MANILA --Kicking off its 10th year on Tuesday, the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) eyes more local and international collaborations amid the pandemic. "We take the challenge of forming international collaborations despite the... Read More
MANILA – Three new projects designed to boost the country’s fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic are now underway, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said on Monday. In an interview with the Philippine News Agency,... Read More
MANILA – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is urging scientists and engineers to help in guiding investors setting up shop in identified growth areas by joining the Innovation, Science, and Technology for Accelerating Regional Technology-based (iSTART) development program. In a... Read More
MANILA --The Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) is currently doing radio production and video presentations to entice more students to learn science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In a phone interview with the PNA on Thursday, SEI chief... Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – Apple announced on Monday the transition of Mac to its custom silicon "to deliver industry-leading performance and powerful new technologies" during the company's virtual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC)."Today we're announcing our transition to Apple silicon, making this... Read More
by Geraldine Bulaon-DucusinMANILA – Prior to the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, and the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), some students in the provinces get to appreciate science because of the Science Explorer and nuLab buses of the Science Education Institute of the... Read More
MANILA– The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) on Tuesday announced its support to the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital's (UP-PGH) study on convalescent plasma transfusion as a possible therapy to... Read More
MANILA – The Philippine Council for Health Research and Development has approved a telepsychiatry project for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said Monday. The project, "Acceptability of Telepsychiatry... Read More
MANILA --The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Friday launched the OneStore app, to better help the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) market their products, and reach out to a wider public. For the past four years, the OneStore can be accessed via the website, onestore.ph, and through... Read More
MANILA – As the world is racing against time to find the best drug to treat the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), a Filipino inventor, has asserted to have developed a machine that can kill airborne virus and even novel coronavirus which is primarily transmitted through respiratory droplets... Read More
MANILA– As the Philippines hopes to transition from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)-induced community quarantine to the new normal, it is imperative that targeted mass testing is in place to contain further spread of the SARS-CoV2 virus.While national and local efforts to source... Read More
MANILA --The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is open to supporting and funding other clinical trials on a possible cure or treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), an official said on Wednesday. "We are open, but (proposals will have to) be proven to have significant... Read More
MANILA – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has allocated an additional PHP31.6 million for food security research and development (R&D) projects covering five commodities.In an online interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Tuesday, DOST Secretary Fortunato dela... Read More
MANILA --The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has allotted more than PHP36 million for projects supportive of food security in preparation for post-Covid-19 recovery process, its chief said on Wednesday. In an online interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA), DOST Secretary... Read More
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has released PHP296,421 to support a local researcher to continue her studies on the determination of antioxidant and anti-arthritic activity of citrus fruit peels (Citrus... Read More
MANILA --The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officially launched on Friday the "IM4ManilaBay" (Integrated Mapping, Monitoring, Modelling, and Management System for Manila Bay and Linked Environments) program, which aims to help decision-makers in crafting policies in the rehabilitation... Read More
MANILA --Filipino researchers are currently studying the possible benefits of herbal plants -- particularly tawa-tawa and lagundi -- to reduce a person's infectivity from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said... Read More
MANILA– In preparation for the Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) proposed creation of a virology institute in the country, its partner researchers started a study and would undertake other studies related to virology, Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said Wednesday. "There are... Read More
MANILA– The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is looking for more co-operators to help the agency produce reusable face masks it intends to donate to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) front-liners. In a virtual presser on Wednesday, DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said... Read More
MANILA – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is encouraging businessmen to support the government's "Balik Probinsya" program by putting up technology-related businesses in the province. In a phone interview over the weekend, DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said the... Read More
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