Machine shop in Aklan receives DOST innovation funding

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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DOST Neg Occ holds first SETUP 4.0 forum

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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Food safety seminars held in Capiz

The Department of Science and Technology Provincial Science and Technology Office (DOST PSTO) in Capiz spearheads the conduct of food safety trainings on Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) to various project beneficiaries in the province. Under DOST VI’s tech training services, food safety trainings covering cGMP and SSOP was requested
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DOST extends assistance to IP community in Tubungan, Iloilo

The Department of Science and Technology Community Empowerment thru Science and Technology (DOST CEST) Program extends assistance to three (3) indigenous cultural communities in Tubungan, Iloilo with an aim to improve their overall economic conditions through science and technology. Tubungan is a 4th class municipality in the southern part of Iloilo which is among the
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Capiz’ El Zabroso ties up with DOST to upgrade business

El Zabroso’s owner, Mr. Jonathan A. Cantiller, has always wanted to offer Capiznons a taste of Italian cuisine by serving authentic Italian pizza and pasta. This gradually became a reality when he decided to take a risk and build a small kiosk at Gaisano Marketplace in Roxas City, Capiz. Mr. Cantiller works round-the-clock in preparing
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Metalworks, fabrication center project in NegOcc, launched

The Pandayan ng Bayan, a metalworks and fabrication center project in Negros Occidental, held its official launching ceremony at May’s Organic Garden, Brgy. Pahanocoy, Bacolod City. The project with funding under the Department of Science and Technology Community Empowerment thru Science and Technology Program or DOST CEST Program is a collaborative initiative among DOST Region
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Site visits for Capiz community-based projects, conducted

Representatives from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Capiz Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) conducted site visits to community beneficiaries in Panitan and Pres. Roxas, Capiz under the Community Empowerment thru Science and Technology (CEST) Program. DOST Capiz visited a total of six (6) barangays, namely, Brgy. Capagao, Brgy. Tinigban, and Brgy. Timpas
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WINNERS OF THE 2023 VISAYAS REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING SCIENTIFIC POSTER CONTEST

Western Visayas finalists win big at the 2023 Visayas Regional Scientific Meeting Poster Contest. Two studies from Western Visayas garnered top ranks at the recently concluded 2023 Visayas Regional Scientific Meeting Poster Contest. The contest was participated by 24 aspirants from top higher education institutions, research centers, and government agencies across the three regions of
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