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The Science and Technology Information Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-STII) welcomes the new partnership for the grassroots with the Association of Science and Mathematics Educators of the Philippine Private Schools (ASMEPPS) during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding held on 15 March 2022 at the host campus, St. Francis of Assisi College-Bacoor Campus. The partnership will capacitate the students and faculty personnel of the 160 ASMEPPS participating members to hone their talents and skills in communicating science through various media platforms and enhance their capabilities in content creation. Some of the activities that will form part of the partnership are the training on science communication writing, audio and video productions, and resource and publication sharing.

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Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary for Scientific and Technical Services Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr. (Seated, 2nd from left) led the signing of the memorandum of agreement with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as represented by DILG Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin B. Diño (Seated 2nd from right) signifying the start of the new partnership that will carry out the information caravan dubbed as MAGHANDA or the Meteorological And Geological Hazard Advisories, Warning and Notifications for Decisive Action in 17 regions across the country.

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The National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST-PHL), in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology Region IX (DOST-IX), will host the Mindanao Regional Scientific Meeting (MRSM) on 5-6 April 2022, in conjunction with the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM).

With the theme “PAGTANAW 2050: Agham Tungo sa Mabuting Kinabukasan/ FORESIGHT 2050: Science for a Sustainable Future,” this year’s Mindanao Regional Scientific Meeting is set as an online event to reach wider geography and demographics of Mindanao. It will be held primarily via Zoom Conferencing, at the same time streamed through DOST-IX Facebook and Youtube accounts.

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By Geraldine Bulaon-Ducusin, DOST-STII, S&T Media Service 

“To be a woman is already hard enough, and to be working in the field of environment presents a number of challenges.”

This was according to Dr. Emilyn Q. Espiritu, Executive Director of Ateneo Research Institute of Science and Engineering, during a presentation on” Women at the Frontline of Climate Change,” in the recent Women’s Month celebration by the Department of Science and Technology – Gender and Development (DOST-GAD), where Espiritu initially gave a rundown of the six challenges confronting the environment: over population, depleting water resources, soil erosion, solid waste management, loss of biodiversity, and the atmosphere.