DOST invests in the education and nutrition of children from Sultan Kudarat
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Education and nutrition of children have always been at the forefront of various interventions by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as the department believes that these are important in securing a better future for the next generation.
To fulfill this aspiration, DOST Undersecretary for Regional Operations, Engr. Sancho A. Mabborang and his team, together with DOST-XII officials and staff, went to Sultan Kudarat on 23 August 2022 and visited PC Bayanihan Elementary School (PC BES) where students welcomed the entourage, waving flaglets in their dainty hands.
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PHILAAST talks of food security, governance, and entrepreneurship in 71st confab
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Right frame: PHILAAST President and DOST Assistant Secretary Diana L. Ignacio said the association "… serves as a venue for the presentation of the most recent findings and developments related to the impact of the changing environment on current issues, such as energy sustainability, among others." Dr. Diana L. Ignacio is the PHILAAST president and DOST Assistant Secretary for Administrative and Legal Affairs.
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Balik Scientist names 6 seaweed genera, holds record by a Filipino scientist
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Dr. Wilfred John E. Santiañez, 2019 PCAARRD Balik Scientist Awardee, is one of the youngest seaweed taxonomists in the Philippines.
A Balik Scientist, Dr. Wilfred John E. Santiañez of the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI), authored a new brown seaweed genus, Manzaea, from the tropical western Pacific and discovered a new brown seaweed species, Asterocladon ednae from Camotes Islands in Cebu.
Dr. Santiañez currently holds the record in having the most number of new seaweed genera described/named by a Filipino scientist.
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Metals and engineering innovation center boosts La Union’s local industry competitiveness
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, La Union - The Department of Science and Technology Region I (DOST-I), together with DZAG Radyo Pilipinas Agoo, featured the Metals and Engineering Innvoation Center (MEIC) on their weekly radio program titled, “Tekno Presyensya: Syensya ken Teknolohiya para kadagiti Umili,” on September 1, 2022.
MEIC is a joint project of DOST-I, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-Mid La Union Campus (DMMMSU-MLUC), and DOST-Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC) to promote innovation culture, strengthen capacity and capability in the field of metalworking, and boost the competitiveness of the metals and engineering industries.
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