Science and Technology

DOST to look for more participants in VCO clinical trial 

DOST to look for more participants in VCO clinical trial 

July 21, 2020, 6:40 pm

MANILA – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will look for more participants in the community-based study on the effectiveness of virgin coconut oil (VCO) in treating coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients, which it has been conducting at the Santa Rosa Community Hospital in… Read More

DOST funds P19-M antibody tests study

DOST funds P19-M antibody tests study

July 20, 2020, 11:15 am

MANILA – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has allocated PHP19.13 million for a study to validate and evaluate antibody tests for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). The study, to be led by Leonila Dans of the University of the Philippines-Manila, will generate information on the… Read More

DOST okays study on lagundi for Covid-19

DOST okays study on lagundi for Covid-19

July 18, 2020, 4:38 pm

MANILA – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has approved the clinical trials for the local herb, lagundi, against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said. "The project aims to determine if lagundi, as adjuvant therapy, can provide symptomatic… Read More

DOST chief notes increasing R&D proposals

DOST chief notes increasing R&D proposals

July 15, 2020, 2:23 pm

MANILA -- Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato dela Peña noted the increasing number of research and development (R&D) proposals the agency has been receiving, with more than 900 proposals sent this year for 2021 funding. These proposals were sent to the DOST's… Read More

India, Canada eye vaccine trials collaboration with PH

India, Canada eye vaccine trials collaboration with PH

July 13, 2020, 9:37 am

MANILA – India and Canada have expressed interest to collaborate with the Philippines in their vaccine trials, an official from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. In an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA) over the weekend, DOST-Philippine Council for Health… Read More

Coconut tree now source of ethyl alcohol

Coconut tree now source of ethyl alcohol

July 9, 2020, 5:54 pm

MANILA – The tree of life just keeps on giving as the coconut tree can now be the source of ethyl alcohol for sanitizers and disinfectants.  This, after lawyer Anthony C. Manguiat, President of Philippine Craft Distillers, Inc. (PCDI),  presented to Philippine  Coconut  Authority  (PCA) … Read More

Researchers seek more attention for diseases from animals

Researchers seek more attention for diseases from animals

July 7, 2020, 1:06 pm

MANILA -- At least three researchers on Monday expressed hope that more attention would be given to researches on diseases or viruses that humans could get from animals. In a virtual forum organized by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), researchers Adrian Ybañez, Remil… Read More

5 firms to make enhanced nutribun

5 firms to make enhanced nutribun

July 3, 2020, 7:16 pm

MANILA -- At least five companies have already expressed interest to adopt or make the Food and Nutrition Research Institute's enhanced nutribun (e-nutribun), an official said on Friday. These firms are all located in Luzon and are under negotiation with the FNRI, Director Mario Capanzana told… Read More

Technologies relevant to pandemic to be featured in 'TekNegoShow'

Technologies relevant to pandemic to be featured in 'TekNegoShow'

July 2, 2020, 3:54 pm

MANILA -- Technologies relevant to the pandemic, such as ready-to-eat food, hygiene products, among others, will be showcased in the Department of Science and Technology's (DOST) upcoming business type talk show, "TekNegoShow". Director Anabelle Briones, of the DOST-Industrial Technology… Read More

PCIEERD eyes more local, int'l collaborations

PCIEERD eyes more local, int'l collaborations

June 30, 2020, 7:29 pm

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

3 DOST projects designed to boost fight vs. Covid-19 underway

3 DOST projects designed to boost fight vs. Covid-19 underway

June 29, 2020, 9:17 pm

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, dela Peña… Read More

DOST urges scientists to join iSTART program

DOST urges scientists to join iSTART program

June 29, 2020, 11:46 am

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

DOST creates radio, video production to entice kids to learn STEM

DOST creates radio, video production to entice kids to learn STEM

June 25, 2020, 7:59 pm

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

Apple announces Mac transition to custom silicon

Apple announces Mac transition to custom silicon

June 23, 2020, 8:45 pm

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

STEM learning via radio, online under ‘new normal’

STEM learning via radio, online under ‘new normal’

June 23, 2020, 7:16 pm

by Geraldine Bulaon-Ducusin MANILA – 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 Department… Read More

DOST supports convalescent plasma study for Covid-19

DOST supports convalescent plasma study for Covid-19

June 23, 2020, 7:10 pm

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

DOST OKs telepsychiatry proposal for OFWs in Kuwait

DOST OKs telepsychiatry proposal for OFWs in Kuwait

June 22, 2020, 10:12 pm

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 among… Read More

OneStore app launched to market SME products

OneStore app launched to market SME products

June 19, 2020, 7:45 pm

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… Read More

Pinoy inventor develops anti-virus machine

Pinoy inventor develops anti-virus machine

June 17, 2020, 8:03 pm

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

DOST supports system to facilitate Covid-19 testing

DOST supports system to facilitate Covid-19 testing

June 17, 2020, 7:31 pm

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