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Dr. Tohme leads the DOST delegation headed by Secretary Solidum to the Future Seeds Building

30 August 2023, PALMIRA, COLOMBIA — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), forging stronger partnerships to jointly deliver science, technology, and innovation-based solutions on pressing agricultural challenges in the Philippines.

The new Understanding reaffirms both institutions' commitment to accelerate an evidence-informed approach in addressing the interconnected crises in climate change, food security, malnutrition, and biodiversity loss by aligning the Alliance’s research agenda with the Department’s key priorities in agriculture and food systems transformation. The DOST and the Alliance look forward to implement joint initiatives through possible collaborative research and development, capacity building activities, exchange of experts and scientists for research studies, and holding of joint conferences, symposia, and workshops.

The DOST and CIAT, represented by Secretary Renato Solidum, Jr. and Director General Joe Tohme, respectively sign the 2023 Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions

In its two-day visit in the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in Palmira, the DOST delegation led by DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum, Jr. met with the Alliance’s Managing Director for the Americas and CIAT’s Director General Joseph Tohme and Alliance Associate Director General, Research Strategy, and Innovation Marcela Quintero as well as several leaders across the center’s various programs in biotechnology, climate action, genebank, cassava, rice, and tropical forages, among others. The Palmira campus hosts the Alliance’s groundbreaking genebank, Future Seeds, which enables data-driven deployment and conservation of crop diversity through genomics, digital phenotyping, and information technologies.

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By Allan Mauro V. Marfal, DOST-STII

To ensure that all the research and development (R&D) outputs made or supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) reach their intended beneficiaries and sectors, several Memoranda of Understanding have been signed by the country’s Science Department with several local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila.

On 30 August 2023, the Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) in the National Capital Region (NCR) kicked off at the SM Aura Premier Mall in Taguig City. The event was spearheaded by the DOST-National Capital Region, the Local Government of Taguig, and SM Prime Holdings Inc. The highlight was the commitment of cities in Metro Manila to adopt various technologies and R&D outputs from the DOST-attached agencies and partner institutions and use them for their intended purposes.

“Our battle cry in the DOST, especially in regional operations, is to mainstream science, technology, and innovation (STI) in local development to help address environmental problems, augment economic needs, and improve social status, thereby improving lives," said DOST Undersecretary for Regional Operations, Engr. Sancho A. Mabborang.

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DOST officials, US-ABC executives, and member companies posed for a photo op at the close of the 2023 Philippine Business Mission

Development of Smart Cities, Quantum Technology, Digital Transformation, Advanced Weather Forecasting, and the facilitation of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) initiatives are among the points of interest of the companies during the annual US-ASEAN Business Council 2023 Philippine Business Mission meeting held at the Manila Marriott Hotel.

The US-ASEAN Business Council represents over 175 U.S. companies, including many of the world’s largest global firms, with operations in Southeast Asia. In this Business Mission, senior representatives from member companies went to the Philippines to engage with priority stakeholders, reinforcing the importance of U.S.-Philippines business relations.

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BICUTAN, TAGUIG CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. confers the Order of National Scientist to Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla, cited for her pioneering work as a world-renowned clinical geneticist, on newborn screening in the Philippines, and for the establishment of the Philippine Genome Center (PCG). The ceremony will be held on August 31, 2023, at the Malacañan Palace.

The Order of National Scientist Award (Orden ng Gawad ng Pambansang Alagad ng Agham) is the highest national recognition given to a man or woman of science in the Philippines administered by the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines, and conferred by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the Academy. Executive Order No. 236 dated September 19, 2003, otherwise known as the Honors Code of the Philippines, emphasizes the exceptional prestige of the Order by placing it fourth in the order of precedence and equal in rank with the Order of National Artist. At present, there are only ten living National Scientists (NS).