Around 3,000 Filipino adults are expected to participate in a local study on the safety and efficacy of mixing and matching China’s Sinovac vaccine with other coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jabs, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has disclosed. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP / FILE...
DOST (Manila Bulletin file photo) The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said it is currently coordinating with other government agencies for the construction of the Virology Institute of the Philippines (VIP). The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has "allotted five...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said that there is still not enough evidence to recommend the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin for treatment of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Pixabay) DOST Undersecretary Rowena Guevarra said there are currently more...
The World Health Organization (WHO) solidarity trials on coronavirus vaccines in the Philippines is expected to begin next month, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Tuesday, May 25. (Photo by Orlando Sierra / AFP / FILE PHOTO) DOST Undersecretary Rowena Guevarra said the...
The Metals Industry Research and Development Center of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-MIRDC) has urged members of the Metalworking Industries Association of the Philippines (MIAP) to take advantage of its facilities to boost capabilities in areas of conventional and precision...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has identified the eight proposed sites where a local study on the safety of using different coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses and vaccine platforms in Filipino adults will be conducted in June this year. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP /...
In a bid to cushion the impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on farming communities, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has initiated a vegetable farming project for farmers in Angono, Rizal. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the DOST-Calabarzon...
Yerba buena (Mentha cordifolia Opiz), commonly known as mint, has been used in the country as a cure for headache, toothache, arthritis, and dysmenorrhea. Herba The University of the Philippines (UP)-Manila has successfully formulated from yerba buena’s extracts a clinical proven herbal medicine...
The six-month project jointly initiated by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has produced seven metric tons of catfish...
Those micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) who need to be assisted to improve their products’ packaging and design can count on the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). (Photo from DOST) The DOST-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal,Quezon) has expressed readiness to assist...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) urged Saturday, May 22, those Filipino scientists who were trained abroad to come back and work with the agency, citing that its Balik Scientist Program (BSP) "is more than prepared” to assist them. Balik Scientist Dr. Doralyn Dalisay (DOST-PCHRD /...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced that a tripartite agreement is being eyed to be signed between the Philippines and Canada to strengthen partnership on space science and technology applications. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said officials...
