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DAVAO, Philippines -- Afterextensive research and development,the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has come up with an environment friendly process for extracting gold and coppersans the use of toxic chemicals like mercury and cyanide.

This technology uses the so-called “enhanced gravity concentration-flotation-extraction” process and uses an integrated tailings disposal and treatment system. This method assures that waste materials that are disposed in the environment are safe and considered as non-pollutant.

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In compliance to RA 10028 or the Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009, the Department of Health-National Capital Region awarded the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI), the certification as “Mother-baby Friendly Workplace” early this year. FNRI is the first DOST agency to be awarded with said certification which is valid for two years.

A “mother-baby friendly workplace” certification means that FNRI ensures the promotion and practice of breastfeeding by providing healthy and safe working conditions for women through the establishment of a lactation station or facility.

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The Philippines will host an international competition for the gifted in science this June 13-18 in UP Los Baños. Dubbed the “5th ASEAN Plus Three Junior Science Odyssey” (APTJSO), the competition will have contestants from 13 countries vying for the top which, throughout the tilt’s history, has been dominated by Philippine delegates.

The 5thAPTJSO is a six-day education event that will allow the gifted students from the ASEAN plus Three countries, such as Japan, South Korea, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines to interact with experts in climate science and put their scientific skills to test with their colleagues.  Participating in the event are gifted junior high school students in science from said countries.