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“I don’t see the price as the problem. There will always be a price war. What has to be done is to market the benefits of the product, so the people will patronize it. Once the people know the benefits, they will buy the product,” says Jorge D. Aguilar Jr., founder of Nutrition and Beyond Corporation (NBC), a pioneer in the sale of iron-fortified rice (IFR) in the local market.

What the iron does, according to nutritionists, is that it helps carry oxygen into the blood and when that happens, the body system works better. One becomes more agile and less sickly. The brain too functions better. Ergo, it is important that the population is not iron deficient and this is addressed through fortifying rice with iron.

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Jim R. Asanza Jr., quality control manager of Specialty Pulp Manufacturing, Inc. (SPMI), shows a sample of processed abaca during a recent project visit by Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officials at SPMI in Brgy. Hilapnitan, Baybay City, Leyte. DOST’s Regional Standards and Testing Laboratories provided the calibration of balances, test weights and glassware, as well as training on verification of common laboratory equipment and laboratory procedures to said pulp manufacturer.

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SC Global Coco Products Inc. Managing Director Emmanuel S. Licup explains to Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario G. Montejo and the media how coconut products are processed during DOST’s recent project visit. DOST’s Regional Standards and Testing Laboratories provided the Issuance of Certificate of Formula of Conversion and Laboratory Services (calibration of test weights) to SC Global Coco Products Inc. which is located in Brgy. Caridad, Baybay City, Leyte.

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Elderly patients need not leave their homes to go to a hospital for healthcare services. Instead, healthcare may be brought right into the comfort of their homes.

According to Dr. Mohamed Jamal Deen, president of the Academy of Science, Royal Society of Canada, this will be achieved via ICT mechanisms which will make “Automatic Smart Homes” possible. Dr. Deen is a leading expert in modeling, design and applications of modern advanced semiconductor devices and circuits.

Deen delivered a lecture on “Smarter Homes, Better Healthcare” recently  during an event organized by the Department of Science and Technology-National Academy of Science and Technology (DOST-NAST) held at the Manila Hotel.