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The Department of Science and Technology Region I (DOST-I) through the Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) - Pangasinan Field Office awarded 42 liters of Carrageenan Plant Growth Promoter (PGP) to the Sampaguita Farmers Association at Barangay Baritao, Manaoag, Pangasinan on February 14, 2023. 
 
The association is the primary source of sampaguita flowers used to make sampaguita garland. These are traded in Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, and Baguio City. 

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The Department of Science and Technology Region 1 (DOST-I), through the Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) - Pangasinan Field Office, conducted Awareness Seminar on Food Safety (FS) and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) to two (2) salt manufacturers at Barangay Amansabina, Mangaldan, Pangasinan on 9 February 2023. 

The training aimed to give awareness on basic food hygiene and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), to identify different food hazards and causes of food contamination, and to assess the sanitary condition and practices of each firm in conformity with GMP, basic food hygiene, and food safety requirements. 

Nine (9) participants from B.S. Cuison Enterprises and Libring Salt Refinery attended the training. 

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On February 23, 2023, scholars of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), Doctors Loraine Kay Cabral and Noel Salvoza, will share their experiences and give insights as foreign scholars in Italy at the second session of Talakayang HeaRT Beat.

Cabral and Salvoza are the first two Filipino scholars under the PhD in Molecular Biomedicine Scholarship Program that was created through an agreement between the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), the University of Trieste (UNITS), and Fondazione Italiana Fegato (FIF).

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Dr. Teresita A. Tabaog, Officer-in-Charge, Office of the Regional Director of the Department of Science and Technology Region 1 (DOST-I) visited the agency’s projects and provincial offices in Pangasinan on 9 February 2023 to fully assess the needs on the ground and provide better support to implement programs better. 

The visit in Pangasinan by OIC-RD Tabaog led to the meeting with former DOST-I Regional Director Armando Q. Ganal and a visit to the PSTO-Pangasinan field office located at PSU Urdaneta. Jennifer Fernandez, Science Research Specialist II exhibited some of the products of assisted-SETUP firms in Districts 4, 5, and 6 and shortly discussed how the program helped improve their products, production processes, and businesses. 

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The Metals and Engineering Innovation Center (MEIC) established in Region I, located at the College of Technology (COT), Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University – Mid La Union Campus (DMMMSU-MLUC), is currently assisting a total of three (3) on-the-job trainees who are taking Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology Major in Mechanical Technology, a big step towards creating a career in the said field.

The students are required to complete at least 700 hours of on-the-job training as a prerequisite for graduation. The OJT training program started on January 2023 and will end in May 2023.

Dr. Victorio C. Palabay, Dean, College of Technology and DMMMSU-MEIC Program Leader approved and accepted the trainees who were assessed to be highly competent. Deam Palabay has high hopes for the student-trainees that they will learn a lot about the basics of metal works and fabrication to help the needs of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the region. 

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