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By Allan Mauro V. Marfal, DOST-STII

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said, on Monday, that in establishing a culture of innovation, it should work hand in glove with a culture of entrepreneurship. With this, science and technology, especially R&D, will be at its foundation.

In his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Marcos assures full support for programs that would not only capacitate the skills and knowledge of our scientists, researchers, and engineers but also provide them better compensation that they truly deserve.

He also acknowledged the efforts of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), particularly on some of its programs and initiatives on scholarships, the Balik Scientists, and space technology programs.

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The local textile industry in Northern Luzon is poised to take a big leap towards development as the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI), Isabela State University - Ilagan Campus (ISU), DOST-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST PCIEERD), DOST Region II, City of Ilagan, and the Province of Isabela, joined hands and launched the first Regional Yarn Production and Innovation Center or RYPIC in Luzon at the ISU Ilagan Campus in Ilagan, Isabela. The inauguration was done on 23 June 2023, signaling a new hope to revitalize its local textile industry.                               1st Regional Yarn Production and Innovation Center (RYPIC) in Isabela

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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through its Science Education Institute (SEI), is fulfilling it mandate to increase the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) human resources in the country with a total of 55,460 scholars, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels, in its roster now.

This allows the country to have a pool of highly competent scientists and researchers which would work on providing innovative solutions to address the pressing concerns of various areas and sectors.

At the 2nd S&T Fellow Convention held on 21 July 2023, at Sofitel Plaza, Dr. Josette T. Biyo, director of DOST-SEI, shared her prediction that these scholarship programs will pave the way for the creation of public impact investors, wherein, these scholars will go back to the Philippines and lead several industries or become entrepreneurs and contribute to national development.

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Evaluators from the AFFIRM Center for Research and Professional Learning Inc. with DOST-SEI director Dr. Josette T. Biyo during the open forum session.

“We are not only scholars of the nation. We are here to serve the nation” [patriot scholars]

Filipino patriot scholars share their journey as they empower key participants in a learning table session on the evaluation study of patriot project (2017-2021) held on 21 July 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City.

The learning event anchored its discussion on how to revitalize the vision of the youth to the country as the land of milk and honey. According to statistics report of globaleconomy.com, the brain drain index shot up to 5.1 mark in 2022 indicating a medium level threat to the country’s economy and welfare. Furthermore, the Department of Labor and Employment recently reported that the Philippines is experiencing scarcity of healthcare professionals, despite the increase in the number of degree holders through the years.