Far-flung barangays in Janiuay, Iloilo to benefit DOST’s 1.4M community project A first-class municipality and 33 kilometers away from Iloilo City, some of the far-flung communities in Janiuay, Iloilo encounter insurgencies, internal disturbances, and tensions brought about by broader social and economic problems. Brgy. Poblacion, Brgy. Canawili, and Brgy. Atimonan – these communities have been
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Are “fabric” PPEs effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19?
As the country looms to the threat of COVID-19 and at the same time experiences scarcity of medical resources last year, fabric Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) started emerging as the alternative. With that, the local fashion Industry in Iloilo took the initiative and effort to provide free PPEs using locally available fabrics for the frontliners.
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Medical collaborators “receptive” to support DOST’s Balik Scientist feasibility study of genetic tech in WV
As a developing country with more than 110 million population, the Philippines records various diseases including communicable and noncommunicable which account for more than 300,000 deaths per year, according to the World Health Organization. This creates a need to establish a biobank center, Genome-wide Association Studies (GWAS), and Phenome-wide Association Studies (PheWAS). With the challenges
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DOST aids tech upgrading of handloom weaving, food processing projects in Iloilo
The municipalities of Janiuay and San Enrique in Iloilo continue to show great potential in promoting livelihood projects in their communities. The Tuburan Abacca Handicraft Association (TAHA) of Janiuay, Iloilo, and Agutayan Cubay Agrarian Reform Cooperative (ACARCO) of San Enrique are beneficiaries of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) under its Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program
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Newly Appointed DOST VI-ARD for Finance and Administrative Services Engr. Gerbe B. Dellava
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region VI warmly welcomes the newly appointed Assistant Regional Director for Finance and Administrative Services, Engr. Gerbe B. Dellava. Engr. Gerbe B. Dellava has served as the Provincial Science and Technology Director (PSTD) in Capiz before the appointment. #ScienceForThePeople #DOSTRegion6
KitKontraSakit hygiene kits distributed to Iloilo City quarantine Facilities
The Department of Science and Technology VI, together with its MultiPurpose Cooperative turned over 100 hygiene kits for distribution to Iloilo City quarantine facilities channeled through the Iloilo City Mayor’s office. This donation aims to aid the limited supplies of hygiene kits in quarantine facilities in the city. The kit includes face masks, multivitamins, alcohol,
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DOST VI provides CLEAR monitoring of workforce’s state of health
There is no doubt that the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry has opened various job opportunities and became one of the important revenue earners for the country’s economy. In Iloilo City alone, the number of BPO companies under the Iloilo Federation of IT grew at 69 last 2019 with 26,820 employees. The industry is greatly
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11.7M gov’t assistance to support study of “spirulina” as health supplement
With support from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region VI, the Applied Research and Innovation Laboratory (ARIL), an industry-based research facility with the funding support of P11.7M from DOST-Business Innovation through Science and Technology (BIST) Program, completed the pilot-scale of producing Spirulina tablet and caplet. Grows in both fresh and saltwater, Spirulina is
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1.4M CEST project to empower conflict-affected community in Aklan
As the country is considered to be a natural disaster-prone with a high incidence of poverty, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region VI answers the call to address the issues with proper application of science and technology-based interventions to a conflict-affected community in Ibajay, Aklan. Through the department’s Community Empowerment thru Science and
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