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Teddy’s typical drive to work starts from Espana Boulevard all the way to Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. During inclement weather, he would drive through various streets of Manila, dodging floods and traffic, only to be stalled in a gridlock due to knee-high floodwater.

In times like this, Teddy wishes for off-the-shelf solutions to help him navigate through the floods and the traffic on the streets.

Luckily, science and technology might just be the solution to his problem.

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(Top) A young man has his blood pressure taken for free using the RxBox in the ongoing 2015 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.  A project of the UP Manila-National Telehealth Center and DOST’s Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, RxBox is a portable medical device for taking a patient’s ECG, heart rate, blood, pulse rate, and blood oxygenation. It allows medical experts to assist in the management of patients in rural areas thru video consultation and by storing patient data and transmitting this info via the Internet. The technology is one of many being showcased in NSTW which runs until July 28, 2015. For more information, log on to www.nstw.dost.gov.ph and www.science.ph. (S&T Media Service)

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Schoolchildren try the Shaking Table which simulates the shaking motion of an earthquake on the opening day of the 2015 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.  NSTW is organized by the Department of Science and Technology and features interactive exhibits, scale models, robotics, local inventions, product displays from small enterprises, career talks and fora on science and technology, among others. The Shaking Table is one of the many exciting learning tools and features in the event which runs from July 24-28, 2015. Admission is free. For more information, log on to www.nstw.gov.ph and www.science.ph.  (S&T Media Service)

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Science used to be just one of those esoteric topics rarely spoken about in discussions and conversations. But it has broken through that mold. Now, science and technology are more widely used and benefited from by Filipinos.

Gracing the opening ceremony of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) National Science and Technology Week on July 24, DILG Secretary Mar A. Roxas affirmed this welcome development in his keynote address.

“No longer is S&T just for talking purposes or for compliance purposes; it is in fact in the very fabric of decision making for national development,” he said during the ceremony attended by DOST officials and staff, members of the scientific community, stakeholders, and special guests.