DOST Launches Regional STI Fair: Showcases Innovations with Tangible Community Impact

Empowering communities through science and innovation, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) launched the National Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (NSTW) at Malolos Sports and Convention Center, New City Hall Compound in Malolos, Bulacan, on November 12. In partnership with the Bulacan State University (BulSU) and the Local Government Units (LGUs) of Malolos and…

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PBBM EXTENDS CONDOLENCES, SYMPATHIES TO WIFE OF FILIPINO WHO DIED IN ISRAEL; ORDERS PH AMBASSADOR TO PROVIDE ALL ASSISTANCE

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. personally extended his condolences and sympathies to the wife of the 42-year-old Filipino who was killed on Saturday in the ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. In a telephone call on Wednesday evening, President Marcos assured the wife that the Philippine government will provide all…

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DA: 740-km improved irrigation canals to ease El Niño impact

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the about 740 kilometers of irrigation canals improved and upgraded recently will help ease the impact of El Niño on farmers in 2024. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. said DA targets to rehabilitate some 843 kilometers of irrigation canals to distribute water more effectively and efficiently to farmlands, even as 40 small-scale irrigation systems covering 1,477.5…

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DOST Region 1 forges MOA with the NRCP and LGU of Burgos, La Union.

The Department of Science and Technology Region 1 (DOST 1) forges Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) and the Local Government Unit of Burgos, La Union for the implementation of the Bridging the Utilization of R&D results through Awareness and dissemination for Community Empowerment through Science and Technology…

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IPOPHL: ITSO reports record-high intellectual property filings in 2023

The Intellectual Property of the Philippines (IPOPHL) recently reported that intellectual property (IP) through its Innovations and Technology Support Offices (ITSOs) hit an all-time high last year as more universities and colleges joined the Innovation and Technology Support Program. In a statement, the IPOPHL said aggregate IP filings of Innovation and Technology Support Offices which include higher…

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“MAJORITY OF LAWMAKERS ARE CONVINCED OF‘MARIJUANA’ EFFICACY AS MEDICINE”

ONCE enacted into law, the proposed Senate bill on legalizing the use of medical cannabis or marijuana, the Philippines will accept result of studies and research from worldwide. Vast majority of the local lawmakers are convinced of the plants’ efficacy.  This was disclosed by Dr. Richard Nixon Gomez, inventor, scientist and general manager of Bauertek…

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DOST Ilocos Region Supports Youth with Disabilities Through  eCombination Challenge Training Workshop.

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, La Union — The Department of Science and Technology Ilocos Region (DOST Ilocos Region), under the leadership of Regional Director Teresita A. Tabaog, participated in the Two-Day Preparatory Training for Delegates of the National IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities on June 17 -18, 2026, at the Agtutubo Conference Room, City…

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DOST, Bauertek Corp to put up modern R&D facility in N. Ecija

SCIENCE CITY OF MUNOZ — The Department of Science and Technology-Central Luzon (DOST-3) has partnered with Bauertek Corp., a manufacturer of high-quality food supplements, to establish a state-of-the art research, manufacturing and development facility in this lone science city the country, and the second in Asia, located in Nueva Ecija. The other is in Japan. Bauertek Corporation…

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