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Nestlé Philippines is the winner of the Grand Anvil, the highest award for the country’s best public relations (PR) programs, presented at the recent 56th Anvil Awards of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines. The Grand Anvil was bestowed on the NESCAFÉ Plan, a long-term program of Nestlé Philippines to help the country’s Robusta coffee farmers raise their yields, incomes and quality of life, while promoting increased local coffee production and the growth of the country’s coffee industry, within the framework of sustainability. Under a banner initiative of the NESCAFÉ Plan, Project Coffee+ involving 1,500 farmers in Bukidnon and Sultan Kudarat, production by the participants has doubled, while incomes have tripled. Nestlé Philippines increased its local buying of Robusta coffee beans in the past crop year by 27 percent. Partners of Nestlé Philippines in implementing the NESCAFÉ Plan are the Department of Agriculture (DA), the DA-Agricultural Credit Policy Council, the ... » Learn More about Nestlé Philippines’ ‘NESCAFÉ Plan’ bags Grand Anvil at PRSP 56th Anvil Awards

Students and teachers can look forward to having the usual two-month break after the Department of Education (DepEd) dropped its plan to shorten it to two weeks. Education Undersecretary Diosdado San Antonio said a brief summer break would no longer be an option. He clarified that the proposal to shorten the summer break was “among the many options” considered and was not an official policy. “Noting the objections from our stakeholders, we will no longer propose a two-week break between SY (school year) 2020-2021 and 2021-2022,” San Antonio told reporters. “Teachers, by tradition and by rules are entitled to a two-month school break, and the DepEd cannot just disregard this, it’s a matter of right,” TDC National Chairman Benjo Basas said in a statement. The DepEd on Tuesday released an adjusted school calendar, under which the last day of school was moved to July 10 instead of June 11. Basas said, “Since there are now changes in the schedule, the two-month break should be ... » Learn More about DepEd drops plan to shorten summer break

The official game ball rests on the court during the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on December 25, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images/AFP MANILA, Philippines — With the NBA season still in limbo over the coronavirus pandemic, the league’s officials and EPSN are reportedly working on a televised H-O-R-S-E competition involving “several high-profile players.” ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report on the development. As per the report, the NBA, NBPA, and ESPN are in discussion about a competition involving the players serving isolation due to the deadly virus. Using their home gyms, the players will compete shot for shot in the traditional playground game. H-O-R-S-E is played between two or more individuals where a type of shot made by the first one who  hit it will be attempted by the other players. A failed attempt to make the same exact shot will result to a player getting a ... » Learn More about NBA planning to hold, televise game of H-O-R-S-E

Leading mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. continues to give subscribers the best mobile experience as it dominates the latest Mobile Network Experience Report by independent mobile analytics firm Opensignal. Smart, which has been ramping up its network improvements across the country, continues to lead in terms of giving Filipinos the best Video Experience, Download Experience, Upload Experience, 4G Availability, and 4G Coverage Experience. Smart customers analyzed by Opensignal “consistently had the fastest mobile Video Experience in the Philippines,” notes the November 2020 Mobile Network Experience Report* released by the firm. “Ever since we first analyzed Video Experience in a Philippines Mobile Network Experience Report — back in March 2019 — Smart has won every Video Experience award alongside our Download Speed Experience and Upload Speed Experience awards,” it adds. In the best position to serve Filipinos “These independent findings validate ... » Learn More about Smart reinforces superiority with best speed and mobile video experience in PH

Image: YouTube/Université de Lund via What if we were able to recover cotton from used clothing and turn it into nylon or lycra? This is the surprising idea of Swedish researchers, who have developed an environmentally friendly method to convert textile cotton into glucose, which in turn can be used to make other fabrics. Did you know that even when you donate clothes, they are likely to end up in a landfill or incinerator? To avoid this fate befalling our cotton clothes (a material whose production has a heavy impact), scientists at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Lund in Sweden are currently working on a method to recycle the cotton from used clothes. Described in the publication Waste Management via ScienceDirect, their method is innovative: extracting cotton from clothes, then transforming them into glucose, thanks to sulfuric acid. Concretely, the principle consists in decomposing the vegetable fiber of cotton (cellulose) in order to obtain ... » Learn More about Old clothes transformed into sugar by Swedish researchers

