To ensure availability and broaden public access to testing and calibration services, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Tuesday, June 29, officially welcomed Nestlé Philippines, Inc. in its “OneLab Network.” (Screenshot from DOST OneLab Facebook) DOST said that through the...
The ready-to-eat (RTE) arroz caldo developed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has passed the tastebuds of the agency’s top food critic, DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña himself. DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña De la Peña admitted that he never had the chance to taste...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced Monday, June 28, the development of microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (µPADS) for the detection of diarrhea-causing pathogens in water. (Screenshot from DOST-PCHRD Facebook Page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Monday, June 28, that ready-to-eat food products for children aged one to five years old have been developed from abundant fresh produce in Davao region to address undernutrition among children during disasters. (Screenshot from DOST-PCHRD...
More local government units in the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) Region are expected to benefit from the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) newly developed health index and vulnerability reduction system under its disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation...
With the continued threat of coronavirus disease (COVID) and its more transmissible variants, the country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) urged Monday, June 28, those who have already received the first dose of coronavirus vaccines to get their second dose “as soon as possible.” (Joe...
The project team tasked to conduct clinical trials on the use of lagundi (Chinese chaste tree) as a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) therapeutic or supplement is expected to complete their data analysis “by end of this month." Lagundi (FLICKR / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Department of Science and...
Is the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) delaying the implementation of the ban on non-environmentally acceptable products (NEAP), which primarily targets single-use plastics? (Photo by Antoine Giret / Unsplash) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Benny...
Seven years after it developed its ready-to-eat (RTE) arroz caldo, the Department of Science and Technology has announced the development of another food product that would meet the food and nutrition needs of the country’s most vulnerable sectors, including children and elderly during disasters...
The development of a tissue culture technique for the mass production of selected bamboo species is underway. (PIXABY) This was disclosed by Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña during his weekly report on Friday, June 25. “The DOST-Philippine...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has provided more than P1.45 million worth of assistance to farmers associations in Negros Occidental under its Community Empowerment thru Science and Technology (CEST) program. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la...
The Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System has launched an online training course on science communication benefiting Grade 10 students from public schools and its campuses. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Pena said PISAYCOM, a certificate training...
