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Dr. Yukiyo Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), notes with pleasure that this STARBOOKS, or Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Stations, unit is beefed up with nuclear technology materials in addition to its science and technology content. Installed at the San Francisco National High School in Quezon City and the Quezon City Science High School libraries, two STARBOOKS pods provide to the two schools’ combined 7,000-student population a variety of S&T information materials, including Encyclopedia Britannica and IAEA produced resources. STARBOOKS, developed by the Department of Science and Technology – Science and Technology Information Institute, is a digital library that operates offline and serves as a very vital knowledge resource in places yet unreached by the Internet. With Dr Amano is the school librarian and Dr. Amelia Guevara (right), DOST undersecretary for research and development.  (S&T Media Service, DOST-STII)

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University of the Philippines-Visayas Political Science Professor Dr. Rosalie A. Hall is pushing for a review of the Philippine Water Code, among others. “Water is not a free good,” Dr. Hall said in her talk. Emphasizing that water is technically owned by the state, Dr. Hall said that people can use and and develop water resources through permits or concessions.

Among other things, the Water Code of the Philippines laid down the basic principles and framework relating to the appropriation, control and conservation of water resources.  This leads to the optimum development and rational use of these resources. This Code also defined the extent of the rights and obligations of water users.

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news-dost mosquito trap researchers bag dangal bayan award2-01262015  Researchers from the Department of Science and Technology – Industrial Technology Development Institute receive their prestigious award from Civil Service Chair Francisco T. Duque III (5th from left).  Proudly wearing their medals, the researchers are (from left) Maricar B. Carandang, Alicia G. Garbo, Annabelle V. Briones, Dr. Nuna E. Almanzor, Hermelina H. Bion and Josie L. Pondevida. Others in picture are Dr. Maria Luisa Salonga-Agamata (leftmost) and Comm. Robert S. Martinez (5th from left), both of the Civil Service Commission, and Tanodbayan Conchita Carpio-Morales (rightmost) of the Office of the Ombudsman.  Inset: The Ovicidal-Larvicidal trap system.

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Dr. Windell Rivera, associate professor of microbiology of the University of the Philippines, won this year’s Eusebio Y. Garcia Recognition Award for Molecular Biology and Molecular Pathologyby the National Research Council of the Philippines. (Photo by Henry de Leon, S&T Media Service)

Dr. Windell L. Rivera, associate professor of microbiology of the University of the Philippines(UP) Diliman, won the 2014 National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) Eusebio Y. Garcia Recognition Award for Molecular Biology and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Rivera received the award during the NRCP’s “Symposium on Dengue Researches and 81st Founding Anniversary” held last month at the Bayleaf Hotel in Intramuros, Manila. This conferment also earned him the NRCP Medallion and Plaque of Excellenceand a cash prize of P25,000.