New DOST-ITDI Deputy Director
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Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña (left) administers the oath of office to Dr. Diana Lacambra-Ignacio as the new deputy director for administrative and technical services of the DOST-Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI). Prior to her appointment as deputy director, Dr. Ignacio was the chief administrative officer at the DOST-ITDI in charge of property and procurement management, cashier management, human resource management, and records management sections. DOST-ITDI is the institute that provides several services like tests and analyses, food engineering, metrology, process engineering, packaging research, clean production, and other. For other information on DOST-ITDI and its services, contact telephone numbers (02) 837-2071 to 82. (Photo by Gerardo G. Palad/Text by Rodolfo P. de Guzman, S&T Media Service)
PH standard time has social, economic gains, says DOST
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There are social benefits and economic if all our time pieces are synchronized with the Philippine Standard Time (PhST), according to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
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Imagination is the limit: Unique designs from scrap
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Double zero waste campaign by DOST-CAR among furniture industry players in Abra yields unique products and competitive firms while keeping the environment clean.
Producers can use left-over materials from production and turn them into something useful. This piece of advice from Forester Moreno L. Santander, Jr. inspired Abra furniture makers to explore their imagination to come up with unique, creative products.
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Why you need to wash kangkong longer
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Vegetables are known as healthy food. However, not all of them are. Some vegetables may contain heavy metals and bacteria that may cause sickness when ingested.