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Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario Montejo assures that mechanisms are in place to monitor and project the latest weather patterns in the midst of the current El Niño episode.  

Speaking in a special meeting at DOST-PAGASA Science Garden recently with Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization Francis Pangilinan, Montejo said that with PAGASA’s highly-modernized tracking and improved forecasting capability, the country now has the means to mitigate the ill effects of the weather phenomenon through better plans, programs, and activities cascading all the way to the farm level.

“Our priority initiatives in disaster risk reduction and management together with climate change adaptation have resulted in the large-scale upgrading of our corresponding infrastructure.  Now the Philippines is better-prepared to deal with the challenges of El Niño and other extreme weather events. Naniniwala kaming maiibsan ng pamahalaan ang epekto nito, na malaking tulong  sa mga magsasaka at maging sa mga mamimili (We believe the government will allay its effects, that it will be a big help to farmers and even to consumers),” Montejo explained.  Through PAGASA, he added, the Department will continue to closely monitor this occurrence and shall issue periodic updates as needed.

In its latest advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services and Administration noted that a weak El Niño condition is still being observed in the tropical Pacific Ocean, with warmer than average sea surface temperatures of at least 0.5°C recorded since October 2014. It added that according to the latest global climate models, the ongoing El Niño condition may likely continue until mid-2015 with the possibility of strengthening toward the end of the year. (S&T News Service)

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DOST MOUNTS INT’L SCIENCE FAIR  Student delegates from the Philippines and their mentors (above) proudly wave small Philippine flags during the opening ceremony of the 2nd Philippine International Science Fair (PISF) staged by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Science High School System (DOST-PSHS) in partnership with the First Pacific Leadership Academy. The local delegation is composed of students and teachers from the PSHS campuses and other science schools in the country. Delegates from Sweden (below), Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore are also participating in the biennial fair in Antipolo City. With the theme “Innovate to Mitigate”, the PISF tackles environment and climate change issues via workshops, study tour, teacher’s forum, and prototyping sessions with experts. The PISF serves as a ramp-up to DOST’s National Science and Technology Week  at SMX Convention Center from July 24-28, 2015 where PSHS will hold a robotics/interactive science exhibit by students. (Text by Espie Angelica A. de Leon /Photos by Gerardo Palad, S&T Media Service, DOST-STII)

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Solar panels now give power to office buildings of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), a move to put forward DOST’s commitment to promote renewable, clean, and green energy resources.

Partnering with DOST in this latest development is the Philippine National Oil Company Renewables Corporation (PNOC-RC) which encourages all government offices, agencies and departments in Metro Manila to adopt solar power as an  alternative source of energy and to use green technology to protect the environment

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It isn’t too late for anyone to try new technologies anywhere. These elderly mallgoers in Butuan City prove this as they squeeze in time to check out the country’s first digital science library during their malling spree. A project of the Department of Science and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII), the digital library is called STARBOOKS (Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk System) which was recently launched at the mall. STARBOOKS boasts of free S&T materials in various formats, is user friendly and does not require  Internet connectivity. STARBOOKS will also be featured during DOST’s National Science and Technology Week from July 24-28, 2015 at SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia, Pasay City. (Text by Joy M. Lazcano / Photo by Henry A. de Leon, S&T Media Service, DOST-STII)