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Zamboanga' RSTW showcases Filipinos ingenuity. Zamboanga, among the country’s top producer of rubber tree, partnered with the Department of Science and Technology-Region IX to transform mature rubber tree into creative, functional pieces of furniture. These wood pieces were showcased at the three-day celebration of Zamboanga's Regional Science and Technology Week and Regional Invention Contest & Exhibits at the Palacio del Sur, Zamboanga City.

(Text and photo by Geraldine Bulaon-Ducusin, DOST-STII).

 

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Zamboanga entrep gives back to community. "Because of SETUP, we're able to improve our business, and we're able to help our community in return," says Ester A. Perez, owner of Baker's Field Enterprises at Guisao, Zamboanga City during the Technopreneurs Forum and Consultation. From one baker, Baker's Field now employs housewives, as well as out-of-school youth, in the community. Baker's Field is among the partners of the Department of Science and Technology-Region IX under its Small Enterprise Upgrading Program (SETUP) since 2015. The forum was held during the Regional Science and Technology Week in Marcian Garden Hotel, Zamboanga City from 9-11 September 2019.

(Text and photo by Geraldine Bulaon-Ducusin DOST-STII)

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DOST Secretary Fortunato T. De La Peña and US-ASEAN Business Council President Alexander C. Feldman present the newly signed MOU that will encourage cooperation and partnership between the government and private sector in the promotion of science, technology and innovation.

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The Department of Science and Technology-PAGASA will soon set up a synoptic weather station in Brgy. Caipilan, Siquijor town, and Siquijor Governor Zaldy S. Villa is ecstatic.

“The setting up of this station is crucial in the operation of our would-be airport in Siquijor,” he announced during the groundbreaking. “The establishment of the airport has been approved in 2016. Hopefully, there will no more hindrance after the synoptic station is set up.”