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Published: 25 September 2023

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Caryl Maria Minette I. Ulay, DOST-STII

Photo source: UP Manila The Health Science Center

Sa kanyang pagtanggap ng Orden of National Scientist Award, hindi aakalain na sa likod ng magandang postura at makinang na ngiti ni Academician Carmencita D. Padilla ang ilang dekadang paglinang sa kakayahan at pagpapabuti sa serbisyo sa larangan ng new born screening at genomics na nag-akyat sa kanya bilang ika-43 na National Scientist ng bansa. Ito ay itinuturing na pinakamataas na pagkilala sa isang tao sa larangan ng siyensya sa Pilipinas na itinatag ng National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) noong 1976.

Ang Ikigai ay isang konsepto mula sa Japan na tumutukoy sa masusing pagkilala sa sarili kung saan masayang ginagawa ng isang indibidwal ang mga aktibidad kung saan siya ay magaling (passion), ano ang maiaambag niya sa pangangailangan ng mundo (mission) at pag-uugnay ng passion at mission sa kanyang propesyon at bokasyon na tumutugon sa pang araw-araw na pangangailangan.

Read more: Acd. Padilla, Juana ─ang ika-43 na National Scientist ng Pilipinas

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Published: 21 September 2023

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“No matter what happens, girls support girls, and girls are always for girls.”

This is the short yet meaningful response of Gecille T. Abeleda, grade 9 student of Quezon City High School, when asked about the most significant lesson she learned from joining the Tagisang Robotics Competition (TRC): Girls & Gears; and she is proof of its triumph to become an intense yet friendly competition that piques young girls’ long-standing aspiration for equality and unites them to fight for one specific advocacy – to celebrate women and champion their absolute potential to take part in robotics and engineering.  

When joining competitions, contenders surely have one ultimate goal; to win. But for the pioneers of the TRC: Girls & Gears, the main dream was never to just win the battle, but to break the norms that try to render girls weak and voiceless.  

More than aiming to win the highly coveted TRC championship title, the TagRobo girls hope to prove that girls are more than just girls and that they have what it takes to take part in highly male-dominated STEM competitions.  

Read more: Pioneers of TRC: Girls & Gears champion advocacy over rivalry, experience over the crown

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Published: 22 September 2023

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The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) in cooperation with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) held the 2023 National Training Course on Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring (NTC-ERM) on September 4 to 8, 2023 at the PNRI compound in Diliman, Quezon City.  The course was conducted face-to-face for the first time after the worldwide pandemic.

The PNRI-organized training course is an annual workshop that aims to provide working knowledge and practical experience to participants from various backgrounds regarding radioactivity monitoring in the environment. Participants in this year’s workshop include professors and instructors, nuclear and radiation workers, researchers, engineers, students, and representatives from public and private industries.

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Published: 20 September 2023

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By Allan Mauro V. Marfal, DOST-STII

For many years, the entire nation has celebrated the success, hard work, and dedication of Filipino scientists and engineers during a week-long festivity, giving them the well-deserved spotlight, in Metro manila. This time around, this yearly event will be held in the region, to be hosted by the Visayas regional cluster of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

Breaking the norm, the National Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (NSTW) for 2023 will be hosted in Iloilo City from November 22-26, 2023, a historic first.

Read more: National science week celebration to be held in the region for the first time from November 22-26