The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has granted P6 million worth of assistance to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Central Luzon to adopt technological innovations in a bid to improve their products, services, operations, and increase their productivity and...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is still recommending the continued use of face shields in public spaces to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said they adopted the...
State researchers will conduct nutritional analysis of at least 12 commonly used indigenous vegetables in the country. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the one-year project, which will be implemented by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), is supported...
Are you planning to have a booster shot against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after completing the two-dose regimen? A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine to an airport employee at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on June 2, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin)...
A vaccine expert warned Saturday, June 19, that another coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant could possibly emerge if the public, including those fully vaccinated individuals, keeps violating the minimum public health standards set by the government. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The country’s vaccine expert panel (VEP) is not recommending to put on hold the use of Sinovac vaccine despite Indonesia’s experience that its more than 350 medical workers fully vaccinated with the China-made jab have caught coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) VEP chair Dr....
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) disclosed Friday, June 18, that a biobank center is being eyed to be established in Western Visayas. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said Dr. Gerard G. Dumancas, a Balik Scientist, is looking at the feasibility of...
The Muntinlupa city government will be allocating a 700 square-meter land for the establishment of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Science and Technology Innovation (STI) Corridor. (PIXABY) "Recognizing Muntinlupa City’s status as one of NCR’s fast rising commercial,...
A total of 35 individuals have been qualified to undergo the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute’s (DOST-FNRI) “randomized double-blind controlled intervention trial” on virgin coconut oil (VCO) in Valenzuela City. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This was...
The final protocol for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) solidarity vaccine trials is expected to be finalized this weekend, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, June 18. A laboratory worker places a test tube containing a patient’s sample into a box during...
About one third of the commonly consumed foods were probable sources of sulfites in the Filipino diet, based on the results of a study conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science (DOST-FNRI). (PIXABY) The study titled “Estimation of Filipino Dietary Sulfite...
The Metals Industry Research and Development Center of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-MIRDC) has launched the Advanced Mechatronics, Robotics and Industrial Automation Laboratory (AMERIAL), its newest, state-of-the-art facility that offers mechatronics, robotics, and industrial...
