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A forester  from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the director of DOST-Region X’s Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) in Bukidnon are among the awardees of this year’s Outstanding Public Officials and Employees Awards of the Civil Service Commission (CSC).

Forester Arsenio B. Ella from DOST’s Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) received the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award for “sharing his knowledge on science and technology to the community to assist them with their livelihood.”

On the other hand, Senior Science Research Specialist Virgilio M. Fuertes, director of DOST Region X’s PSTC, was conferred the CSC Pagasa Award for “his scientific and extensive research to improve the products of the small businesses in Bukidnon.”

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The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) pursuit toward “Agham na Ramdam” for every ‘Juan’ has reached the far flung areas of Cordillera with the holding of its Science Nation Tour in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) recently.

Science Nation Tour is a nationwide roadshow that aims to highlight the benefits of DOST programs and technologies in every region of the archipelago.

To showcase how science and technology directly impact on people’s livelihoods and day to day living, part of its activities is a series of project visits to micro firms within the region which benefited from DOST’s SETUP, or Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program which provides assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises.

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Can’t get enough of chocolates? Thank, or blame,the microbes.

A “tablea tsokalate” without the grainy texture and bitter, burnt-like taste of some commercially produced tablea, will be one of several biotechnology applications to be featured during the National Biotechnology Week from November 23 – 28, 2015 at the SM City Dasmariñas, Cavite.

This better and more delicious version of the tablea chocolate is the product of a study by UP Los Baños scientists headed by Dr. Jessica Simbahan, and funded by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD).

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The science community mourned the demise of a great Filipino scientist on October 24, 2015 due to a heart attack.

National Scientist Dr. Benito S. Vergara, 81, was remembered by his loving family, friends, colleagues, fellow Academicians and National Scientists, and the rest of the science community during the necrological service held in his honor at the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Bicutan, Taguig City five days later on October 29.

In their eulogy, National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST Phl) President Academician William G. Padolina and Academician Ruben L. Villareal, chair of NAST Phl’s agricultural sciences division, recognized Vergara’s significant role in the science sector, specifically in agriculture.