The country’s clinical trials on the use of virgin coconut oil (VCO), lagundi (Chinese chaste tree) and tawa-tawa (Euphorbia hirta) as adjunct therapy, herbal medicine, and adjunctive treatment against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may benefit the country’s farmers, the Department of Science...
Seven lying-in clinics and health centers in the National Capital Region (NCR) are expected to receive RxBox telehealth devices from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). RxBoxes (DOST/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the DOST-NCR’s...
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Safe, Swift and Smart Travel Management System or S-PaSS has now more than 3.8 million active users. Safe, Swift and Smart Travel Management System or S-PaSS (DOST) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said they have logged more than...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Friday, Oct. 22, that its Science Education Institute (SEI) started accepting applications for the 2022 Undergraduate Scholarships. “The 2022 DOST-SEI Undergraduate S&T Scholarship Program is now open!,” read the DOST-VIII’s...
The Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will soon bake the fourth variant of its enhanced nutribun (E-Nutribun)—the ube (purple yam) variant. DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña shows the newly developed enhanced nutribun...
The Philippines’ study on the safety and immunogenicity of mixing different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults may start soon. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During his weekly report on Friday, Oct. 22, Department of Science and Technology (DOST)...
A Balik Scientist has been named by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) as this year’s “Outstanding Professional of the Year in Chemistry,” the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines’ (DOST-NRCP) said. Dr. Jonel P. Saludes (DOST-NRCP) The...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) launched 10 new publications featuring indigenous vegetables in the country. DOST-PCAARRD unveils on Oct. 21,2021, 10 new publications on...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) inaugurated Thursday, Oct. 21, its Biosafety Level 2+ (BSL-2) Laboratory which will enable country’s researchers to work on different virology projects — from plant and animal to human virology in preparation for the upcoming establishment of the...
Seeking to address gaps in public health, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has urged researchers to participate in its yearlong Fellowship in Epidemiology Program. (DOST-PCHRD) The program will be implemented in cooperation...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) highlighted the importance of regional innovation hubs in addressing the incidence of hunger and in ensuring food security in the country. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DOST vowed to continue capacitating regional higher educational institutions’...
Bracing for “good results,” the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Oct. 21, that the drug developers and the public are expected to benefit from the country’s clinical trials seeking to assess the efficacy, safety, and effect on viral clearance of anti-parasitic drug...
