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As the water hyacinth population burgeoned in Buhi, Camarines Sur, Engr. Joel P. Sadol of the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture pondered on how he could turn this threat into an opportunity.  Water hyacinths often clog waterways and degrade water quality. These pretty-looking pests actually  block sunlight and prevent photosynthesis, thereby lowering the level of oxygen in the water.

First in his agenda was to get rid of the hyacinths, and then perhaps turn them into something useful.  So he made a machine that can collect the hyacinths, and then recently improved its features to make the machine more efficient using less fuel.

The improved water hyacinth harvester  is set to benefit farmers, fisherfolks, and handicraft makers in his hometown, through the assistance of Department of Science and Technology-Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI).

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Clients for the country’s first state-of-the-art electronics and semiconductor test lab, the Advanced Materials Testing Laboratory (ADMATEL) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), are expected to double this year as the global electronics and semiconductor (S&E) industry sees a stronger outlook.

This was learned during DOST’s media briefing “Agham na Ramdam” at the ADMATEL facility in DOST Complex, Bicutan, Taguig City.  

“It has been two years since President Aquino came here to inaugurate this facility which is DOST’s contribution to invigorate our local manufacturing industries,” says DOST Assistant Secretary Raymund E. Liboro. “And the public should know the strides that ADMATEL had since then.”  

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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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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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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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