A few years back, the Philippines is very much behind in the number of scientists per million population. The Unesco recommended standard is 305 per million; the Philippines has only 185/million population.
The Congressional Bicameral Conference Committee adopted on Monday, Feb. 1, the mandatory installation of speed limiters in every public utility vehicle, excluding taxis, tricycles, and jeepneys.
Worried by the exodus of science and technology (S&T) professionals from crucial government agencies, a senator has filed a measure seeking to remove set limits on additional salary or honoraria for Filipino scientists, engineers and other S&T practitioners.
The government has ordered an online transport firm to cease from offering the use of bikes or motorcycles as a mode of public transportation until the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) have promulgated guidelines to authorize the service.
In a survey done by DOST, 4,850 or 88.42 percent of the 5,485 S&T workforce will not feel the effects of the salary increase as it threatens to repeal the Republic Act 8439 or the Magna Carta (MC) benefits for S&T workers.
Under the measure, all public and private elementary and secondary schools will be required to have a database of their students medical and dental records upon the students entrance in schools.
The five new agencies -- the DepEd, the Department of Social Work and Development, the Department of Finance -- Bureau of Local Government Finance (DOF-BLGF), the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), and the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Center -- are the second batch of government agencies to sign agreements with Kalibrr and Bagumbayani.
