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The country needs an estimated PhP 6.5B to help the 3.64M stunted children six months to three years old.  

This is according to the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI), which has been implementing the Malnutrition Reduction Program (MRP) since 2011, a science-based nutrition strategy that help address the high prevalence of underweight infants and young Filipino, in partnership with the local government units, national government agencies, and the private sector.

One pack of complementary food developed by DOST-FNRI, priced at PhP15.00, is needed per child daily, that translates to PhP 54.6M per day to feed the 3.64M stunted children for 120 feeding days. Currently, the DOST-FNRI, through its existing complementary food production facilities, can only cover 2.04% of this projected demand.

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First VHFS-integrated portable toilet facilities

To improve sanitation in remote areas, the Department of Science and Technology Region XI (DOST-XI), through its Provincial Science and Technology Center in Davao de Oro (PSTC DdO), deployed the first portable toilet facilities integrated with Vertical Helophyte Filter System (VHFS) in Andap National High School, New Bataan, Davao de Oro on 11 March 2022.

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The Department of Science and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII), seals a new partnership to promote science and technology information with the Philippine Institute of Pure and Applied Chemistry (PIPAC) on 23 March 2022 at the DOST-STII office in Bicutan, Taguig City. Signing the memorandum of agreement were DOST-STII Director Richard P. Burgos (center) with PIPAC Director Armando Victor M. Guidote, PhD (right) and Norly B. Villar, communication chief of DOST-STII. (Photo by Gerardo Palad, S&T Media Service, DOST-STII)  

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Members of the Mabini Tablea Food Producers (MABLEA), a women’s association in Mabini, Batangas, was trained on bread and pastry production alongside the celebration of International Women’s Day, March 8-10.

The training upskilled the women members of the association and provided them with additional product lines aside from their tablea-based products developed by the Institute of Food Science and Technology - University of the Philippines Los Baños (IFST-UPLB), and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Batangas way back in 2018.