PAPI marks Golden (50th) Anniversary

The Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI) marks and celebrates its milestone Golden (50th) Anniversary on September 20, 2024 with a commemorative program at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). Founded in 1974, following the declaration of Martial Law on September 21, 1972 which saw the closure of all private media outfits in the Philippines, except…

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DOST 1 to bridge Resilience and Sustainability at Handa Pilipinas Luzon Leg and RSTW in Region 1

In the lead-up to the HANDA Pilipinas Luzon Leg and the Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) in Region 1, the Department of Science and Technology Regional Office 1 (DOST-1) has been actively engaging the community through a series of informative episodes. These episodes, broadcast on Tekno Presyensya: Syensya ken Teknolohiya para kadagiti Umili…

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Textile Innovations take centerstage in the KatHABI Exibition Opening in New York

The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI), in collaboration with the Philippine Consulate General in New York and Philippine Trade & Investment Center, New York, proudly launched the KatHABI: A Textile Innovation Exhibition on June 25, 2024, at the Philippine Center in New York, USA. The exhibit showcases DOST-PTRI’s groundbreaking…

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How an online delivery platform championed elderly gays during Pride Month

The vibrant colors of Pride Month weren’t just a visual spectacle this year in the Philippines. They served as a powerful symbol of community, partnership, and support for a special group often overlooked–the Golden Gays, the elderly members of the LGBTQIA+ community. At the heart of this heartwarming story is Lalamove Philippines, an online delivery…

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Two DOST Region 02 Women Earn Certification as CagVal RPGRPs

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region 02 is proud to announce that two of its empowered women, Ms. Aileen Gonzales and Ms. Rowena A. Guzman, are part of the historic first batch of the Regional Pool of Gender and Development Resource Persons (RPGRPs) for Cagayan Valley. Ms. Gonzales and Ms. Guzman, both Science Research Specialists II,…

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Proclamation No. 579: Declaring Monday, 17 June 2024, a regular holiday throughout the country, in observance of Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared June 17, Monday as a regular holiday to give way for the observance of Eid’l Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. Proclamation No. 579 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin on June 4 stated that Eid’l Adha is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam. The proclamation…

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