In celebration of the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW), the Department of Science and Technology called on young students to actively participate and be involved in science and research and development.
The Department of Science and Technology here announced Friday that the revival of the Mindanao Science and Technology Centrum is being worked out after a Memorandum of Agreement signed between the agency and the Learning by Doing Technologies Training Resource Center, Inc. Engr. Reyman Zamora of LEADTECH, said the centrum is presently being repaired and renovated as one of the terms of the agreement signed on March 3, this year.
A group of computer professionals said that the data generated using public funds should be made available to the public and without any restrictions such as in the case of state weather bureau PAGASA.
Saying that digital integration is a great equalizer, a trade official urged Monday the entrepreneurs in the country to welcome digital integration to continue fueling the development of the country’s digital commerce, a key priority in the current trade agenda.
A group of scientist-activist in the Philippines urged the government to institutionalize Project NOAH or the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards, a responsive disaster prevention and mitigation system.
Scientists here introduced a chemical that would “clean” the septic tank and curb water pollution.
Scientists here introduced a chemical that would “clean” the septic tank and curb water pollution.
For being a disaster-prone nation visited, on average, by 20 typhoons annually, the government claims to have some changes to its disaster risk reduction and management program by going into high technology.
When typhoon Bopha (locally known as Pablo) struck several provinces in Mindanao four years ago and super Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda) devastated those in the Visayas three years ago, killing thousands and damaging billions of pesos worth of properties, the country’s disaster mitigation programs and relief efforts was put to a tight spotlight.
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process will launch a mobile-based peace application and series of “public conversations” in Mindanao as the Duterte administration is nearing to its first 100-day, an official said yesterday.
