DOST, PLDT ink partnership for faster, more secure access to gov’t websites
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company to help Filipino internet users in the country towards more secure, efficient, and faster access to various government websites. The signing was held last September 07, 2015 at Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Office in Diliman, Quezon City.
Said MoA defines the establishment of the fiber optic facilities that will link PLDT to the Philippine Open Internet Exchange (PHOpenIX) which is being operated by DOST’s Advance Science and Technology Institute (ASTI).
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WATER OF LIFE
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DOST Secretary Mario G. Montejo (2nd from left) turns over 200 units of the DOST innovation on water treatment system called the Portable Ceramic Water Filter (Pitcher Type) to recipients represented by staff of the Cultural Affairs Department and Department of Social Welfare and Development of Vigan City, Ilocos Sur during the recent Northern Luzon Cluster Science and Technology Fair held on September 1, 2015 at the Tadena Hall, University of Northern Philippines (UNP). Witnessing the turnover is Dr. Gilbert R. Arce (left), UNP president. Through the principle of gravity, the two-liter capacity water filter can sift tap or deep well water using red clay with nanotechnology silver coating as the main filtering agent. Red clay is abundant in the Ilocos region. To date, the ceramic water filter system is in use in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and Eastern Visayas. It will soon be introduced in other parts of the country. (S&T Media Service/Text by Rodolfo de Guzman and photo by Gerry Palad)
DOST-developed Two-liter Ceramic Water Filter
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To address the need for potable water in far flung areas in the provinces and as emergency water system during disasters, the Department of Science and Technology developed this ceramic water filter in cooperation with the University of Northern Philippines (UNP) in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. The ceramic water filter is portable and uses red clay filtering agent with nanotechnology silver coating with anti-microbial feature. This system uses the principle of gravity, and the UNP-produced system can filter tap or deep well water at the rate of two liters per hour. Moreover, it is relatively cheaper than commercially available filtering systems. The filter can last up to one year before replacement. (S&T Media Service/Text by Rodolfo de Guzman/Photo by Gerry Palad)
DOST, advocates push for the passage of rare diseases bill
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Academician Carmencita D. Padilla renewed her call for the passage of the rare diseases bill during the Science Legislative Forum organized by Department of Science and Technology-National Academy of Science and Technology (DOST-NAST) held recently at the Philippine International Convention Center.
Rare diseases are debilitating or life-threatening disorders that affect only a small segment of the population. An estimated 6,000 to 10,000 people in the Philippines are afflicted with a rare disease, most of them children.
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