To ensure that innovative technologies from local research institutions find their way to industry partners, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region 02 continue to advance its efforts in technology transfer and commercialization through a series of Fairness Opinion Board (FOB) Meetings. Recently, the Fairness Opinion Report (FOR) for the C-TRIKE technology, a locally…
Ceremonial Turnover of Funds with Engr. George Pio G. Aclan, the Supervising
SRS; Mr. Joseph G. Navales, the Municipal Agriculturist; Mr. Mac Steven RJ T. Dela Riarte, the
Municipal Planning and Development Officer; Hon. Kiterio Antonio U. Palarca II, the Municipal Mayor; DOST Provincial Director Joanne Katherine R. Banaag; and Ms. Nice Nerjay C. Delada, the
Science Research Specialist II (from left to right).
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has bestowed its highest disaster resilience honor to Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda, for his ‘remarkable dedication’ initiatives in the field of disaster risk reduction and management and his advocacy for community resilience. Undersecretary Ariel F. Nepomuceno, head of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and NDMRRC executive director conferred…
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano has expressed support for the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development’s (DHSUD) appeal for a higher budget for the Integrated Disaster Shelter Assistance Program (IDSAP) to help families rebuild their homes after recent calamities. Cayetano made the call after it came out during a Senate briefing on DHSUD’s…
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has urged the Office of the Ombudsman to proactivelyconduct lifestyle checks on public officials, emphasizing the role of such checks as adeterrent to corruption. Cayetano raised the proposal during his line of inquiry to candidates vying tobecome the next Ombudsman in interviews conducted by the Judicial and BarCouncil (JBC) from August…
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. graced the “Handa Pilipinas” Visayas Leg – a celebration commemorating the 10th anniversary of the catastrophic super typhoon “Yolanda” on Nov. 8, 2013 in Tacloban City. The exposition led by the Dept. of Science and Technology (DOST) held in Summit Hotel, from Nov. 8-10 tackled “Innovations in Disaster Risk…
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) in cooperation with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) held the 2023 National Training Course on Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring (NTC-ERM) on September 4 to 8, 2023 at the PNRI compound in Diliman, Quezon City. The course was conducted face-to-face for the first time after the…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Monday that the best way to honor the memory of his father is to stay true to the passion of public service to uplift the lives of Filipinos. “I think the best way to honor his memory will be… Stay true to the passion … Marami pa tayong…
The Department of Education (DepEd) recognized around 173 partner organizations including nonprofit, volunteer-powered group, I am MAD (Making A Difference) Volunteers Inc. for their support and intervention in the country’s basic education under its ‘MATATAG’ Agenda, February 20 at GSIS Theater, Pasay City. DepEd awarded I am MAD as one of the agency’s outstanding civil society organization partners…
Local chief executives should assess their disaster preparedness and mitigation strategies to handle increasingly severe weather disturbances caused by climate change. “Kailangan ay gagawin natin ang lahat upang mabigyan ng proteksyon ang ating mga constituent dito sa mga bagong pangyayari,” President Marcos said during the 2025 League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) General Assembly…
