DOST VI, GSC, TPAS ARC ink MOA for S&T interventions As a Beneficiary of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Community Empowerment through Science and Technology (CEST) program, the Tinadtaran Piña Agsanayan San Roque Agrarian Reform Cooperative (TPAS ARC) joined hands with the DOST VI and Guimaras State College (GSC) to receive Science and
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CPU visits CEST communities for pkg dev In partnership with the Department of Science and Technology Region VI (DOST VI), Central Philippine University’s (CPU) BS Packaging Engineering Department reached out to varous communities across Western Visayas for packaging development assistance of their respective products. These site visits are in line with the DOST’s Community Empowerment
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ASU requests Orientation on Food Safety and Packaging and Labeling Training As part of Community Empowerment thru Science and Technology (CEST) for the Building an Unparalleled Grassroots for the New Normal Awesome (BUGNA) Jawili Program, Aklan State University (ASU) – Kalibo Campus requested the Department of Science and Technology Region VI (DOST VI) to conduct
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WVHRDC-funded project kicks off with pre-implementation meeting A research project from the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) dubbed “Maternal and Child Health Services Utilization in Selected Municipalities in Iloilo Province before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, Western Visayas, Philippines: A Retrospective Cohort Study” underwent a pre-implementation meeting conducted by the Western Visayas Health Research
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CEST project entails provision of equipment for fiber prod Two units of Pineapple Decorticating Machines had been provided in Lemery and in Passi City. These units were purchased by the Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT U) and funded by the Department of Science and Technology Region VI (DOST VI) under the Community Empowerment Through
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Mushroom grower receives tech skills training The Samahang Mambubukid ng Brgy. San Nicolas is a mushroom grower association located in Tapaz, Capiz. This year the association faced an overproduction of mushrooms in their plant area. To address the current problem of overproduction, Mr. Isiderio Gevero, the association leader, tapped Ms. Jenny Ann Gabucay of the
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Fifteen MSMEs in Capiz avail of DOST’s packaging services DOST VI, through its Capiz Provincial S&T Center (PSTC) recently conducted the Forum and Awarding of Packaging Materials and New and Developed Label Design to its 2021 Program Beneficiaries. The one-day activity was attended by 15 MSMEs located in different parts of Capiz Province. Among the
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OFWs take part in iFWD PH and TeknoLokal orientation 24 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) participated in an orientation on the Innovations for Filipinos Working Distantly from the Philippines (iFWD PH) and TeknoLokal programs hosted by the Department of Science and Technology Region VI (DOST VI). This orientation marks the second time the DOST VI has
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