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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) inked a deal with a top international institution to expand its scholarship coverages in health for Filipinos across Southeast Asia.

Last April, DOST-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Tropical Medicine and Public Health (SEAMEO TROPMED) Network signed the Memorandum of Understanding that will expand capacity-building opportunities for Filipinos. 

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The Centro Escolar University renews its partnership with DOST’s Science and Technology Information Institute to boost science communication activities to promote science on campus. Present during the MOU signing were CEU president Dr. Ma. Cristina D. Padolina, DOST-STII chief Alan C. Taule, CEU Media and Communication department chair Jose Cris Sotto, and DOST-STII senior science research specialist Joy M. Lazcano. (Photo by Rachel Rieza, DOST-STII)

Centro Escolar University (CEU) has renewed its partnership with the Department of Science and Technology - Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) to promote science and technology through a series of science communication activities designed to enhance the skills of its communication students.

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A Department of Science and Technology (DOST) pulp and paper laboratory recently received its Certificate of Authority to Operate (CATO) from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

The DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute’s (DOST-FPRDI) Cellulose Derivatives Laboratory (Pulp and Paper Chemical Properties) was given the authority to operate on April 4, 2025 after fulfilling the rigorous requirements set by the PRC. The laboratory is under the “Upgrading, Improvement and Expansion of DOST FPRDI Testing Laboratories Program”.

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Pictured are the brilliant winners of the 2nd Philippine Nuclear Science Olympiad held at the NART Building, DOST-PNRI, Diliman, Quezon City on May 16, 2025: 1st Place- Wins Keinrich Chen (Saint Jude Catholic School), 2nd Place - Jeremiah Auza (PSHS - Central Visayas), 3rd Place - Shaun Mannix Yap (Saint Jude Catholic School), and honorable mention awardees 4th Place - Nouel Christian Amaguin (Manila Science High School) and 5th Place - Thomas Eugene Leung (PSHS - CAR). (Photo by Patrick James Lee Alfonso, DOST-STII)

While many Filipinos still associate nuclear energy with danger due to historical incidents like Chernobyl or Fukushima and the unfinished Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, which symbolizes political and safety concerns, many STEM students are still showing interest in nuclear science, especially in relation to sustainable energy, health physics, and nuclear engineering.