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Local Government Units (LGUs) across Davao Region are looking for opportunities to transform urban mobility, traffic management, and city planning using advanced AI-driven platforms.
View detailsSolar energy is increasingly being used in the country either to lower electric consumption on households or to reduce operational costs for businesses.
View detailsThe Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through its attached agency, DOST-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS), is ready to extend technical assistance to the Department of Education (DepED) in strengthening science-based preparedness and response in different schools in the country.
View detailsThe Department of Science and Technology Ilocos Region (DOST Ilocos Region) formalized its partnership with the Philippine Information Agency Ilocos Region (PIA Ilocos Region) through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will bring science, technology, and innovation closer to the public in time for the 2025 National Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (NSTW)
View detailsWith the goal to empower its local micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the region, Cagayan Valley featured ‘smart moves’ for MSMEs in this year’s celebration of the Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Week (RSTW) in Region 2.
View detailsDe La Salle University (DLSU) marks another milestone as it officially launched its Innovation Hub— the first Knowledge, Innovation, Science, and Technology (KIST) Park Ecozone at the DLSU Laguna Campus.
View detailsBacolod City, Philippines – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Negros Island Region, in partnership with the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental and with the support of local government units and regional stakeholders, will spearhead the 2025 Handa Pilipinas – Visayas Leg on October 27–29, 2025, Bacolod City.
View detailsThe Department of Science and Technology-Region 1 (DOST-1) have formalized partnership with Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU), Northwestern University (NWU), and Northern Christian College (NCC) to co-host the upcoming 2025 National Science, Technology and Innovation Week (NSTW).
View detailsScience and Technology Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr. said that the newly launched first-ever electric passenger ferry strengthens Smart and Sustainable Communities Program (SSCP) and is a perfect example of how this initiative can be brought to life, showing that sustainable transportation can be part of a city’s community experience.
View detailsThe Advanced Manufacturing in Medicine (ADMAM3D) Laboratory, the Philippines’ first and only in-hospital, advanced medical manufacturing facility dedicated to biomedical research and customized medical device production, proudly participated in the recently concluded 2025 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) in Zamboanga Peninsula (ZamPen).
View detailsRepresentatives from DOST ScINet-Phil (Science and Technology Information Network of the Philippines) composed of information professionals from DOST attached agencies and regional offices, gather during the 2025 DOST ScINet-Phil Assembly held at Harold’s Hotel in Quezon City. (Photo by Xyrus Ivan De Gracia, DOST-STII)
View detailsDepartment of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr., (left) together with Western Mindanao State University’s (WMSU) Dr. Fredelino M. San Juan (right), during the unveiling of the Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMCen) held at the Research and Innovation Center for Metals and Engineering of the WMSU in Zamboanga City on 23 September 2025. (Photo by: Xyrus Ivan De Gracia, DOST-STII)
View detailsForty-three out of 75, or 57.33 percent, of the local government units (LGUs) in the Zamboanga Peninsula region have officially adopted a hazard assessment system to further boost disaster preparedness and emergency response in their communities.
View detailsPresident Ferdinand Marcos Jr., signed into law the Philippine National Nuclear Energy Safety Act, better known as the PhilATOM bill, on September 18, 2025, months after its long-awaited passage and ratification by Congress.
View detailsThe Department of Science and Technology (DOST) formalized its partnership with e-commerce platform Lazada Philippines on Wednesday to help Filipino micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) expand their market reach and strengthen competitiveness through the digital platform.
View detailsThe Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), reaffirmed the commitment to provide healthcare that truly responds to the needs of Filipinos at the PhilHealth STUDIES (Supporting the Thrust for Universal Health Care through Data, Information, and Knowledge-Exchange Systems) Conference recently held at the Marquis Hotel in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
View detailsDepartment of Science and Technology Secretary Renato U. Solidum, Jr. keynotes the 2025 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week in Western Visayas on September 10, 2025 at Robinsons Roxas, Roxas City, Capiz, highlighting that the annual regional celebration is a platform for bringing science, technology, and innovation closer to the Filipinos. (Photo courtesy of the DOST-Regional Operations Facebook Page)
View detailsCommunities in Bicol will soon access on-the-spot water testing as the Department of Science and Technology-Bicol (DOST-Bicol) launched LabMove, the first Mobile Laboratory for water potability in the entire DOST system, at the 2025 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week in Bicol (2025 RSTW in Bicol).
View detailsOroquieta City will take the spotlight on October 1–3, 2025, as it hosts the Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) at the Bayfront Arena. Organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Northern Mindanao, in partnership with the Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental and the City Government of Oroquieta, the RSTW is the regional annual event that offers the public an opportunity to see how science and technology are being applied to improve lives and communities.
View detailsScience should no longer be confined to laboratories. It thrives in communities, providing solutions and opening opportunities. This is the heart of Siyensikat: Pinoy Popular Science para sa Lahat, which returns this September for its eight season.
View detailsAlubijid, Misamis Oriental—For generations, salt making in this coastal town relied on the mercy of the sun and sea. But the once weather-dependent craft is now tasting a new kind of success.
View detailsPresident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law the Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines (VIP) Act on September 12, 2025, officially designating the VIP as the country’s premier national institute for virology research and vaccine development under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The initiative, led by the DOST, aims to bolster the nation’s public health defenses and strengthen preparedness for future disease outbreaks.
View detailsThe Philippines, long ranked among the most disaster-prone nations in the world, is taking decisive steps toward safer, smarter land use and settlement planning. On September 15–16, 2025, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST–PHIVOLCS) and the World Bank, held the PlanSmart for Sustainable Human Settlements: Harmonized Ecological Profile and Climate & Disaster Risk Assessment Training of Trainers in Quezon City.
View detailsThe much-anticipated week-long celebration of the National Science, Technology and Innovation Week (NSTW) will be held this year in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on November 18-21, 2025.
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