Yanah Crafts Global Trading based in Malinao, Aklan avails of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) fund assistance through the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program 4.0 Innovation-Enabling Fund (SETUP 4.0-iFund). Yanah Crafts manufactures abaca- and raffia-based products like fibers, hats, bags and slippers. Through SETUP 4.0-iFund, Yanah Crafts aims to scale up production by
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The core team of the Safe, Swift and Smart Passage or S-PaSS Travel Management System is declared as the regional winner of the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award. Receiving the award are members, namely, Engr. Rowen R. Gelonga, DOST VI Regional Director, Mr. Garry T. Balinon, DOST VI Management Information Systems Unit
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Two of the top food manufacturers in Aklan, namely, Jocyl’s Food Products and Sunshine’s Breadmart, avail of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) consultancy program on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point or HACCP. The firms requested the HACCP consultancy in view of their expanding market and the need to further improve their food management
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Guimaras State University’s (GSU) prototype research vessel named Voyager was set afloat during a soft launching activity held at MacArthur’s Wharf, Buenavista, Guimaras. Hon. J. Prospero E. De Vera III, Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and also the Chairperson of the GSU Board of Regents, attended the activity. Also present were Buenavista,
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ISLA TBI or the Guimaras State University (GSU) – Technology Business Incubator was recently launched to strengthen the innovation ecosystem, particularly for startup businesses in the province. The establishment of the hub is a joint effort by GSU and the Department of Science and Technology VI (DOST VI) with support from the Iloilo Science Technology
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The Alangan United Farmers’ Association (Alangan UFA) in Sibalom, Antique was granted 1 unit 4-wheeled tractor through a project by the Department of Science and Technology VI (DOST VI) and the University of Antique (UA). A turn-over ceremony was recently held in Brgy. Alangan. In attendance were Engr. Eleazer Salvador T. Moscoso, DOST Antique Provincial
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Antique Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) leads tech trainings on food safety and product packaging and labeling for the University of Antique (UA)-Caluya Techno Hub. Participants included seaweed farmers, techno hub production staff, and students and from UA-Caluya. UA-Caluya Campus Director, Mr. Julrey Cabagay, requested the trainings
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Local government unit (LGU) of Malay in the province of Aklan avails training on calibration of weights and measures. The Department of Science and Technology VI (DOST VI) facilitated the said training through its Aklan Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO). DOST VI Metrology Laboratory Technical Manager, Mr. Mark V. Rosales, and staff, Mr. Kirk
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The Western Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium-Research Management Committee (WVHRDC-RMC) backs health researchers to submit proposals for funding through an online orientation activity. With this orientation activity, the WVHRDC aims to promote DOST-PCHRD’s and WVHRDC’s call for proposals and to encourage more researchers in the region to submit their proposals for possible funding. The
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