(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Ranjit Rye on Tuesday, July 13, said the government should consider keeping Metro Manila under general community quarantine (GCQ) until the end of July due to the threat posed by the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "With NCR...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) bared on Monday, July 12, the deployment of locally made air quality monitors to communities affected by Taal’s unrest in provinces of Batangas and...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research and Development Institute (DOST-PTRI) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Carolina Bamboo Garden in Antipolo City to pursue research and development (R&D) on the use of bamboo as “potential” textile raw...
Agroforestry model farms have been established in community-based forest management areas in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) Region, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development...
Future agriculturists and scientists were challenged by Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar to pursue real innovations and technologies and not let their ideas end on paper in a bid to spur much-needed innovations in the country's agriculture sector. Department of Agriculture...
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Governor Dakila Cua appealed to the national government to provide more COVID-19 vaccines to the provinces to expedite the inoculation of individuals under the A4 category. He explained that the delay in vaccine allocation...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has funded a project seeking the establishment of a pineapple fiber treatment center in Ormoc City in Leyte. (DOST-PTRI Facebook Page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña announced that the Pineapple Fiber Treatment Technology Center...
The Department of Science and Technology-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) has forged partnership with the University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman for the bench-scale production, safety assessment and market research of halal cosmetics and toiletries. (PIXABY) DOST...
The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PTRI) has decided to spearhead a 240-hour online program that would promote science, technology and innovation (STI) culture for textile research among students in higher education institutions...
Micro, small and medium enterprises in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) can now access the services being offered by the Department of Science and Technology-Metals Industry Research and Development Center’s (DOST-MIRDC) Advanced Mechatronics, Robotics and Industrial Automation...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Independent research group OCTA on Sunday, July 11, noted a "flat trend" in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country, particularly in some of the areas with the highest recorded cases over the past week. Citing the COVID Act Now metrics, OCTA said that local...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar emerged as the "most influential" potential candidate for Senate in the 2022 elections in terms of social media and mainstream media Facebook pages influence, a research company found. DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, Presidential...
