CAVITE – An upland municipality in a mountainous area, Maragondon is known for its bamboo products and traditional hand-woven garments. Both industries, however, may not have always been progressive over the past decades. Likhang Maragondon, a local social enterprise, is trying to change that...
A total of 20 women-led social enterprises were selected for their innovative ideas and impactful initiatives during the 2023 Women-Helping-Women: Innovative Social Enterprises (WHWise) National Innovation Challenge - The Search for Innovative Entrepreneurs in the Regions who will be invited to...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) together with the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) has launched a secure and convenient solution for last-mile parcel deliveries called the DALA Smart Lockbox system. According to DOST, this was developed in response to the increasing...
A new laboratory has been inaugurated recently by the Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) together University of Cabuyao (UC) that seeks to boost the research capacity of the Laguna Province....
CocoFlexSorb, a bio-based polyurethane foam from the Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) is slated to become an innovative addition to the country's oil response. DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr. holds up a crude oil-soaked CocoFlexSorb – a foam technology...
An emerging technology center put up by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology (DOST-PCIEERD) at the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (UPHSD) in Las Piñas allows students and faculty members to communicate with...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is pushing for the standard use of air quality monitoring devices (AQMDs) specifically the country's first locally-made one for industries that release high amounts of particulate matter into the air. Robust Optical Aerosol Monitor or ROAM is a...
The Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) confirmed on Saturday, April 8, that its official Facebook page has been hacked. In a statement, DOST-PCIEERD, an attached agency of DOST and one of...
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), among the top priorities of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is to develop a national infrastructure, including AI R&D centers under the AI R&D framework for 2019–2029. DOST said that it has been collaborating with numerous...
The country's first-ever Coastal Engineering and Management R&D Center (COASTER) was put up on Thursday, Jan. 19 in Batac, Ilocos Norte through the Department of Science and Technology and the Mariano Marcos State University-Main Campus (MMSU). The newly built COASTER building will house...
Four science communicators will flourish more in elevating the science and technology campaigns of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) after emerging as winners of the recently-concluded Pinoy Science STAR Camp spearheaded by the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging...
A total of 10 teams of high school students are set to receive a total of P4.3-M funding from the Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD). (DOST-PCIEERD) According to DOST-PCIEERD, this is for...