SpaceX Starship SN10 explodes after liftoff at South Padre Island, Texas, U.S. March 3, 2021 in this still image taken from a social media video. Spadre/Pearl South Padre Resort via Youtube/via REUTERS The third time appeared to be the charm for Elon Musk’s Starship rocket – until it wasn’t. The latest heavy-duty launch vehicle prototype from SpaceX soared flawlessly into the sky in a high-altitude test blast-off on Wednesday from Boca Chica, Texas, then flew itself back to Earth to achieve the first upright landing for a Starship model. But the triumph was short-lived. Listing slightly to one side as an automated fire-suppression system trained a stream of water on flames still burning at the base of the rocket, the spacecraft blew itself to pieces about eight minutes after touchdown. It was the third such landing attempt to end in a fireball after an otherwise successful test flight for the Starship, being developed by SpaceX to carry humans and 100 tons of cargo on future ... » Learn More about SpaceX Starship rocket prototype nails landing… then blows up

This photo taken on October 26, 2019 shows Shenzhen FC head coach Roberto Donadoni gesturing during the Chinese Super League (CSL) football match between Shenzhen FC and Wuhan Zall FC in Shenzhen in China’s southern Guangdong province. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT Roberto Donadoni should be in the thick of China’s football season but his thoughts are consumed by the suffering that the coronavirus has brought to his hometown in northern Italy. Nearly 14,000 people have died in Italy since the pandemic struck, more than any other country, and the region where the AC Milan legend is from has been hit hardest. “I’m from Bergamo, one of the places in a very difficult situation now. My family are from there, it’s very, very tough,” the 56-year-old former Italy international, now coach of Shenzhen FC, told AFP by telephone from southern China. “Every day I spoke with my mum, my brother, my sister. It’s possible for me to see my family on Facetime or Skype or WeChat, but it’s ... » Learn More about China-based Donadoni fears for family in Italian coronavirus hotspot

FILE – Houston Astros pitcher, Justin Verlander and wife supermodel, Kate Upton walk on the field before the game between the Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium on November 21, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Bob Levey/Getty Images/AFP Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander said Saturday he plans to donate his pay to COVID-19 relief efforts during baseball’s shutdown. In a post on Instagram, Verlander and his wife Kate Upton said they had decided to give his paychecks to a different organization each week as baseball awaits the start of the season. The 2020 Major League Baseball season was due to get under way on March 26 but was suspended before a single pitch had been tossed as the coronavirus pandemic erupted. “(Kate Upton) and I have decided to donate those funds to a different organization each week so that we can support their efforts and highlight the great work they’re doing during the COVID-19 crisis,” Verlander said. “Everyone around the world is ... » Learn More about Astros ace to donate pay to COVID-19 relief effort

FILE — NCAA Season 95 opening. INQUIRER PHOTO/TRISTAN TAMAYO MANILA, Philippines—The NCAA is determined to continue with its 96th season but it awaits approval from the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases on when it can ultimately start. According to a source, there are no changes on NCAA’s plans despite the UAAP deciding to forego its 83rd season. The UAAP announced on Friday that it is not pushing through with Season 83 , which was pushed back to next year, due to “health and safety” concerns. “As of now, the NCAA Season 96 is still a go,” said the source Friday. The NCAA previously said that only basketball, volleyball, swimming and track and field will be played for Season 96 but that could be changed depending on the situation. “Events to be played may change as well as schedules,” said the source. Season 96 of the NCAA is planned to start early 2021, but that could still change depending on the IATF-EID’s decision. For more news ... » Learn More about NCAA Season 96 still pushing through

Good evening! Catch up on some of the week's top reads. Budget debate: Raising of retirement, re-employment ages will go ahead as planned in 2022 The public service will also fulfil its earlier commitment to raise the ages a year ahead of legislation. READ MORE HERE askST: Is the slight burning smell in parts of S'pore over the past few days due to haze? The smell is often associated with worsening air quality and haze, but this may not always be the case. READ MORE HERE S'pore set to raise penalties for 3 sex crimes; offender's qualifications shouldn't matter: Shanmugam "You shouldn't be able to come to court and say you have a bright future,” said the minister. READ MORE HERE Over 82,000 people have taken 'cruises to nowhere' from S'pore There have been no Covid-19 cases on board since the pilot programme started in November. READ MORE HERE New reusable mask offers N95-grade protection against Covid-19 and haze The ... » Learn More about This week’s top reads from The Straits Times