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Ceajay Nepomuceno from Science and Technology Information Institute shows his winning entry in the poster making contest as Department of Science and Technology joins the nation in observance of Women’s month on March 16 at DOST grounds in Bicutan, Taguig City. The celebration also includes activities such parade, zumba-dance marathon, sharing on challenges and experiences as Women Leader, FNRI’s Pinggang Pinoy and free hair cutting by Ricky Reyes Learning Institute. This year’s Women’s Month celebration is anchored on the theme “Juana, Desisyon mo ay mahalaga sa kinabukasan ng bawat isa, ikaw na!”

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MOA SIGNING FOR DOST’S PHIL. HEALTH INFO EXCHANGE | Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Sec. Mario G. Montejo (center) together with Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Dr. Vicente Belizario (left)  and Philhealth President and CEO Atty. Alexander A. Padilla sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the Philippine Health Information Exchange (PHIE) during the 33rd anniversary of DOST’s Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) held at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel last March 17, 2015. A project of PCHRD and DOH, the PHIE is a system that will better manage the country’s health and medical information via the harmonization of data records from hospitals and other health systems and institutions across the archipelago. The MOA signing officially sets the ball rolling for the PHIE which will ultimately improve access to information, generate better decision making based on real-time health statistics, and upgrade healthcare delivery services from the national down to the barangay level, even in rural areas. In the same event, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to set up the Philippine Biomedical Devices Consortium was also inked among representatives from the Technological University of the Philippines, Technological Institute  of the Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University,  Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, UP systems, and the University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center. The MOU aims to  help develop a lab-to-market roadmap for biomedical devices in the Philippines. (Text by Espie Angelica A. de Leon / Photo by Ceajay N. Valerio, S&T Media Service, DOST-STII).   

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The Department of Science and Technology’s National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) honored outstanding Filipino scientists, technologists, and researchers including TV weather man Nathaniel A. Cruz, more popularly known as “Mang Tani,” during the 82nd NRCP General Membership Assembly and Scientific Conference held last March 11, 2015 at the Philippine International Convention Center.

The 2014 NRCP Achievement Award is bestowed on individuals in various fields of basic and applied sciences including social science and humanities, for their pioneering efforts and sterling contributions to community development and to the advancement of their field of specialization.

As  Mang Tani, Cruz has captured the attention of TV viewers with his effective method of weather reporting, allowing the general public to clearly understand scientific  and technical information and disaster preparedness tips on typhoons. Further, he is engaged in various  activities in relation to climate change, climatology, vulnerability assessment, and applied meteorology which have helped enrich the field and further improve practitioners’ knowledge and skills. Some of his research-based recommendations have been adopted and used by both the government and the private sectors in their program designs for disaster preparedness and mitigation.

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Department of Science and Technology Sec. Mario Montejo announced recently science and technology (S&T) ambassadors who will champion S&T programs in Davao Region.

The initial batch of science ambassadors include Senator Paulo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV, chair of the Senate Committee on Youth; Representative Mario U. Piamonte, senior vice chair of the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives; Maria Belen Sunga-Acosta and Marissa S. Abella, Davao City councilors; Joey Ayala and Ronulfo “Popong” Landero, both Davao-based singers-songwriters.

Sen. Aquino, the youngest senator of the 16th Congress, is a member of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology. He authored the S.B. 1091: Magna Carta for Philippine Internet Freedom which includes provisions on security and privacy of data and information, establishment of an executive department for information and communications technology, and penalties for cybercrimes and other prohibited acts, among others.