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The Philippine Genome Center was established as a collaboration between the University of the Philippines and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). [1] It was first conceptualized in 2009 in response to the SARS outbreak which affected Hong Kong, the dengue outbreaks which affecting the Philippines, and the then-ongoing H1N1 flu pandemic which originated in Mexico.
The 7.5-hectare (19-acre) campus includes two main buildings, the Science and Humanities Building (SHB), and the Advanced Science and Technology Building (ASTB). [2] As of school year (SY) 2016–2017, a constructed extension on the back of the SHB (SHB-BEx) has been available to use by students and faculty.
Marine Biology Gavino Trono, Jr. Biological Science Marine Biology Rodrigo Duterte 2019 Emil Q. Javier [10] Biological Science Plant Breeding Bongbong Marcos 2023 Carmencita D. Padilla [11] Health Sciences Medical Genetics, Pediatrics 2024 Romulo Davide [12] Plant Pathology and Nematology
Grade 6: 11-12 or 10-11 and up Junior high school: Grade 7: 12-13 or 11-12 and up Grade 8: 13-14 or 12-13 and up Grade 9: 14-15 or 13-14 and up Grade 10: 15-16 or 14-15 and up Senior high school: Grade 11: 16-17 or 15-16 and up Grade 12: 17-18 or 16-17 and up Higher education; College: Varies 17 or 18 and up
[12] [8] Environmental activists and land defenders, consisting mostly of Indigenous communities who have been attempting to bring attention to the environmental issues in the country have been met with violence or murder. As a result, the Philippines has been ranked one of the most dangerous places in the world for environmental activists.
In November 1931, the Public Secondary Schools Press Association (PSSPA) had its first convention in what was then Pasig, Rizal. The PSSPA was founded by a high school principal, Ricardo Castro, and had 17 original member schools. During this first convention, writing competitions for the different sections of a school paper were held.
A burglar broke into an Upper West Side apartment and stole a safe containing nearly $400,000 in cash and jewelry early Thursday, cops said.
The Philippines is a Typhoon (Tropical Cyclone)-prone country, with approximately 20 Tropical Cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less regularly, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.