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…
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with various government agencies to support its program of establishing smart and sustainable communities in the Philippines. Signatories to the document were DOST Secretary Renato Solidum, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. represented by Asst. Secretary Atty. Romeo Benitez of…
The country’s automotive industry has posted 226,279 vehicle units sales in the first half of the current year or 11.8% higher than the 202,415 units recorded in the same period in 2023. The joint report of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) shows that both sales of passenger cars and commercial vehicle segments have increased in…
RRDIC-X upskills 72 proposal preparers to secure innovation fund CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—The Regional Research, Development, and Innovation Committee—X (RRDIC—X) organized a writeshop on September 03-04, 2024, at N Hotel, Cagayan De Oro City, to capacitate 72 proposal preparers in crafting effective proposals for innovation projects in Northern Mindanao. The goal of the workshop is…
VIRAC, Catanduanes – Children from this island province will now have ready access to long-term care after the Department of Health in Bicol (DOH-5) and Eastern Bicol Medical Center (EBMC) opened the Newborn Screening (NBS) Satellite Continuity Clinic in this provincial capital. NBS regional program manager, Sarah Mae Magtangob, said the EBMC is the first-ever hospital run by a local government unit…
MORE WATER INTAKE. Infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante discusses ways to combat the impact of El Niño during the Bagong Pilipinas briefing on Friday (Feb. 23, 2024). Solante advised senior citizens to increase their water intake as the rising temperature brought about by El Niño makes them more vulnerable to heat stroke. (Courtesy of PTV)…
The completion of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act (NAEA) is the best birthday gift he could ever receive, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. remarked on Tuesday. The agrarian reform department presented to President Marcos the IRR of the NAEA, or Republic Act No. 11953, after signing the two-year…
100 DOST-SEI Scholar-Participants from Northern Mindanao gather in front of the venue
for a photo opportunity.
The Northern Mindanao Consortium for Health Research and Development (NorMinCoHRD) with Alliance for Improving Health Outcomes (AIHO) facilitates a research priority-setting workshop to address the most pressing health concerns in Region 10 in the next five years. The one-day event conducted on May in Cagayan de Oro City was comprised of diverse group of experts…
Through the Department of Science and Technology Region XII (DOST SOCCSKSARGEN), Hon. Rudy S. Caoagdan, Representative of the Second District of Cotabato and member of the House Committee on Science and Technology, paid a courtesy visit to the Department of Science and Technology Central Office in Bicutan, Taguig to explore science-driven opportunities that can accelerate…
