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…
RENEWABLE ENERGY. Aboitiz Renewables, Inc.’s 45-megawatt peak Armenia Solar Project in Tarlac. The Department of Energy reported that the country had an installed renewable energy capacity of nearly 800 megawatts in 2024. (Courtesy of AboitizPower) By Kris Crismundo MANILA – The Department of Energy (DOE) recently said the Philippines has hit the highest installed capacity of renewable energy…
To provide access to safe drinking water, the Department of Science and Technology partners with the Local Government Unit of Talakag in providing 140 Ceramic Water Filters to the Higaonons in Barangay San Rafael, Talakag, Bukidnon on June 2, 2023. Before DOST intervention, residents had to boil water before drinking. Records indicate 4 diarrhea cases…
House Ways and Means Chair Joey Sarte Salceda (Albay, 2nd district) has conveyed his sincere thanks to Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian for quickly responding to his request for food packs for the 9,829 families evacuated from the 6-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) and 7-kilometer danger zone around Mayon Volcano. The…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has urged the country’s key energy players to make sure there will be “reliable power at all times,” during the recent historic switch-on of the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP). Marcos expressed hope there would be no repeat of the massive blackout that hit Western Visayas earlier this month. “We cannot afford to have another round…
The Philippine pavilion officially opened at Gulfood 2023 at the Dubai World Trade Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 20. The Philippine participation in Gulfood led by the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) is complemented by the Outbound Business Matching Mission (OBMM) to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) and the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC)-Dubai.
Putting up the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) is the government’s way of tapping the country’s reserve for investment without increasing borrowings, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. told an Asian regional summit in Singapore. President Marcos also outlined MIF investment opportunities in the Philippines. “We looked internally and saw what are the reserves that we have…
In a grand celebration of innovation and camaraderie, the Department of Science and Technology – Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) is setting a historic milestone with the unveiling of “Lunduyan 2023” this coming October 2 at the Podium Hall in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila. The event, a first of its kind spearheaded by DOST-TAPI,…
168 young Filipino achievers from the Ilocos Region took center stage at the Youth Excellence in Science (YES) Awards, held at the Dap-Ayan Roof Deck in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on November 19, 2025. The ceremony was conducted as part of the 2025 National Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (NSTW) celebration, which carries the theme…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Philippines Chanaka Harsha Talpahewa agreed on Tuesday to further strengthen the warm and friendly Philippine-Sri Lanka relations and take it to the next level to ensure mutual benefit. During the presentation of Talpahewa’s credentials, President Marcos said that he is looking forward to continuing…
