition, which was postponed due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The tilt, along with other activities, have been moved to be part of the annual MMFF Christmas tradition.
This year’s edition will be held online through Filipino streaming service Upstream.
“AaBaKaDa;” “Sala,” “Salin-Laway;” “Sina Alexa, Xander at Ang Universe;” and “Paano Maging Babae” come from Digital Filmmaking (DFilm) sophomores of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Design and Arts.