The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Guimaras with DOST VI Research, Development, and Innovation Management Section (RDIMS) led the project visit at the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) for the Regional Research, Development, and Innovation Committee (RRDIC) Technical Working Group (TWG) on Smart Agriculture in the province of Guimaras. The TWG on Smart Agriculture
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Project ASUCAR, or Accelerating Sugarcane Products Utilization for Commodity Availability and Reliability is an initiative implemented by the collaborative partnership among the Department of Science and Technology Regional Office VI, Pharma GalenX Innovations, Inc., and the University of San Agustin and Center for Natural Drug Discovery and Development. The project aims to develop functional food
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Buenavista, Guimaras (09 October 2024) — To ignite curiosity, share knowledge and strengthen collaboration for the future of the island province of Guimaras, the Guimaras Provincial Government taps DOST Guimaras as resource person for the 2024 Guimaras Research Conference. Mr. Allen Daryl F. Asuelo, DOST Guimaras Provincial Director, talks on “Empowering Future Scientists:  Strengthening the Scholarship
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Antique Provincial Office extends a warm welcome to Dr. Andrea Roxanne Jocsing Anas, a returning Filipino scientist under the DOST Balik Scientist Program. Dr. Anas will be hosted by the University of Antique-Hamtic Campus for a one-year engagement starting this October 2024. Dr. Anas, a registered chemist with
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Community Empowerment thru the Science and Technology (CEST) project in Tubungan, Iloilo provides livelihood to women survivors of domestic violence. Built on previously implemented gender and development initiatives, the project provided assistance to the survivors of Violence Against Women (VAW) particularly Babaye Bangon-Batad in the municipality, and built
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Congratulations to the 15 students in Western Visayas who qualified for the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Undergraduate Scholarship Program. These additional qualifiers attended an online orientation conducted by the DOST VI Science and Technology Human Resource Development Section (STHRDS) on October 1, 2024. Qualifiers who will avail of the DOST-Science Education Institute (SEI)
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To foster research, development, ang innovation in Western Visayas, the Regional Research, Development, and Innovation Committee (RRDIC) convened its 3rd quarterly meeting where 23 representatives from 13 member institutions. Key agenda items included updates from the Technical Working Group (TWG) on Artificial Intelligence, Smart Agriculture, and Blue Economy, as well as progress on ongoing initiatives
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With a vast riverine estuary stretching 12.5 kilometers from its mouth, the Bago River is a valuable nursery ground for diverse fish species. Estuaries are coastal areas where freshwater from rivers and seawater from the ocean mix, creating one of the world’s most productive and dynamic ecosystems. With the lack of information on the nursery
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𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐳 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 YuDi Brewery, the pioneering craft beer producer in Roxas City, Capiz, has been granted approval for funding under the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) SETUP 4.0 iFund. This initiative aims to enhance the brewery’s processes, systems, and product quality through the integration
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