ARMM invention qualifiers now off to the 2016 national contest
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The Department of Science and Technology- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOST-ARMM) recently announce the qualifiers to the 2016 National Invention Contest and Exhibits (NICE).
DOST-ARMM made the announcement in a ceremony that capped this year’s ARMM Science and Technology Week celebration.
The weeklong celebration inclued the 2015 ARMM Regional Invention Contests and Exhibits (RICE), a biannual nationwide activity organized by the Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI). RICE is conducted in different regions to recognize the indispensability of the Filipino inventors in the country.
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DOST- ARMM confers region’s S&T envoys
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COTABATO CITY, MAGUINDANAO- Academicians, politicians and youth achievers were recently named as Science and Technology (S&T) Ambassadors by the Department of Science and Technology- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Named S&T Ambassadors were Hon. Sulog G. Bra, PhD, Jumelita B. Romero, PhD, Filemon G. Romero, Ph. D., Hon. Cahar P. Ibay, Yusop T. Alano, Hon. Abdelrazi A. Amin, Hon. Janimah D. Randi, Atty. Lorenzo R. Reyes, Ahmed Ibn “Amin” Turabin Hataman, and Hon. Mujiv S. Hataman.
Appointed envoys will be the department’s partners in championing S&T programs in ARMM.
DOST Region II gets Philippine Quality Award
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The Department of Science and Technology Region II in Cagayan Valley received the prestigious national Philippine Quality Award (PQA) Recognition for Commitment to Quality Management (Level 1) during the conferment ceremonies of the 17th Philippine Quality Awards at Malacañang Palace on September 22, 2015.
Assistant Secretary Dr. Urdujah A. Tejada with DOST-II Officer-in Charge Engr. Sancho A. Mabborang received the PQA Trophy from President Benigno S. Aquino III. Dr. Tejada was the incumbent DOST-II Regional Director during the PQA application.
US Peace Corps volunteers hail STARBOOKS as S&T learning tool
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A group of US Peace Corps volunteers who recently got a first-hand experience of the STARBOOKS praised the DOST’s first and only “library in a box” in the country as a very good “S& learning tool.”
In a visit to the Science and Technology Information Institute (STII) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Ji Yusi of the US Peace Corps volunteers said, “It was awesome! Very easy to use and when you log in, it’s very easy to search with lots of videos and news, there’s a lot of information that people can use.”
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