On a rainy Thursday morning, a momentous event took place at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Officials from various government agencies, local government units, legislative offices, private sectors, and Filipino researchers and scientists gathered for the opening of the 1st leg of the Handa Pilipinas Expo 2023 that featured disaster risk reduction technologies….
Every year, hundreds of Filipinos die and billions of pesos worth of properties are lost because of fires. To help reduce the amount of agony and loss caused by fire incidents, the Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FPRDI) recently re-opened its fire testing lab, the only one…
Aligned with its efforts to support regional development through science, technology, and innovation (STI), the Department of Science and Technology brings the iSTART program for Local Government Units in Northern Mindanao. The iSTART program is a DOST-led platform for strategic alignment of DOST’s programs and projects with local development plans, and aims to support balanced…
The Department of Science and Technology, in partnership with the Local Government Unit of Maramag, is set to improve the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) learning of 81 pupils from Lumatung Pangukuyan Te Apu Man Ohay IP school through the provision of interactive courseware. The DOST Courseware is a locally-produced, all-original Filipino highly interactive…
Dangal Bantayog ng Katatagan Awards. Department of Science and Technology secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr. (Center) is among the recipients of the Dangal Bantayog ng Katatagan awarded by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in partnership with the Office of the Civil Defense in recognition of his exceptional dedication and leadership towards the realization…
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) signed a joint Memorandum Circular on Thursday, Aug. 3, to forge a partnership for the establishment of Knowledge, Innovation and Science Technology (KIST) Parks or Ecozones. The event took place at the OSEC Conference Room at the DOST main building with…
