DOST-SEI, PhilDev launch Scholars Technopreneurship Training Program in NorMin
100 DOST-SEI Scholar-Participants from Northern Mindanao gather in front of the venue
for a photo opportunity.
Press Release
Healthcare Waste Generation, Segregation, and Public Awareness: Key Issues Identified in Eastern Visayas Inception Workshop
Tacloban City – The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (PHCWMP) concluded its second leg of regional inception meetings in Eastern Visayas with high hopes after identifying possible interventions to address key healthcare waste challenges at the project’s partner hospital. The Region 8 Inception Meeting and Validation Workshop was held on May 30-31, 2024, and…
PH Gov’t Should Investigate SHEIN Products Entering the Country – BAN Toxics
Following recent findings by the Seoul City government revealing that children’s products sold by the online shopping platform SHEIN contain high levels of toxic chemicals, Environmental NGO BAN Toxics is calling on the Philippine government to conduct its own investigation. According to news reports, the Seoul government has been conducting safety inspections since last month…
Batas para sa Propesyonalisasyon ng mga Tagasaling Pilipino, isinusulong ng Kasálin Network
Inilatag ang dalawang bersiyon ng mga panukalang batas para sa propesyonalisasyon ng mgatagasalin sa bansa sa “Layag: Forum sa Pagsasalin” noong Mayo 18, 2024, Sabado, 8:00 n.u.-5:00 n.h. sa University of Asia and the Pacific, Pasig City na inorganisa ng Kasálin Network. Ibinahagi ni G. John Enrico Torralba, hepe ng Sangay ng Salin ng Komisyon…
DOST 1 collaborates with LGU Vintar to establish bamboo textile hub
THE Department of Science and Technology Region 1 (DOST 1), through the Provincial Science and Technology Office – Ilocos Norte (PSTO-IN), convened with the Mayor of Vintar, Richard Degala, on April 15, 2024 in this municipality. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the establishment of a bamboo textile hub and to explore opportunities…
DOST brings ‘Starbooks’ to Region 2
THE Department of Science and Technology Region 2 and the Office of the 4th Legislative District of Isabela bring STARBOOKS to various schools in different municipalities of Isabela. These municipalities include Jones, Cordon, Dinapigue, Santiago, San Isidro, and San Agustin. The two-day activity encompasses learning experience to both learners and educators of various participating schools…
Zambo City farmers thank PBBM for cash assistance
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PIA) – Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of cash assistance worth P10,000 each to 844 farmers in Zamboanga City in a powerful demonstration of support for the backbone of the nation’s economy. The farmer beneficiaries express their thanksgiving to the president along with the government agencies for their assistance….
PBBM extends aid to farmers and fisherfolk in ZamPen amid El Niño crisis
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PIA) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expected to visit in Zamboanga City on Thursday, May 9 to personally extend and turnover the assistance to farmers and fisherfolk of Zamboanga Peninsula who were severely affected by El Niño crisis. Presidential Communications Office Assistant Secretary and Task Force El Niño spokesperson Joey Villarama discussed the Socio-Civic…
PH local governance gets review after three decades
(Photo credits Val Zabala, NRCP: Dr. Alex Brillantes, Jr., Associate Member of National
Research Council of the Philippines Division of Social Sciences and Secretary-General
of Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) Inc., presented the
results of his study on the state of local governance In the Philippines after 3 decades of
decentralization from 1991-2021 during the 4th NRCP-Congress policy research forum
for public policy development on February 5, 2024 at the Nograles Hall, House of
Representatives, Batasan Hills, Quezon City.)
Isabela Solon taps DOST researchers on sustainable tourism
Known as a natural archeological site, Dipanyong cave is seen as a potential ecotourism destination located at Sitio Jamtic, Brgy. San Miguel, Echague, Isabela.