DOST-NCR Partners with DOST-TAPI to Support Young Filipino Technopreneurs
The DOST-National Capital Region, in partnership with the DOST-Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI), conducted an orientation on the Youth Empowerment through Technopreneurship (YET) Program on 25 January 2022 via Zoom. The YET Program, formerly known as the DOST-Academe Technology-Based…
DOST Inks MOA with COMELEC for Automated 2022 Polls
The Department of Science and Technology signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on January 25, in preparation for the upcoming National and Local Elections (NLE) on 09 May 2022. COMELEC Chairman Sheriff Abas and…
DOST-NCR Deploys Flood Monitoring Systems to CEST Communities in Metro Manila
The DOST-National Capital Region Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Team deployed Automated Rain Gauges (ARGs), Water Level Monitoring Sensors (WLMS), and Early Warning System (EWS) Devices to sites under the Community Empowerment thru Science and Technology (CEST) Program in…
Food Experts Turn Okara Wastes into Flour for a Soy-Processing Company in NCR, DOST-NCR Funds Collaborative R&D Project
It was a long struggle for Queenbee Enterprises to process okara or soybean curd, a by-product of soybean milk processing, producing tons of wastes every day. The DOST-NCR facilitated industry dialogues and brainstorming sessions between the Queenbee Enterprises and experts…
DOST-NCR Approves Collaborative R&D Project on Development of RTD Juice from Indigenous Crops
The DOST-NCR provided funding and technical support for the project titled “Development of Ready-To-Drink (RTD) Juice from Indigenous Crop Yacon, Green Carabao Mango (Sweet Elena Variety) and Mint Essence”, a collaborative research and development (R&D) project with the Lyceum of…
DOST-NCR’s SETUP Adoptor Spots R&D Breakthrough in Food Tech
The DOST-National Capital Region’s SETUP-assisted firm, Banawe Soybean Corp., was featured for its successful breakthrough in food technology during the 1st CRADLE Symposium titled, “DOST-CRADLE’s Science Kusina – Innovative breakthroughs in food technology, health and nutrition: Sarap at Sustansya, mula sa…
DOST-NCR Extends Support to Ease Border and Port Restrictions through the Unified Logistics Pass
The DOST-National Capital Region joined the successful launch of the Unified Logistics Pass (ULP) organized by the Anti-Red Tape Authority on 12 January 2022 via Zoom. The ULP is poised to streamline the issuance of Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC)…