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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) received a budget amounting to P24.268 billion for 2022 under the P5.024-trillion national budget signed by President Duterte on Dec. 30. (DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña's Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has bared the development of a generic halal assurance system (HAS) manual for selected food ingredients. (Photo by Calum Lewis on Unsplash) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the Food Processing Division of the Industrial...
Binaki, the popular steamed corn cake in Northern Mindanao, has been upgraded through the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) interventions. Binaki, popular steamed corn cake in Northern Mindanao (Photo from ATI Northern Mindanao/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy”...
The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FNRI) is conducting a survey to determine the maternal nutrition status and gestational weight gain in selected areas in the country. (Photo by Suhyeon Choi on Unsplash) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” de...
Seeking to promote the use of the Philippine Standard Time (PST), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) batted for the synchronization of all timepieces across the country. (DOST Facebook page) The DOST led the nation’s observance of the 2022 National Time Consciousness Week (NTCW) from...
The country’s yearlong real-world study on the effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is expected to be completed by June this year, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Saturday, Jan. 8. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) DOST Undersecretary for Research and Development Dr....
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said 92 plant species were to be included in a two-year research study seeking to identify possible allergenic airborne pollen in Ilocos Norte. (Photo by Kym MacKinnon on Unsplash) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the study is...
More than 300 participants of the country’s “Mix and Match” (MnM) study have already received their first dose of Sinovac vaccine, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Jan. 7. (Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) The 18 month-long study seeks to...
The country’s outstanding research and development institute (RDI), science and technology (S&T) institute, and a state university were recognized during the 2021 Department of Science and Technology (DOST)- Elsevier Awards. Photo by Scott Graham on Unsplash The DOST-Philippine Council for...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Jan. 7, that more than 5,900 participants of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Solidarity Trial for Vaccines (STV) in the country have already received their first dose of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA...
The clearances for the conduct of the country’s eight month-long Ivermectin clinical trial are expected to be released within this month, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Jan. 7. Ivermectin pills (Photo courtesy of IndiaMart via PNA) “All clearances are anticipated...
