AIM, DOST, Banatao Launch Incubator of Tech Startups

Diosdado Banatao

Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and IT pioneer Diosdado “Dado” Banatao, chairman of the PhilDev Foundation, launched an incubation program to support early-stage startups “with deep technology, science, or engineering solutions to the neglected problems of the emerging world,” reports Entrepreneur.com.ph.

Peso Reaches P51 to $1 Level

The peso on Friday touched the 51:$1 level, hitting an intraday low of 51.08:$1 during the Aug. 11 morning’s trade. The local currency opened at 50.9:$1, weaker than Thursday’s close of 50.795:$1, reports Inquirer.net.

UP System Suspends Student Fee Collection

The University of the Philippines system will not collect tuition and other school fees from undergraduate students for the first semester of this academic year, reports ABS-CBN News.

PH Kids Win Most Medals in Singapore Int'l Math Tilt

Philippine students displaying their medals at the 13th International Mathematics Contest in Singapore (Source: Manila Bulletin)

Filipino elementary and high school students captured 245 medals and 111 merit awards to emerge as the most bemedaled country at the 13th International Mathematics Contest (IMC) Singapore held from Aug. 4-7, reports the Manila Bulletin.

Filipino Named Best Debater in Asia

Andrei Buendia (Source: studyinternational.com)

A Filipino was recognized as Asia's best debater at the United Asian Debating Championship (UADC) held in Siem Reap, Cambodia.Tied for the top spot with Sajid Khandaker of Bangladesh, Andrei Buendia bested at least 219 other debaters from countries across Asia on Saturday, August 5. Buendia is a fresh MA graduate from the Ateneo de Manila University,  reports Rappler.

Filipinos Worry More Than Others -- Study

Filipinos worried far more than other countries when going by the 2017 Unisys Security Index, the latest iteration of the decade-old survey that included the Philippines for the first time, reports Inquirer.net.

PH Passport Validity Extended to 10 Years

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law measures extending the validity of passports from 5 to 10 years and lengthening the validity of the driver’s license to 5 years from the current three years, reports ABS-CBN News..

Ex-'TNT' Fil-Am Writer Wins Publishers Weekly Book Prize

Grace Talusan (Source: Inquirer.net)

Grace Talusan, a Filipino American former undocumented immigrant, is the winner of the 2017 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing for Nonfiction, Publishers Weekly announced. Talusan won the prize for her memoir The Body Papers, reports Inquirer.net.