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...
Twenty-three units of modern public utility jeepneys (PUJs) were launched on over the weekend by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in Ilocos Norte to ply the Laoag City–Bacarra–Pasuquin route. (Photo from DOTr Secretary Art Tugade's Facebook) Transportation Secretary Arthur P....
The United States on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to invoke the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) and come to the defense of the Philippines in case of an armed attack against its armed forces, public vessels or aircraft in the South China Sea. US State Secretary Antony J. Blinken (US State...
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...
Efforts are underway to establish and develop a native bee farm for a Dumagat tribe in Mauban, Quezon, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has disclosed. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña reported that 50 bee colonies have been distributed to Samahan ng Unkomot...
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...
DOH/MB The country recorded on Sunday 5,916 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said. This pushed the country’s total case count to 1,473,025, of which, 49,701 cases are still being treated. “Ten duplicates were removed from the total case count. Of these,...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Additional doses of Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are expected to arrive in the country this week, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. "Sa July 14, may dadating na Sinovac (vaccines) tayo para tuloy-tuloy ang pagbabakuna sa NCR-plus 8 (On...
Arugula, pak choi or Chinese white cabbage, greenspan lettuce, and romaine crops were among the green leafy vegetables harvested from the country’s first “smart farm”. (PIXABY) Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said they got the “first...
Senators on Sunday bewailed the unused appropriations under the 2020 General Appropriations Act (GAA) that have been marked by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as “For Later Release,” saying the fund could have been used to address critical government projects that are in dire need...
