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Published: 06 August 2015

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From the previous number of 57 cocolisap hotspot areas, only seven remain in the Philippines as of December 2014.

“Our latest report is that, in fact, there are no more hotspots in CALABARZON and the remaining problem is only in Basilan,” stated Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Romulo N. Arancon Jr. during the recent Agri-Aqua Forum by the Department of Science and Technology‘s Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD).

The forum was one of the activities during DOST’s 2015 National Science and Technology Week from July 24-28, 2015 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.   
Cocolisap, or coconut scale insect (CSI), possesses specialized mouthparts for sucking the sap directly from the tree’s vascular system. This causes yellowing, wilting, premature nutfall, and eventually, low coconut yield.

Read more: Agri forum in DOST’s science week reveals decrease of cocolisap hotspots

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Published: 31 July 2015

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Robots such as these were the main attractions in the Robotics and Science Interactive Exhibit organized by the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Science High School System (DOST-PSHS) during DOST’s National Science and Technology Week held last July 24-28 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.  Students from different PSHS campuses all over the country showed off their own robotic creations like this pair of bots and performed interesting science experiments for the audience, consisting mostly of kids.  (S&T Media Service)

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Published: 04 August 2015

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The Commission on Audit (COA) has lauded the Department of Science and Technology’s STARBOOKS or Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Station, the first digital science library in the Philippines which can run without Internet connection.

In its final report of 2014, the COA indicated that STARBOOKS is one innovation that merits praise because it provides opportunities to deprived but deserving students in the countryside and gives them access to information on S&T for free.

“Looking at this program, bringing this library to far-flung areas is very noble as far as COA is concerned,” stated Karlo Almonidovar, Commission on Audit supervising auditor assigned at the DOST.  “The social impact of STARBOOKS is very important because this addresses one of the strategic objectives of the government which is poverty alleviation through education, and we approve of it, that’s why COA is called ‘partner in development.’”  

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Published: 31 July 2015

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Kids slug it out for the top prizes in Clash of Class – an annual competition for elementary and high school students featuring exciting science-based games organized by the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Science Education Institute and Philippine Science High School System in cooperation with Manila Ocean Park. The games involved poking sharpened pencils into a bag of water without causing it to leak (top), creating a model jellyfish that will not readily sink (middle), and pouring different liquids into a glass to form a density tower, among others. Clash of Class was one of the activities in DOST’s recent National Science and Technology Week. Baclaran Elementary School Unit II emerged as overall champion in the elementary division. (S&T Media Service)