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Mindanao Cluster S&T Fair

 

DOST officials lead the opening of the exhibit of the DOST Mindanao Cluster Fair held at Almont Inland Resort in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte. The exhibit, which ran from November 6-10, featured DOST projects as well as products from enterprises assisted by DOST through the Small Enterprise Upgrading Program. In photo are DOST-CARAGA Officer-In-Charge Dominga D. Mallonga (third from left), with (L-R:) Technology Application Promotion Institute Director Engr. Edgar I. Garcia, DOST X Director Alfonso P. Alamban, Forest Products Research and Development Institute Director Romulo T. Aggangan FPRDI, Industrial Technology Development Institute Director Nuna E. Almanzor, DOST IX Director Brenda N. Manzano, and DOST ARMM Secretary Myra M. Alih (Photo by Henry A. De Leon, S&T Media Service).

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Danilo Flores, weather forecaster from PAGASA-Hydromet Division ((left) answers a participant’s query on the community-based early flood warning system during the Project NOAH Information, Education and Communication (IEC) seminar for Region I held recently at the Oasis Country Resort in San Fernando City, La Union. Others in photo (from left) Raquel Felix, Landslide Mapping-WebGIS; Leo Godfrey Jao, WebGIS-Project NOAH; Oscar Lizardo, Chief SRS of WebGIS-Project NOAH and Engr. Sulamita Catalan (standing) of DOST Region I. (Photo by Teddy Amante/Text by Rodolfo P. de Guzman, S&T Media Service, DOST-STII)

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Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Assistant Secretary for Strategic Plans and Programs Engr. Robert O. Dizon (third from left) announced to the iloilo-based media that DOST will establish in each region of the country at least one Food Innovation Center that will provide new equipment and extensive trainings on food processing, among others. This was held during the press conference of the recently-held 2013 Visayas Science and Technology Fair at SM Iloilo City. Also in photo are (from left) Jeffrey Perez of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology , DOST IV Regional Director Rowen Gelona, Technology Application and Promotion Institute Director Engr. Edgar Garcia and DOST VIII Regional Director Edgar Esperancilla. Currently, the Mindanao Cluster Fair is ongoing at the Almont Hotel's Inland Resort in Butuan City and will run from Nov. 6-10. (Photo and text by Allan Mauro V. Marfal, S &T Media )

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To address the perennial flooding in the CAMANAVA (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela) area, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) installed additional automated rain gauges (ARGs) in the past months through its National Capital Region (NCR) office. The installation is part of the initiative for emergency distribution of hydrometeorological devices in hard hit areas in the country.

 

Rain gauge is a weather instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologists to measure the amount of rain in an area over a certain period. The rain gauges were installed in Mapulang Lupa, Pleasant View Subdivision in Barangay Bagbaguin and at the Smart cell site 2 at Gen. T. de Leon. Two more ARGs were put up in Dampalit Elementary School in Malabon and at the Smart cell site 3 in Caloocan City.

 

CAMANAVA, having a lower elevation compared with other cities and municipalities in Metro Manila, is prone to constant flooding. In fact, the occurrence of high tide also contributes to flooding even without weather disturbances.