Cebu City, Philippines – The recent eruption of Mt. Canlaon in Negros Oriental and the disasters experienced in the Visayas has underscored the urgent need for effective disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) strategies. This makes the upcoming Handa Pilipinas Visayas Leg a timely and critical event. Local Government Units (LGUs) and other stakeholders will…
San Guillermo, Isabela – The DOST-Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO)- Isabela in collaboration with the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) conducted a seminar for the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) on Carrageenan Technology as Plant Growth Promoter for the agricultural productivity of Estrella Danggayan Agrarian Reform Cooperative (EDARC) on July 05, 2024. Mr. Angelo V….
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…
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,…
DAVAO CITY — The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) has sought support and partnership with the local government units (LGUs) from Mindanao in establishing foster care families for abandoned children in their localities. NACC Undersecretary Janella Ejercito Estrada raised this call to local officials during the 1st National Congress on Adoption and Alternative Child…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. vowed on Thursday that no one will be left behind under the “Bagong Pilipinas” amid the various challenges brought about by the El Niño phenomenon in the country. In his speech during the distribution of aid to El Niño-hit farmers and fisherfolk in Iligan City, President Marcos said the government…
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…
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…
PIKIT, Cotabato Province (PIA) — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the inauguration of an infrastructure project in Barangay Bagoinged, Pikit, in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s Special Geographic Area (BARMM-SGA). The Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project (MMIP) Stage II, is expected to play a pivotal role in transforming a warzone into an economic zone…
SACRIFICE. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the Army’s 802nd Infantry Brigade awards a medal to a soldier who died while saving two children from drowning in Borongan City, Eastern Samar. He was honored for his unselfish act of sacrificing his life to save the children. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) TACLOBAN CITY — The Philippine Army has honored…
