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It was a clash of science smarts alright, but it was no quiz bee inside an auditorium.

Instead of contestants quietly sitting on chairs onstage, ready to answer science questions fielded to them by the quizmaster, competitors huddled around their tables excitedly to create and perform fun, science-based items and experiments amidst Manila Ocean Park’s amazing aquatic displays.

Tinkering with everyday materials like sticks, nails, strings, pencils, straws, bond paper, tape, eggs, and others, each team raced against time to prove that their school is the best and that they’ve got the smarts.

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High school students from around Metro Manila and Laguna took part in the Likhang SIPAG On-the-Spot Poster Making Contest of the Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) during the last day celebration of the 2015 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW).

Now on its second year, the contest aims to dramatize the linkage between the science and technology (S&T) sector and education sector in achieving a strong S&T-based agri-economy as the country continually innovates for global competitiveness.

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The Department of Science and Technology-Information and Communications Technology (DOST-ICT) Office is aiming for 500,000 Filipinos in the countryside to work freelance via different online job platforms by 2016.

This was shared by Emmy Lou V. Delfin, program manager of ICT Office’s e-Innovation Group, during the forum on Rural Impact Sourcing last July 28, 2015 at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City as part of the recent National Science and Technology Week (NSTW).

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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through its Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) in partnership with DOH and other institutions,  plans to deploy at least 100 more RxBox devices by the end of 2016.

This was revealed in the second eHealth Summit held during the recent National Science and Technology Week celebration at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.

RxBox is a device with built-in medical sensors capable of storing data in an electronic medical record, transmitting health information via the Internet upon the consent of the patient, and facilitating tele-consultations.