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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Office No.11 (DOST-XI), in partnership with the Philippine Women’s College (PWC) in Davao City, is set to launch the first Halal Kitchen in the country, which will serve as an innovation, research center, and demonstration site for Halal industry.

According to Mayan Jane J. Inni, Assistant Regional Director for DOST-XI, the agency saw that there is still a gap in promoting Halal and tourism, despite the past initiatives they have conducted like the Halal Verification and Laboratory and the research and development (R&D) component, where they also partnered with different higher education institutions (HEIs) and state universities and colleges (SUCs).

“The problem is we have very few halal-certified hotels and restaurants here in Davao. Recognizing that Davao is the potential hub or location for events like this in Mindanao and the Southern part of the country becomes a limitation for us. So that’s why through this partnership, we established the halal kitchen facility at PWC to provide the innovation and research center for the industry to know more and learn more and to adapt Halal and the provision of services especially for tourism and education,” Inni said.

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Secondary school students from the Philippine team lead the oath taking ceremony for student-participants (Official photo courtesy of DOST-PNRI)

Months of eager anticipation and preparation culminated for the 54 junior and senior secondary students from the Asia-Pacific region as the first International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO) commenced with an opening ceremony on 01 August 2024, at the SMX Convention Center Clark in Pampanga.

With the Philippines as the host country, the first INSO is organized by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI), with support from the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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By Rudy P. Parel, Jr., DOST-STII

To further promote science and technology culture among the Filipino youth, the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI), in partnership with C&E Publishing, Gokongwei Brothers Foundation (GBF), and Honda Cars Philippines, Inc., honored top student innovations during the awarding ceremony of the 7th cycle of the imake.wemake: create.innovate.collaborate on 26 July 2024 at the Citadines Bay City Manila in Pasay City.

This innovation competition provides a platform for young innovators to develop practical solutions to national and community challenges using science and technology (S&T).

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PRESS RELEASE
ERP of Dr. Angelo Bañares
July 25, 2024

" (L-R) DOST Balik Scientist Dr. Angelo Banares, DOST Usec. Leah Buendia, UM official Edgardo O. Castillo, DOST PCIEERD Deputy Dir. Ninaliza Escorial, DOST Balik Scientist Dr. Terence Al Abaquita, and DOST Balik Scientist Dr. Irma de Ley"

Through the support of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) - Balik Scientists, the University of Mindanao (UM) inaugurates the first biomolecular engineering laboratory in the country.  The focus of this initiative is to transform environmental wastes into valuable industrial compounds and developing innovative biosensors for detecting environmental pollutants.  

During the inauguration ceremony of the University of Mindanao Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory (UMBEL), three DOST Balik Scientists: Dr. Angelo Banares (metabolic engineering), Dr. Chosel Lawagon (nanotechnology), and Dr. Terence Al Abaquita (crop protection, neurobiology, chronobiology, and cell and molecular biology), showcased their collaborations to enhance the capabilities of the new laboratory.