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Americans waste 150,000 tons of food per day: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 19 06:04 AM

TAMPA, United States - Americans waste nearly 150,000 tons of food per day, amounting to about one pound (422 grams) per person, and fruits and vegetables are mostly what gets tossed, said a study Wednesday. Read more »

PANOORIN: Piolo, nagdala ng good vibes sa mga magsasaka ng Nueva Ecija

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 07:09 PM

"Kapag nakita mo kung paano ang bawat isang butil ay tinatanim ng kamay sa putik, sa arawan, maa-appreciate mo talaga 'yong value ng kinakain mo," pagbabahagi ng aktor.  Read more »

Palace: Vote of confidence for Duterte an inspiration

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 12:30 PM

Malacañang on Thursday welcomed the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey which showed President Rodrigo Duterte keeping his “very good” net satisfaction score.  Read more »

Reddit takes down accounts suspected of ties to Russian propaganda

Reuters
Posted at Apr 11 11:33 AM

Social media network Reddit announced on Tuesday that it had taken down nearly a thousand accounts suspected of links to Russia's Internet Research Agency. Read more »

Obesity among Asia-Pacific children is a growing health crisis - researchers

Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Apr 09 08:18 AM

Obesity rates among children in Asia-Pacific are rising at a rapid rate, and more action is needed to encourage healthier lifestyles and ease pressure on fledgling healthcare systems, researchers said. Read more »

Kampanya kontra 'golden rice', inilunsad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 02:42 AM

Sa harap ng problema sa kakulangan ng murang bigas, patuloy namang isinusulong ang pagpapalaganap ng bagong klase ng bigas - ang "golden rice." Read more »

Doctor's own diagnosis drives quest for a cancer cure

Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 10:45 AM

Christian Hinrichs knew his life had forever changed the day he thought he was pouring milk into a glass, but heard it splashing on the floor instead. Read more »

'Shabu' used for hard labor, crime, study shows

Kevin Manalo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 07:21 PM

Most of the people who use "shabu" (methamphetamine) treat it as fuel for hard labor, results of a study released on Wednesday. Read more »

Stem cell eye treatment safe, restores some vision: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 08:13 AM

Two people with severe vision loss due to a degenerative eye disease are able to read after embryonic stem cell treatment, researchers said Monday. Read more »

Kabilang ka ba sa post-millennial generation?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 02:51 AM

Iba't iba ang bansag sa bawat henerasyon. Read more »

Millennials are those born between 1981-1996: U.S. think tank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 03:08 AM

It turns out that if you are born between 1981 and 1996, you are a millennial, according to U.S. think tank Pew Research Center.   Read more »

Ex-Agri chief seeks dismissal of car loan case at Sandiganbayan

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 06:11 PM

Fresh from the dismissal of his Priority Development Assistance Fund scam cases, former Agriculture Sec. Arthur Yap has sought the dismissal of his graft cases stemming from the allegedly anomalous car loans granted to former officials of the Philippine Rice Research Institute. Read more »

Suplay ng bigas, sapat sa unang 3 buwan ng 2018: PhilRice

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 11:50 AM

Ipinaliwanag ng PhilRice kung bakit naga-angkat ng bigas ang Pilipinas sa kabila ng may ani naman mula sa mga lokal na magsasaka. Read more »

Environmental chemicals may boost body weight: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 14 06:58 AM

MIAMI, UNITED STATES - Chemicals used in food wrappers, non-stick pan coatings and clothing may boost body weight by interfering with metabolism, especially in women, US researchers said Tuesday. Read more »

House creates P100-M trust fund for more research in Philippine Rise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 11:37 PM

The House of Representatives has created a trust fund to be used for additional scientific research in Philippine Rise (Benham Rise). Read more »

Pagbabawal sa dayuhang mananaliksik sa PH Rise, pinagdudahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 11:06 PM

Hindi mabatid ng mga mambabatas sa oposisyon kung ano'ng saysay ng pagpapatigil sa mga pag-aaral ng mga banyaga sa Philippine Rise kung nakaalis na rin naman ang research vessel doon ng Tsina. Read more »

Anonymous bitcoin philanthropist donates $5 million to research foundation

Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 10:30 AM

LONDON - An anonymous benefactor has donated $5 million in bitcoin to the California-based Open Medicine Foundation, the non-profit research organization said on Friday. Read more »

High levels of cellphone radiation linked to tumors in rats - US study

Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 09:33 AM

Male rats exposed to very high levels of the kind of radiation emitted by cellphones developed tumors in the tissues around their hearts, according to a draft report by US government researchers on the potential health risks of the devices. Read more »

EU 'shocked' by German carmakers' monkey experiments

Agence France Presse
Posted at Jan 30 09:45 PM

The EU said on Tuesday it was "shocked" by revelations that German automakers helped finance experiments that exposed humans and monkeys to diesel fumes. Read more »

OPINION: What’s going on in Benham Rise?

Ellen T.Tordesillas
Posted at Jan 29 05:37 PM

The decision of the Duterte government to allow Chinese scientists to do research in Benham Rise, renamed Philippine Rise, a 13-million-hectare undersea region off the provinces of Isabela and Aurora, has generated heated discussions layered with patriotism, nationalism, ignorance, Sinophobia – all combined. Read more »