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On February 23, 2023, scholars of the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), Doctors Loraine Kay Cabral and Noel Salvoza, will share their experiences and give insights as foreign scholars in Italy at the second session of Talakayang HeaRT Beat.

Cabral and Salvoza are the first two Filipino scholars under the PhD in Molecular Biomedicine Scholarship Program that was created through an agreement between the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), the University of Trieste (UNITS), and Fondazione Italiana Fegato (FIF).

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The Metals and Engineering Innovation Center (MEIC) established in Region I, located at the College of Technology (COT), Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University – Mid La Union Campus (DMMMSU-MLUC), is currently assisting a total of three (3) on-the-job trainees who are taking Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology Major in Mechanical Technology, a big step towards creating a career in the said field.

The students are required to complete at least 700 hours of on-the-job training as a prerequisite for graduation. The OJT training program started on January 2023 and will end in May 2023.

Dr. Victorio C. Palabay, Dean, College of Technology and DMMMSU-MEIC Program Leader approved and accepted the trainees who were assessed to be highly competent. Deam Palabay has high hopes for the student-trainees that they will learn a lot about the basics of metal works and fabrication to help the needs of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the region. 

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SANTO TOMAS, La Union – The Provincial Science and Technology Office – La Union (PSTO-LU) of the Department of Science and Technology Regional Office I (DOST-I) conducted an advocacy meeting with LGU Santo Tomas to push for the implementation of the Community Empowerment Thru Science and Technology or CEST program in the area. 

The activity was attended by LGU officials headed by Engr. Severino C. Carbonel, Municipal Mayor, and other unit heads of this town to know more about CEST and how it will benefit their communities.

Jonathan M. Viernes, Provincial S&T Director of La Union, presented the DOST Programs, Projects and Activities and discussed the Science and Technology interventions that could be adopted by the communities to help the small and medium enterprises or SME’s as well as the entire municipality. 

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A sustainable and competitive material may soon replace wood and plastic as school furniture. This, as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) develops school tables and chairs from engineered bamboo. 

Aptly called Silyang Pinoy, the school furniture will be mainly produced using engineered bamboo or e-bamboo, and other raw materials. They will also be multi-functional where chairs and tables can easily be transformed into other furniture. This is especially useful in a country where schools are usually converted into evacuation centers during disasters.

“The Silyang Pinoy is an important development in providing quality furniture in primary and secondary public schools in the country,” says DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum, Jr. “Our country’s geographic location situates us in the pathway of destructive typhoons. This furniture technology will support our educational school system and at the same time, be a sturdier furniture for evacuees who seek shelter in schools during disasters.”