Taipei, Taiwan--Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremonies between the Philippine Congressional Commission on Science and Technology and Engineering (COMSTE) and Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute. This ceremony was held in Tapei last February 12, 2009. Taken by COMSTE's John Songco via videophone.
PASAY CITY, Philippines--Private sector experts, the academe and several senators met at the Sofitel Hotel for the joint meeting of the Congressional Commission on Science and Technology and Engineering (COMSTE). The event is marked by submission by recommendations from different sectors aimed at improving the country's science, education, engineering, IT, agriculture, and health sectors. The meeting, preceded by COMSTE Chair Senator Edgardo Angara, says he is pushing for more effective cooperation between the government and private sector to improve the country's competitiveness. Videos taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporters Anna Valmero and Alex Villafania.
MANILA CITY, Philippines--INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Anna Valmero talks to Senator Edgardo Angara regarding the National Research and Development Conference where he stressed the need to encourage sustained collaboration among private and government institutions for the national research and development programs.
PASAY CITY, Philippines--Private sector experts, the academe and several senators met at the Sofitel Hotel for the joint meeting of the Congressional Commission on Science and Technology and Engineering (COMSTE). The event is marked by submission by recommendations from different sectors aimed at improving the country's science, education, engineering, IT, agriculture, and health sectors. The meeting, preceded by COMSTE Chair Senator Edgardo Angara, says he is pushing for more effective cooperation between the government and private sector to improve the country's competitiveness. Videos taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporters Anna Valmero and Alex Villafania.
FOOD AND ENERGY FOR ALL. Senator Edgardo Angara, chairman of the Congressional Commission on Science and Technology and Engineering (COMSTE), talks about his committee and it's top priorities – food and energy, amid the current global crisis. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Anna Valmero. AND ENERGY FOR ALL. Senator Edgardo Angara, chairman of the Congressional Commission on Science and Technology and Engineering (COMSTE), talks about his committee and it's top priorities – food and energy, amid the current global crisis. Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Anna Valmero.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines -- 1st District of Cavite Representative and Congressional Commission on Science, Technology and Engineering (COMSTE) Co-Chair Joseph Abaya talks about how the organization is addressing the scarcity of qualified science and math teachers. Abaya attributes the lack of qualified instructors to the limited employment opportunities in the mathematics or sciences fields, which repel college students from taking up degrees associated to the fields. In an interview with INQUIRER.net online videographer Janie Christine Octia, Abaya says that although the government is in full support of scholarships for math and science, this would still not solve the life these post-graduates would face with limited options in employment.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines -- COMSTE Science Math and Engineering (SME) panel chair Reynaldo Vea talks about the Philippine's membership application to the Washington Accord, an agreement between international bodies responsible for accrediting professional engineering degree programs and licensing legal practice in each of the signatory countries. Video taken by INQUIRER.net online videographer Janie Christine Octia.
Sugar sector needs P15B for biofuel thrustWednesday, July 01, 2009 The sugarcane industry is willing to finance [these projects] but I think they need assistance in modernizing their plants
BFAR to help fishing operators meet EU catch regulationWednesday, July 01, 2009 FOR small fishing operations to meet the requirements in a fish catch certification scheme the European Commission will implement on January 1, 2010, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFA
Water-cooled IBM supercomputer to heat buildingsWednesday, July 01, 2009 IBM and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich plan to build a water-cooled supercomputer whose surplus heat will be re-used to heat the university buildings.
Coffee TalkMonday, June 29, 2009 Filipinos love coffee, but have you ever wondered what the story is behind that cup of steaming hot java brew you can’t seem to start the day without having? Of late, there seems to have been a rene
Alternative and renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind and biofuels are all the rage. Everyone wants to kick the fossil fuel habit, at least until they learn how expensive it can be.
Dead organisms may stay silent but they see what we do
Buried organics cannot panic but they hear what we say
Carbons may serve as shop stewards for the earth’s union
The question of independence from fossil fuels really is a question about whether we want to really recognize the cost of dependence on fossil fuels or not?
All of the discussions I have read or seen so far seem to be studiously avoiding the "elephant in the room", population growth in the U.S. and worldwide. For the moment, let's just focus on the U.S.
An REI is an idea for a Renewable Energy Infrastructure on an urban site for the generation and transmission of renewable energy megawatts (MW) to end users in high population areas.
I had this ridiculous idea once on how to prevent the number of laws from growing exponentially. It was simple - for every new law created you had to drop an existing one from the books.
Right now you're probably picturing a freeway filled with sails. Picture instead, a freeway full of cars with internal combustion engines with no carbon footprint.
Nobody denies that making fires was necessary for mankind to survive, but isn't it time we start using our acquired knowledge to solve the problems this also caused to our health and our environment?
On the "fly" charging of all-electric cars by "power emitting roadways" (PER) can reduce the cost of electric cars by reducing the size of the car battery needed, and greatly reducing the weight of th
While the rate of extinction for many animal species is accelerating, population estimates for the human species in the next 40 years are conservatively estimated to increase by close to 3 billion peo
