The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
The AFP congratulates the men and women of the Philippine Navy’s BRP Antonio Luna for ranking 3rd in the Naval Surface Fire Support System drill during the recently concluded Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) in Hawaii. The Philippine Navy’s missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) was adjudged as one of the best gunnery ships … Read more
Belated happy birthday to Academician Rafael D. Guerrero III! (August 7) Dr. Guerrero III is recognized for his scientific and technological contributions to the development of sex reversal and hatchery techniques that led to the commercial production of high-yielding market-size tilapia in the Philippines and other countries. You may want to read: Camilo Roa Evelyn … Read more
Happy birthday to Academician Jose Maria P. Balmaceda! Dr. Balmaceda is recognized for his significant research contributions to the representation and structure theory of finite groups and related structures. He has applied group theoretic and algebraic methods to investigate association schemes whose theory serves as a unifying framework for studying algebraic graphs, codes, designs, and … Read more
Col. Arturo Aruiza was referred to as “The Last Loyalist”. He was Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos’ (PFM) aide-de-camp and confidant who dedicated himself to protecting the President for 21 yrs. He stood by PFM’s side from 1968 until PFM’s demise in Sept. 1989 at St. Francis Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. His wife and children … Read more
Republic Act No. 11914 or Provincial Science and Technology Act, already enacted! “The Senate today approved a bill seeking to convert the Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) into the Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) in provinces nationwide. The PSTCs are responsible for the technological transfer and development of technology-based enterprises of the government … Read more