Diabetes management project wins the 3-Minute Pitch to Policymakers Competition
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A hardworking researcher from Southern Philippines bagged the top plum in the recently concluded 3-Minute Pitch to Policymakers Competition held on 14 August 2020, for her entry on diabetes management.
Ms. Geraldine S. Ridad of the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, representing Region 10, won the competition for her research study entitled, “Project DiabEHT: An Approach to Improve Self-care Management of Diabetes”.
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Kape Roger of Bukidnon acquires FDA license to operate
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MALAYBALAY CITY - JRED Food Processing, a coffee processor based in Malitbog, Bukidnon, was awarded a License to Operate (LTO) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) early this 2020.
Famous for its Kape Roger or Señor Rogelio brand of coffee, the company is a longtime proponent of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) under the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program or SETUP aimed at assisting micro, small, and medium enterprises to level up.
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Locally developed fruit wine barrels, 3 times cheaper than oak barrels – DOST-FPRDI
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There is good news to makers of tropical fruit wines in the Philippines!
Quality yet affordable wine barrels for aging fruit raw materials may soon be available in the market, giving the local fruit wine industry the needed boost to improve product quality at less cost.
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PH ranks 50th among 131 economies in the Global Innovation Index 2020
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Joins China, Vietnam, and India with the most significant progress in the global ranking
The long wait is finally over. The Philippines rose to rank 50th in the Global Innovation Index 2020, a symbol of hope for the country that is currently fighting the pandemic brought about by COVID-19.
This is indeed a remarkable performance for the country considering there were 131 economies ranked in 80+ indicators grouped into innovation inputs and outputs and the Philippines was in rank 100th way back in 2014.
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