4th Inventondo Launched

4th Inventondo Launched

Manila, Philippines = On 27 February 2020, Thursday, Tondo High School held its 4th annual Manila Young Inventors Forum, Expo and Trade Fair entitled “INVENTONDO 2020” with the theme, “Nurturing Intellectual Capital Towards Driving the Etrepreneurial Spirit of the Community.” Elementary and high school students from public schools in Manila participated. The event, Tondo High…

DOST rolls out new technologies in their comprehensive risk reduction exhibition

DOST rolls out new technologies in their comprehensive risk reduction exhibition

Manila, Philippines – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) launches its first major risk reduction and response expo on March 12 to 14 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. The event is called HANDA PILIPINAS: Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Expo 2020 featuring relevant technologies from different DOST agencies to…

DOST Regional Offices Train on Data Gathering Tools to Generate S&T Roadmaps

DOST Regional Offices Train on Data Gathering Tools to Generate S&T Roadmaps

DOST Regional Offices staff gathered for a 5-day workshop last January 20-24, 2020 at the Vivere Hotel and Resorts, Alabang, Muntinlupa City in preparation for S & T roadmapping for a more effective implementation of the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP2). The workshop was organized by DOST-NCR in partnership with the Development Academy of…

Best 5S is More Than Just a Practice, It Is a Habit

Best 5S is More Than Just a Practice, It Is a Habit

As part of its continuous effort to increase corporate productivity, DOST-NCR, spearheaded by Regional Director, Jose B. Patalinjug III, conducted a 2-Day 5S (SORT, SET IN ORDER, SHINE, STANDARDIZE, and SUSTAIN) activity to eliminate wastages in its resources and deliberately save reusable items on its 4 division offices and 4 clusters namely; Finance and Administrative…

Leaning Towards Productivity Improvement: DOST-NCR Conducts Lean Management Trainings For MSMEs

Author: Angeli Gerone R. Platino and Reny B. Caspe Jr. Published: Dec. 17, 2019 “Lean [Management] is a mindset.” Mr. Marciano B. Hermo IV, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Holder Entrepinoy Volunteers Foundation, Inc. (EVFI) Consultant Involving best practices such as the 5S System (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain); the identification…

Dielle’s Honey Wine: How One Man’s Hobby Turned into a Profitable Venture

Dielle’s Honey Wine: How One Man’s Hobby Turned into a Profitable Venture

Raising honeybees was a natural business of choice for Mr. Luke Deogracias D. Macababbad, especially since he had always harbored a love and fascination for bee farming. Not to mention, of course, that raising bees requires minimal space and time and are non-pollutants. Honeybees even help balance the ecosystem because of their important role in…

DOST-NCR Worked Hand-In-Hand with DOLE-OSHC to Ensure the Safety of its Clients

DOST-NCR Worked Hand-In-Hand with DOLE-OSHC to Ensure the Safety of its Clients

Employees are a company’s greatest asset to achieve its business objectives. One of the best ways to retain staff and maximize their productivity is by creating a safe work environment for them. Every industry presents various kinds of safety hazards to its employees. The gamut of possible occupational safety hazards ranges from mild, immediate physical…

DOST-NCR Brings Science, Innovation and Bayanihan to NCR Schools

DOST-NCR Brings Science, Innovation and Bayanihan to NCR Schools

The Department of Science and Technology-National Capital Region, through its four S&T clustered areas, recently initiated activities to make classrooms in selected elementary and high schools in the region conducive to learning in time for the new school year.  Partner schools were chosen, within the barangays, which have been previously assisted by DOST-NCR through its…