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Water is one of the most vital natural resources on earth and has been around for a long time. We know how important it is to human life and also, because of agriculture, how important it is to plant life. But what about the ecological balance and the earth in general? Biological diversity is the…
The Department of Science and Technology-National Capital Region (DOST-NCR) and Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to strengthen the implementation of the Urban Agriculture Bayanihan Project. Bureau Director George Y. Culaste and DOST-NCR Regional Director Jose B. Patalinjug III led the signing of…
Author: Bianca Claudette R. Canlas Published: Nov. 15, 2021 As part of the 2021 National Science and Technology Week Virtual Kickoff last November 11, 2021, the DOST-NCR awarded innovation-enabling fund support through the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) for the Southville 3 Home-Based Producers Association Inc. (SHBPAI), a women-led social enterprise in Brgy. Poblacion,…
A gift is something that is enjoyed twice – first by the giver who revels in the pleasure of giving something special (tangible or intangible) and then also savored by the recipient of the gift. With most things in this world, there is only a limited amount of what you can give away. Fortunately, generosity…
“The consummate public servant, she died with her boots on, ever the champion of regional development through science and technology. We will truly miss her passion, her friendship, ready smile and helping hand,” Science Secretary Fortunato T. de la Pena said on his Facebook account on 4 February 2021, Thursday, at 10:43 A.M. after the…
True to its promise to bring science closer to people amid ongoing health crisis, DOST-NCR Regional Director Jose B. Patalinjug III together with some DOST-NCR staff members held a year-end project visit in its Community Empowerment through Science and technology (CEST) program beneficiaries and Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) adoptors in Muntaparlas (Muntinlupa, Taguig,…
The dawn of a new year can’t come soon enough given how the past year has gone. The turn of the calendar brings both the opportunity to reflect on the last 12 months that have passed and the chance to begin planning for the next dozen. The coming of the New Year is traditionally the…
Innovations Moving OFWs ForwardIn a policy brief authored by a top Philippine university, about 300,000 to 400,000 OFWs are estimated to be affected by the pandemic, from cuts to layoffs in employment to eventual repatriation. As of 6 May 2020, there has been a total of 174,000 repatriated Filipinos, most of whom were Overseas Filipino…
“Our education system needed a 180-degree shift. Under the new normal brought about by the pandemic, institutions had to explore ways to bridge potential learning gaps in the blended (non-face to face) modes of teaching and communicating information,” said Jose B. Patalinjug III, DOST-National Capital Region Director as he welcomed participants to the “STEM E-learning…
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) introduced a new project entitled “iFWD PH: Innovations for Filipinos Working Distantly from the Philippines” developed to aid in the livelihood of repatriated OFWs as they opt to stay in the Philippines. The kick off was supported by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers…