Science and Technology
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
DOST open to supporting other Covid-19 clinical trials
June 17, 2020, 7:19 pm
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
P31-M more allotted for 5 commodities, food security: DOST
June 17, 2020, 7:58 am
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 Peña… Read More
DOST allots P36-M for food security programs
June 10, 2020, 6:44 pm
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
DOST-9 backs researcher to develop studies on citrus peels
June 8, 2020, 4:39 pm
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
DOST launches satellite monitoring program on Manila Bay
June 5, 2020, 7:24 pm
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… Read More
PH researchers study herbal plants' benefit in fight vs. Covid-19
June 4, 2020, 7:00 pm
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 Thursday.… Read More
DOST starts virology-related studies
June 4, 2020, 6:55 pm
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
DOST seeks more cooperators to produce reusable face masks
June 3, 2020, 7:46 pm
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 the… Read More
DOST urges businessmen to support 'Balik Probinsya' program
June 1, 2020, 9:18 am
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 agency plans… Read More
PH 1st gravitational physicist to graduate at UP
May 28, 2020, 7:17 pm
MANILA -- The University of the Philippines National Institute of Physics (UP-NIP) has announced that one of its graduating students would be the country's first gravitational physicist. In its social media post on Thursday, and in an article posted on Scientia, UP Diliman College of Science's… Read More
Up to P5-M grant for researches, technologies under 'new normal'
May 25, 2020, 7:59 pm
MANILA – Up to PHP5-million grant is at stake for researches and technologies that would help the economy adapt to the "new normal" after the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Monday. Researchers from the academe, research, and development (R&D)… Read More
