SHBPAI Prospers from CEST to SETUP: How a Social Enterprise Thrived through Innovations

SHBPAI Prospers from CEST to SETUP: How a Social Enterprise Thrived through Innovations

Feb 15, 20211363 min read

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…

DOST-NCR upholds a-life saving act through voluntary blood-letting

DOST-NCR upholds a-life saving act through voluntary blood-letting

Feb 10, 20211023 min read

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…

Following the Footsteps of a Role Model

Following the Footsteps of a Role Model

Feb 5, 20211082 min read

“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…

DOST-NCR makes progress amidst a challenging time

DOST-NCR makes progress amidst a challenging time

Jan 20, 2021947 min read

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…

DOST-NCR starts off Y2021 clean, big 5S implemented on first week of the year

DOST-NCR starts off Y2021 clean, big 5S implemented on first week of the year

Jan 8, 20211265 min read

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…

DOST’s iFWD PH Provides Hope to OFWs Amid the Challenges of the Global Pandemic

DOST’s iFWD PH Provides Hope to OFWs Amid the Challenges of the Global Pandemic

Nov 2, 202013614 min read

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,…

DOST-NCR Addresses the Need of Assistance for Education in the Metro through DOST Courseware

DOST-NCR Addresses the Need of Assistance for Education in the Metro through DOST Courseware

Oct 29, 20201204 min read

“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…