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The National Academy of Science and Technology of the Philippines (NAST PHL), an advisory body of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) proposes the formation of a National Commission for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases under the Office of the President.

The NAST proposal was announced by Academician Antonio Miguel L. Dans, UP Manila College of Medicine Professor and member of NAST’s health sciences division, during the presentation of NAST’s 37th Annual Scientific Meeting Resolutions last July 9, 2015 at Manila Hotel.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) or lifestyle related diseases are the number one cause of death in the whole world today. Among these are heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic lung disease, and diabetes.

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It is the time of year once again when rains pour down and floods dash through the streets, creating a frenzy of commuters, all waiting to get a ride home and sip a cup of hot soup or coffee.

It is also the time of year when the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) celebrates the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW), a week-long showcase of the country’s biggest and latest strides in science and technology (S&T) via interactive exhibits, product displays, science fora, launchings, business discussions, and other activities.

Among those on exhibit will be the various technologies being tapped for improving the country’s weather monitoring and forecasting as well as disaster risk management, as presented by DOST’s Science and Technology Information Institute, PAGASA, PHIVOLCS, Advanced Science and Technology Institute, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, Project NOAH, and DREAM-LiDAR project.

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The Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) announced details of its exhibit in the upcoming National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) from July 24-28, 2015 at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.

Bearing the theme “Strategic Industry Program for Agricultural Growth (SIPAG) ni Juan,” the PCAARRD exhibit will basically highlight how science and technology (S&T) is infused in agri-aqua-natural resource commodities to improve productivity, product quality, and profitability and thus raise the living standards of farmers, fishermen, and others.

The exhibit will feature the following commodities: banana, mud crabs, abaca, goat, and the plant growth promoter.

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Dr. Ma. Corazon A. de Ungria

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Four successful scientists and alumni of the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Science High School (DOST-PSHS) will give career-related talks on July 27, 2015 at the Outcome 7 Exhibit Area, SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia, Pasay City, in celebration of the weeklong National Science and Technology Week (NSTW).

Dr. Ma. Corazon A. de Ungria, of PSHS Main Campus Batch 1985 and who now heads the DNA Analysis Laboratory of UP Diliman’s National Sciences Research Institute, is slated to give a talk from 10:00 to 11:00 am.  She will be followed by Dr. Reinabelle Reyes, PSHS Main Campus Batch 2001, an astrophysicist who led a team that proved Einstein’s Theory of  Relativity on a cosmic level and another team that discovered  900 quasars, the largest number of super massive black holes found.  From 1:30 to 2:30 pm, Balik-Scientist Dr. Mary Ann Go, PSHS Eastern Visayas Campus Batch 2000, will share her knowledge on neuroscience. Next to deliver a talk is Ma. Antonia Arroyo, PSHS Main Campus Batch 1995, at 2:30-3:30 pm.  Arroyo is the CEO and founder of Hybridigm Consulting, the premier and pioneering biotechnology consulting and commercialization firm in the Philippines.