DOST major accomplishments in 2002

The Department of Science and Technology is taske to lead, provide direction, and coordinate the country's scientific and technological development efforts so that results contribute to the well-being and enhance the quality of Filipinos.

DOST's efforts directly support the national priorities enunciated in the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan. To achieve macroeconomic stability with equitable growth based on free enterprise, DOST assists industries particularly the small-and medium-scale enterprises to build the capacity to develop, acquire, adapt and utilize knowledge and technologies for productivity and competitiveness. To help modernize the agriculture and fisheries sector, DOST provides farmers and fisherfolk access to technology inputs and innovations. To promote comprehensive human development, DOST harnesses science and technology to improve basic services in education, health and disaster preparedness, among others. DOST promotes the use of information and communications technology to attain good governance....more

  

What's right and wrong with "burong pagkain"

The National Research Council of the Philippines warns of the "high prevalence" of hypertension and bacterial meningitis traced to an assortment of fermented and street foods that proliferate and preferred among mostly low-income groups.
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NRCP honors top 11 Filipino scientists

Dr. Ma. Cynthia-Rose B. Bautista, social sciences, for her scientific investigations on the impacts of urbanization, labor migration, and Asian economic crisis to the country's diverse culture, lives, and rights of Filipino women, poverty alleviation, and people empowerment.  Her research findings and articles, which were transformed into books gained international recognition and significantly contributed to the enhancement of teaching and research in the social sciences in the Philippines...more