In an ambitious bid to jumpstart intelligence-based farming in the country, aggressive agricultural firm Calata Corporation is deploying Austrian-made rain sensors to introduce smart agriculture to client farmers in Bulacan.
After extensive testing and characterization, Diwata-1 is targeted to enter normal operation phase by August 2016. In this phase, it will be set to capture images on a regular basis to support the science mission objectives, such as assessment of damages associated with disasters, surveying agriculture, fisheries and forestry, and studying environmental changes in the Philippines.
Touted as the "Filipino Weather Channel", DOSTv will feature the latest weather updates and forecast, as well as science and technology stories in the country.
Election Day tensions have yet to cease in the camps of vice presidential candidates Leni Robredo and BongBong Marcos as both claimed pole position in the VP race with less than 15% of the national votes remaining to be counted.
What marked the difference for the election this year is the higher level of inclusiveness Filipinos enjoyed through the country?s first-ever #TwitterElection.
A total of 22 million people engaged in conversations related to the Philippines elections on Facebook, generating 268 million interactions. This makes the Philippines the most engaged elections in Asia Pacific on Facebook to date.
Fifteen of the country?s young and tech-savvy entrepreneurs flew to Silicon Valley in California and immersed themselves for a week of learning sessions with officials from the world?s leading tech companies.
The app allows Filipinos to check their status as voters, locate their precincts, check national candidates' profiles, decide on their final bets through a ballot cheat sheet, get updated on election-related news, and also directly report election violations to the Comelec.
Despite being the least discussed on Twitter during the debate, Sen. Grace Poe?s mention of ?Bagong Boyfriend? caught the attention of the live audience at the event and on Twitter, leading to a lot of conversations and tweets with the phrase trending nationally.
