Caluya National High School (NHS) was recently installed with the latest version of the STARBOOKS or the Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly-Operated KioskS software. School teachers were also given a re-orientation of STARBOOKS’ updated features and a system demonstration to better showcase its functions. The STARBOOKS activity was spearheaded by the Department of
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The 2023 Reorientation on Scholarship Policies and Guidelines activity for ongoing Department of Science and Technology scholars was held in 13 schools across Western Visayas. DOST VI S&T Scholarship Section initiated the said activity in order to revisit scholarship policies and present the updated guidelines to ongoing scholars. The topics discussed during the activity included
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Department of Science and Technology VI (DOST VI) regional and provincial staff convene for the conduct of the agency’s mid-year planning workshop. The planning workshop was aimed to come up with a DOST VI Strategic Plan for 2023-2028 using SWOT Analysis aligned with the new mission, vision, core values, and pillars/themes of DOST. Plenary and
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The University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) is now the newest member of the Western Visayas Research and Development Consortium (WVHRDC) under its Research Utilization Committee (RUC). With this, an orientation with UNO-R via video conferencing to introduce WVHRDC, particularly about the various programs and activities conducted by the consortium. UNO-R Research and Development Office Director,
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The Versatile Instrumentation System for Science Education and Research or VISSER, a science kit that allows students to conduct hands-on experiments in various fields, was showcased during the Manggahan Festival 2023 celebration in the province of Guimaras. The activity was part of the provincial government’s initiative to feature programs and services offered by different government
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The Department of Science and Technology VI (DOST VI) through its Iloilo Provincial S&T Office (Iloilo PSTO) and the local government unit (LGU) of Guimbal led a packaging and labeling seminar-workshop for persons with disabilities (PWD) in Guimbal, Iloilo. The activity was targeted to help the PWD community in improving their current product, liquid dishwasher.
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A total of 17 businesses based in Aklan province participated in the Department of Science and Technology VI’s (DOST VI) Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program 4.0 (SETUP 4.0) Forum held at the Aklan Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) in Kalibo, Aklan. The 17 enterprises come from varied sectors such as food processing, apparel manufacturing,
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The Regional Ethics Monitoring Board VI (REMB VI) holds Basic Research Ethics Training (BRET) for the University of St. La Salle (USLS) – Bacolod and Central Philippine University (CPU). BRET for USLS-Bacolod was conducted on March 13-14, 2023 with a total of 29 participants. The resource persons for the said training were Prof. Fatima A.
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Janelle Heavy Equipment Parts Supply and Machine Repair Shop in Aklan receives P3M worth of funding from the Department of Science and Technology Region VI (DOST VI) through the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program 4.0 Innovation-Enabling Fund (SETUP 4.0-iFund). The firm engaged with the DOST SETUP program in 2019 for the upgrading of its equipment
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region VI – Negros Occidental Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) organized its first Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) 4.0 Forum at Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. The event was spearheaded by the SETUP Regional Project Management Office VI and staff
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