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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) rolls out its Hybrid Electric Road Train at the Clark Freeport Parade Ground in Pampanga this Thursday, June 25, 2015.

Designed and fabricated by Filipino engineers from the DOST’s Metals Institute Research and Development Center under its Makibayan or Makina at Teknolohiya Para sa Bayan Program, the 40-meter-long road transport is developed to help address the worsening mass transportation problem in Metro Manila and in other urban areas throughout the Philippines.

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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is looking to accelerate the growth of the local automotive industry by helping it to produce high-quality auto parts.

DOST’s Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) recently launched its Auto-Parts Testing Facility in Bicutan, Taguig as part of the week-long celebration of Metals and Engineering or M&E Week.

The facility will serve as a testing center for local parts manufacturers so that expenses incurred from overseas testing will be minimized.  Housed within the facility are more than 30 pieces of equipment performing different testing services for automotive and other metal-related industries, such as hardness measurement of metallic material and rubber, thickness measurement for base metal, simulated crash analysis, tire endurance testing, and accelerated corrosion tests.

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Good news to all agri sector folks as the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) once again joins forces with their fellow Department of Science and Technology (DOST) agencies in celebrating this year’s National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) for a five-day showcase of agricultural products and technologies.

Bannered by the NSTW theme “Philippines: A Science Nation Innovating for Global Competitiveness,” PCAARRD will showcase the results of science-based know-how and tools enabling the agriculture sector to raise productivity and quality to world-class standards.

In particular, PCAARRD will exhibit four pavilions featuring S&T innovations for aquatic resources, forest and environmental resources, crops, and livestock.

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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) bannered the many inroads it has created in science, technology and innovations on the occasion of its recent Science Nation Tour for Region VII in Cebu City.

Now on its 5th leg, the Science Nation Tour is a nationwide roadshow highlighting the many DOST Filipino inventions, state-of-the-art technologies and innovations geared at improving global competitiveness, attaining inclusive growth and cultivating a culture of science and technology (S&T) in the Philippines.

DOST aims to provide innovative, cost-effective and appropriate technologies for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to aid them in developing world-class products, said DOST Assistant Secretary Raymund  E. Liboro in his keynote address at the Technology and Innovation Exposition, one of the many activities in the roadshow.