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"I know Kung-Fu" (Neo, The Matrix)

To be the President of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas (Physics Society of the Philippines, spp-online.org) in 2025 was an honor. SPP is the professional organization of physicists and physics educators in the Philippines. It puts me in a lot of responsibility as a role model for physicists and most especially of physicists in training in the country. This was my welcome speech, and what better…

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HIV subtypes of infected Filipino males between 1980 to 2013

A research on the HIV subtype among Filipino males shows that there was a continuing rise of the HIV subtype CRF01_AE among this group [1]. The subtype CRF01_AE has been reported to more aggressive, meaning the time to death is reduced, and possibly it has more efficient transmission [2]. The group they study consists of males between 19 to 51 years of age with the average age of 29 years old.

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Gluta drops Doctors from the Asian Hospital and Medical Center and the St Luke's Medical Center, have conducted tests to determine the effectiveness in skin whitening of Glutathione in lonzenges.

Mts. Natib and Mariveles boost Metro Manila's southwest monsoon rains

I'm Back! Mts. Natib and Mariveles boost Metro Manila's southwest monsoon rains

The volume of rain far beyond the leeward side of a volcano can be amplified by the presence of it as reported by A.M.F. Lagmay et al in Frontiers in Earth Science [1].

Doppler data showing high estimated accumulated rainfall at the leeward side of the volcanoes. Courtesy: A. M. F. Lagmay et al, Frontiers in Earth Science , in press 2014 [1].

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#monsoon rains #Mt. Mariveles #Mt. Natib #volcanic hazards #Volcanoes

Is Liangdao man the oldest Austronesian?

From AMS Ko et al, “Early Austronesians: Into and Out of Taiwan,” AJHG 94, 2014 [1].

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#aboriginal Taiwanese #ancient DNA #Austronesian #Austronesian languages #DNA #Early Filipinos #Filipino #Haplogroup E #Island Southeast Asia #Liangdao man #Malayo-Polynesian #Out-of-Taiwan

Why the Spanish colonizers demanded extractive institutions in the Islands

Map showing colonies in the 18th century from [1].

It is generally believed that widespread corruption, inadequate protection of property rights and lack of effective constraints on the elite in the Philippines started in the Spanish colonial regime. These are characteristics of institutions whose nature is extractive.

“Extractive economic institutions do not create the incentives needed for…

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#economics #extractive institution #Philippine history #Spanish colony

Circles within circles: English in the Islands Having been working in Europe for the last 4 years, I´m always asked where I got my proficiency in English and if most Filipinos have the same facility in the language as me.

#Ateneo de Manila University #English #Philippine English