PH Team Wins Silver and Bronze at International Physics Olympiad

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Three Filipino students became a nigh-unstoppable force at the 49th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), taking the country closer to gold than it has ever been at the annual worldwide competition.

Steven Reyes, who hails from St. Jude Catholic School (SJSC), bagged a silver medal for the Philippines. Meanwhile, Mikhail Torio from the Philippine Science High School-Main Campus (PSHS-MC) and Charles Bartolo from the Philippine Science High School-Central Luzon Campus (PSHS-CLC) each brought home a bronze medal.

Dr. Josette Biyo, Director of the Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI), congratulated the team for placing 34th out of 87 delegations that participated in this year’s IPhO-- achieving the best ranking in 13 years of participation. Reyes, Torio, and Bartolo ranked in the 88th, 68th, and 58th percentiles, respectively, out of a total of 396 student-delegates.

“The triumph of our IPhO Team is nothing short of remarkable. Our latest S&T HRD Stat Updates reveal that the number of physicists in the country decreased significantly, yet technological advances are fueled by physics-based researches. We hope they will continue their interest in the field and soon pursue a career in physics. I cannot emphasize enough the need for skilled physicists and their innovative application of physics to enable our economy to move forward swiftly,” said Biyo.

Each year, the IPhO gathers teams of secondary school students from around the world to compete against each other in a set of individual theoretical and laboratory physics exams.

This year’s problems involved the detection of gravitational waves, the ATLAS instrument at the Large Hadron Collider, and the physics of blood flow and tumor growth-- for the theoretical exam-- and paper transistors and the viscoelastic properties of a polymer thread-- for the experimental exam.

Accompanied by team co-leaders Prof. Perry Esguerra and Prof. Ian Vega (both from the UP National Institute of Physics), the team competed in Lisbon, Portugal last July 21 to 29.

To prepare for the competition, Reyes, Torio, and Bartolo underwent intensive training under Prof. Esguerra, Prof. Vega, and Michael Solis of the Theoretical Physics Group and team co-leader Prof. Nathaniel Hermosa of the Photonics Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Physics. They also received training and guidance from coaches Russel Odi (SJSC), Vinni Dajac (PSHS-MC), Rex Forteza (PSHS-CLC), and Lemuel Pelagio Jr. (PSHS-CLC).

The team competed in the 2018 IPhO with generous support from the Unilab Foundation, the Philippine Science High School Foundation, Inc. (PSHSFI), PSHS-MC, PSHS-CLC, SJCS, and individual donors from the physics community. Dr. Reina Reyes, IPhO Team co-leader, expressed hope for the team to gain more institutional and funding support.

The Philippine team plans to send another delegation to the 2019 IPhO, which will be held in Tel Aviv, Israel.

For more details, interested parties may contact the Philippine IPhO team at ipho.team.ph@gmail.com. (30)

Contact person: Lovely B. Aquino, SEI

Mobile No.: 09179201122, Tel. No.: 837-1925, 8372071 loc 2384

Run For Wellness 9 on September 9 in Naga City

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Southstar Drug celebrates 81 years with Run for Wellness 9: The Color your Run which is now on the 9th installment!

Register for 3k or 5k in select Southstar Drug branches in Bicol and get 10% off until August 31, 2018. Run for Wellness 9 will be held at Plaza Quezon in Naga City on September 9.

The Color your run with two categories that you will surely enjoy, 3K and 5K Color Run. With the combination of different colors with shades plus giveaways. RUN FOR WELLNESS will truly be remarkable and you can just FEEL THE WELLNESS in the route.

After all the breathtaking and color your run, there will be a Zumba with the finale of color blast.

