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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Eastern Visayas seeks ‘Bluer and Smarter Future’ via DOST’s initiatives

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region VIII office has recently launched DOST’s Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) in Eastern Visayas at the People’s Center & Library, Tacloban City for actual observance on July 25-27, 2024. The DOST Region VIII celebration this year is bannered by the theme “Bluer and Smarter Eastern Visayas.” The theme underscores the critical role of science, technology, and innovation (STI)…

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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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INTERNATIONAL AWARD-GIVING BODY HAILED DOST-STII AS PH CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR IN S&T

The prestigious Singapore-based GovMedia Conference and Awards 2024 honored DOST-STII as the Philippines Campaign of the Year in the field of Science and Technology for being steadfast in its mission to bring science, technology, and innovation closer to the people through its science broadcast program DOSTv: Science For The People.  In 2017, Filipinos’ national awareness of news…

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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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DOST assists Damugu sudsud weavers in Talakag, Bukidnon

The Department of Science and Technology Regional Office X recently made strides in its mission to integrate Science and Technology (S&T) and promote grassroots innovations by supporting the Damugu Weavers Association through various interventions—including the provision of an industrial high-speed sewing machine, training on synthetic dyeing in collaboration with the DOST-Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI),…

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Localized weather tech boosts La Niña preparations

MANILA, (PIA) — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Mapua University in Manila have unveiled a new localized weather monitoring system to strengthen the Philippines’ preparedness for the impending La Niña weather phenomenon. The technology, dubbed WEHLO (Localized Weather, Environment, and Hydromet Monitoring System), was developed by Mapúa University’s School of Civil, Environmental…

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DOST SET UP MSME MARKS SIGNIFICANT IN INVENTION IN THE ABACCA INDUSTRY

To upgrade the technological capabilities and improve the productivity and efficiency of MSMEs in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is taking a notch higher in strengthening its scientific and technological initiatives through its Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP). The SETUP program provides appropriate technologies and assistance to micro and medium…

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