July 2021 | International Law Alerts | Biotechnology/Technology

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has been championing the development of innovative technologies, implementing projects and programs, and providing services to address issues and concerns on the environment and particularly on solid waste management.

This collaborative project titled Piloting of Biogas Technology for Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Applications for the Legazpi City Abattoir was made possible through the Department of Science and Technology Regional Office V (DOST-V), the Provincial S&T Center – Albay, and the Local Government of Legazpi City.

July was marked as the National Disaster Resiliency Month and with this, the Department of Science and Technology – CALABARZON (DOST-CALABARZON) took this opportunity to hold the Technology Opportunity Seminar (TechOpS) on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) technologies for the 24 city and municipal DRRM officers in Cavite.

To give a boost to the public health care system in the country, lawmakers passed the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law in 2019, with the main goal of expanding the services of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), from free consultation up to the laboratory and other diagnostic services.

The landing page of iSIPAG at www.isipag.techntrans.gov.ph enables inventors to easily monitor their requests for IP protection.

It is all about grabbing the opportunities in front of them and to be part of something revolutionary for our country. These are all the common answers shared by Izrael Zenar Bautista, Mark Angelo Purio, and Marloun Sejera, the three student-engineers who developed the country’s second cube satellite called Maya-2.

According to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), agricultural products account for about 8.9% of the Philippines’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

United States (US) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director Anthony Fauci on Tuesday acknowledged the value of research and cooperation between the Philippines and the US, as he lauded the Filipino scientists’ efforts in the global fight against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB).

Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato de la Peña on Monday said he is very happy that President Rodrigo Duterte urged Congress to enact a law creating the Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines (VIP).

Most logistics companies planned on digitizing their operations before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the implementation was at a snail’s pace. The coronavirus emergency exposed the fragility of the existing supply chain systems. Fortunately, the pandemic is doing an excellent job of accelerating the digitization of the industry.