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Tannins, or extracts from locally available trees, have been found promising ingredients for making plywood glue. 

This was the initial finding of a collaborative project among DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI), Switzerland-based Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), Philippine Coconut Authority – Zamboanga Research Center (PCA-ZRC) and Visayas State University (VSU). The project was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Initial results showed that experimental plywood bonded with tannin-phenol formaldehyde adhesives passed the bond quality requirement of ISO 12466-2 (2016), with minimum amount of formaldehyde emission released. In addition, some of the crude tannin extracts were found moderately effective to effective against fungi and insects when applied as wood preservative.

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Dr. Mark Johnuel M. Duavis, a Doctor to the Barrios deployed to Batuan Rural Health Unit, said that RxBox responds to the need for healthcare’s accessibility, equity, and affordability. With its built-in medical sensors and system, he added that it helps in initial assessment of the patient before transmitting their electronic medical record and transporting the patient to the facility for proper management and diagnosis. 

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“There’s now a more conscious effort to use basic research and development outputs by the local leaders, from mayors, governors to house representatives, and we’re glad about this development,” Dr. Bernardo N. Sepeda, Executive Director of the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP), said during the pre-event press conference for the coming 2023 Annual Scientific Conference and 90th NRCP General Membership Assembly.

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The Department of Health (DOH) officially transferred the operations of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Philippines to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through a ceremonial turnover of the HTA Council and HTA Division from the DOH to the DOST on 06 March 2023 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City.

DOH Officer-in-Charge-Secretary Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire and DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr., spearheaded the said event, in compliance with the UHC Law mandate on the transfer of the HTA Council as an attached agency to the DOST within 5 years after its establishment.