The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) vaccine expert panel (VEP) said Thursday, July 22, that all available coronavirus disease (COVID-vaccines in the country do not have live virus and will not in any way result in viral shedding. (UNSPLASH/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) VEP chief Dr....
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has logged “significant improvement” on farmers’ agriculture and aquaculture-based enterprises in Central Luzon following the implementation of its Consultancy on Agricultural Productivity Enhancement (CAPE) program. (Photo from DOST-Mimaropa) A...
The Industrial Technology Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-ITDI) will soon launch four new ready-to-eat (RTE) food and ready-to-drink (RTD) technologies. Ready-to-eat (RTE) Arroz Caldo (Photo from DOST) DOST-ITDI Director Dr. Annabelle V. Briones said aside...
The Technology Application and Promotion Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-TAPI) is set to launch next week its five newly published books on intellectual protection and homegrown technologies to benefit the country’s entrepreneurs. (DOST Facebook page) The virtual...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched the Halal Culinary Tourism video series showcasing unique culinary finds in Mindanao in time with the recent celebration of the Muslim festival Eid'l Adha. A hearty Halal dish is about to be served in Tambilawan Kamayan Restaurant in General Santos City....
A modern fish market that will give smallholder farmers and fisherfolk in the metropolis access to the facilities needed to boost their livelihood will be built in Taguig City. MODERN FISH MARKET -- Once completed, this is what the modern fish market inside the agri-industrial hub in Taguig City...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 6,560 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday, July 21 - raising the country’s running case tally to 1,524,449. Of the total, 3.1 percent or 47,996 cases are still active. The DOH said that 92.1 percent of these patients have mild...
The Technology Application and Promotion Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-TAPI) has launched the country’s first Intellectual Property (IP) warehouse. (DOST Facebook page) Called the “System for Intellectual Property (IP) Applications and Grants (SIPAG)”, the...
Cyclists in Davao City now have their very own "safe space" on the road after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) opened on Tuesday, July 20, the nearly 55-kilometer (km) long bike lane network in the city. (Photo from Department of Transportation) The Davao City bike lane project completes the...
This picture shows used vials of the BioNtech Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination of seafarers at a stadium in Manila on July 15, 2021. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP) The country's health experts are still not yet recommending the use of booster shots for those fully vaccinated against the coronavirus...
Congressmen and health experts moved on Wednesday, July 21 to ask the Supreme Court to step into the Ivermectin controversy as they stressed that the medicine could help address the grave threat brought by the Delta variant to public health. Ivermectin2 However, bad weather prevented the...
The Philippines' status as the world's second top exporter of Cavendish banana is still threatened by the continuous infestation of Panama disease, now considered one of the most destructive plant diseases globally. Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) Chairman Alberto Bacani...
