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The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) will officially inaugurate the Philippine Handloom Weaving Center on 07 July 2025 at the DOST-PTRI Grounds in Taguig City.

The Philippine Handloom Weaving Center is envisioned as a hub for innovation in the country’s handloom weaving sector. It aims to advance weaving techniques and technology while preserving the cultural heritage and craftsmanship of Filipino weavers.

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By Rosemarie C. Señora, DOST-STII

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has successfully embarked on a high-impact strategic mission to the United Kingdom from June 8 to 15, 2025. The mission aims to solidify international partnerships that will accelerate the Philippines’ transition into a robust innovation economy.

Anchored under Project Padaghan, this week-long mission is a pivotal step in DOST’s broader agenda to connect Philippine research and development (R&D) with global innovation ecosystems. The delegation engaged with some of the UK's most prominent science and technology institutions including University College London Business (UCLB), the UK Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT), UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), and innovation hubs in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

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 By Rhea Mae Ruba, DOST GAD Unit

The DDCC children performed their Moving Up song, featuring “Yesterday’s Dream”.  (Photo from Marx Lennin G. Halili, DOST-STII)

The DOST Day Care Center (DDCC) convened a significant milestone of its children through a Moving Up Ceremony, held on May 23, 2025, at the Philippine Science Heritage Center. Guided by Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it,” the event highlighted the DDCC’s mission as a second home for children, where they learned not only to read and write but also to distinguish right from wrong.

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(from left to right): Renato U. Solidum Jr., Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology; Engr. Romelen Tresvalles, Regional Director, DOST-NCR; Atty. Joan M. Padilla, Intramuros Administration Administrator, Mr. Rizaldy Rapsing, Program Head for Technology of CIIT; and Ferdinand Jumapao, Undersecretary of the Department of Tourism during the Ceremonial Signing of Memorandum of Agreement on the launching of the Intramuros Mobile Application at the Centro de Turismo, Intramuros, Manila. (Photo by Kristine May Cabanilla, DOST-NCR)

Exploring the Walled City of Intramuros has become easier, smarter, and more interactive with the launch of the innovative “Intramuros App.”

This app was recently introduced during a ceremonial memorandum of agreement signing at the Centro de Turismo in Intramuros, Manila. The event was attended by representatives from the Department of Science and Technology-National Capital Region (DOST-NCR), the Department of Tourism’s Intramuros Administration (IA), and CIIT College of Arts and Technology.