The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has invested P8.4 million to determine the safety and efficacy of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as adjunctive therapy for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, and to evaluate its beneficial effects for probable COVID-19 patients who are quarantined in...
The country’s eight month-long study on the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is set to begin on Sept. 15, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Aug. 27. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary for Research and...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is seeking more participants for its ongoing randomized controlled clinical trial on the efficacy and safety of tawa-tawa (Euphorbia hirta) extract as an adjunctive coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment for mild to moderate cases. Tawa-tawa (Manila...
Local science and technology (S&T) experts are tapped to strengthen the research capabilities of higher education institutions (HEIs) in all the 17 regions in the country under the RDLead Program being implemented by the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the...
The Philippine Coconut Authority’s (PCA) Coconut Somatic Embryogenesis Technology (CSet) laboratories in the Bicol region have been upgraded and rehabilitated under a five-year project implemented by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has invested more than P995 million for research and development (R&D) projects and initiatives dedicated to OMIC Technologies for Health. (Screenshot from DOST-PCHRD Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña disclosed this...
“I believe that those modern-day heroes are in the fields of STEM.” Bb. Pilipinas International 2021 Hannah Arnold (Screenshot from DOST-PCIEERD Facebook page) This was stressed by Bb. Pilipinas International 2021 Hannah Arnold in her message during the fourth leg of Science and Innovation...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Thursday, Aug. 26, that a new core facility at the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) is expected to be inaugurated next month. (PGC Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the public can expect the inauguration of...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has hailed the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and its attached agencies for achieving all performance indicators in 2020, particularly its “active” involvement in the country’s fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 28564 DBM...
Go on a space adventure for free using the ASTI Virtual Reality Simulation (VRS) app. DOST AST VRS app (DOST-ASTI) Seeking to bring space closer to the Filipino people, the Department of Science and Technology-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) launched Wednesday, Aug. 25, the...
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) “Gulayan sa Pamayanan”, an urban gardening project has benefitted 19 communities and 345 families in Metro Manila. (DOST-PCAARRD) This was disclosed during the Gulayan sa Pamayanan virtual presser themed, “Urban Gardening: Sharing of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has committed to provide equipment and technology to RGC Charcoal Trading to boost its briquetting production under the agency’s Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP). (Photo by Wander Fleur/Unsplash/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST...
