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To shoo away dengue-causing mosquitoes especially when the rains come falling, destroy the breeding sites now while the sun is at its hottest.

This is according to Dr. Frances Edillo of the University of San Carlos, based on a 2012 study showing that the month of April registered the highest minimum infection rate of Aedes aegypti, the more common carrier of the dengue virus in the country.

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The absence of an active fault in your area does not mean you are totally safe from earthquake hazards, Dr. Renato U. Solidum, director of the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), warned.

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Community Empowerment is about building active and sustainable communities.

Engr. Mario G. Montejo
Secretary, DOST

Lives lost or lives put on hold – these were the remnants of Yolanda, the super typhoon that devastated the Visayas islands, particularly Region 8, with Jaro, Leyte and Basey, Samar as two of the most shattered towns.

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Worsening weather disturbances and the wrath of Typhoon Yolanda prompted the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to lay down the blueprint for a responsive disaster management initiative. Said blueprint is now freely shared through the conduct of an campaign dubbed “Iba na ang Panahon: Science for Safer Communities.”