REGISTRATION FEE
Php 300 FOR 3K / 5K Inclusive of Racebib, Singlet and Finisher Medal

REGISTRATION VENUES
Select Southstar Drug branches: NAGA - Crown Hotel Bldg., Cor E. Angeles St. & P. Burgos St. San Francisco Naga City Camarines Sur - #77 Concepcion Pequeña, Naga City, Camarines Sur DAET - Elevated Plaza Vinzons Ave., Daet, Camarines Norte IRIGA - Alfelor St., Cor. Rotary Road, Iriga City, Camarines Sur LEGAZPI - Rizal St., Legazpi City, Alba

For More Information: Visit: www.southstardrug.com.ph Call: Tel. No. +63 (2) 643-3137

DMCI Homes, Globe Team Up to Bring Digital Lifestyle to Condo Communities

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DMCI Homes, the country's first Quadruple A developer, has partnered with major telecommunications firm Globe Telecom to bring the benefits of digital lifestyle to its condominium communities.

Under the memorandum of agreement signed at the DMCI Homes Corporate Center in Makati City last July 11, DMCI Homes unit owners will now be eligible to avail Globe At Home Trial Plan 1899 Internet subscription package for free for the first two months upon move-in in selected DMCI Homes properties. These include The Birchwood, Mirea Residences, Asteria Residences, Sheridan Towers, Lumiere Residences, Viera Residences and Ivory Wood.

The plan comes with a 50Mbps speed with 600GB data allocation. Originally set as a 24-month plan, DMCI Homes’ homeowners and residents have an option to continue upon the expiry of the trial period. The package is also bundled with a free landline telephone set with NDD enabled facility for Globe and Touch Mobile.

Additionally, Globe Telecom also waived installation and modem for the convenience of unit owners availing the package.

“When you move into a home there are so many things that you worry about like where are you going to buy furniture, who’s going to do the interior design, you’re going to be unpacking so many things. The last thing you want to worry about is Internet because these days it’s something that people need,” Globe’s GTM and Business Development Director for Broadband Michelle Fernandez-Castillo said.

“It’s almost as staple as electricity or water. So when you move in, of course you don’t want to move into a home without electricity or without Internet. With this partnership, we can make sure that everything is convenient from the get go. You will have a seamless move-in experience and you will really enjoy your new home,” she continued.

Recognizing Globe Telecom as a quality brand and an advocate of digital lifestyle in the country, DMCI Homes Property Management Corporation (DPMC) operations manager Frederick Rapiñan expressed confidence that the agreement will help DMCI Homes attain its goal to be the best provider of residential communities designed to create quality lifestyle among residents.

"This project is a welcome development for our properties especially for the newly opened properties last year 2017. It will help our unit owners have more options for their Internet access. So this is a very good project for our unit owners," he said.

The partnership also plans to provide more convenience to DMCI Homes unit owners in the future through various mobile and cashless transactions.

Castillo said aside from providing fast Internet access, the company will be helping DMCI Homes communities enjoy the convenience of a digital lifestyle.

"There are a lot of things we are cooking up together with DMCI Homes, aside from being able to deliver fast Internet to all of their condominiums, we’ll also going to be helping them have cashless transactions in their condo communities since Globe is purveyor of a digital lifestyle," Castillo said.

"So we’re not just about home Internet but also total connectivity and we hope that this partnership with DMCI Homes will start to change the lives of so many Filipinos, making their lives more convenient and ultimately they will really enjoy the benefits of connectivity while living in a world-class location," she added.


Leaders in real estate and telecommunications tie up to bring digital lifestyle to condo communities.  DMCI Homes and Globe Telecom officers sign a memorandum of agreement allowing the telecommunications firm to offer an exclusive Globe At Home Trial Plan 1899 Internet subscription package upon move-in in selected DMCI Homes properties. Photo shows from left to right DMCI Homes Property Management Corporation (DPMC) operations manager Frederick Rapiñan, DMCI Homes Assistant Vice President for Marketing Jan Venturanza, Globe Telecom Senior Vice President for Broadband Business Martha Sazon and Globe Telecom GTM and Business Development Director for Broadband Michelle Fernandez-Castillo during the contract signing ceremony last July 11 at the DMCI Homes Corporate Center in Makati City.