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As the country grapples with the negative effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) continues to find practical solutions that will help the Filipinos surpass these challenges.

The science department, backed by a strong pool of competent scientists, researchers, and innovators will present to the public the 21 high impact technologies and research and development (R&D) projects in the areas of health and nutrition, industry competitiveness, enterprise development, disaster management and risk reduction, education, and agriculture, among others.

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The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) of the Department of Health (DOH) is set to complete its PHP 32.88-million study on the community seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, by the fourth quarter of this year.

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) funded the research through the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PHP 14.94 million), AHEAD-HPSR or “Advancing Health through Evidence Assisted Decision through Health Policy and Systems Research” (PHP 11.43 million), and ARCHER or “Addressing and Responding to COVID-19 through Health Research” (PHP 6.51 million).

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Considered as the Tree of Life, the coconut never stops giving. Right now, with the global health crisis, this has been proven again that the coconut could offer life-saving solution to fight COVID-19 in the form of virgin coconut oil (VCO).

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Following its launch on 16 June 2021, the Advanced Mechatronics, Robotics, and Industrial Automation Laboratory or AMERIAL is set to bolster the metals and engineering sectors and allied industries as the Philippines takes part in the “fourth industrial revolution” or IR 4.0.