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Details: Published: 07 December 2015

SECTORAL PLANNING COUNCILS

	Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) Website: http://www.pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph
	Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) Website: http://www.pchrd.dost.gov.ph
	Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) Website: http://www.pcieerd.dost.gov.ph

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES

	Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) Website: http://www.asti.dost.gov.ph
	Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) Website: http://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph
	Forests Product Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) Website: http://www.fprdi.dost.gov.ph
	Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) Website: http://www.itdi.dost.gov.ph
	Metal Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) Website: http://www.mirdc.dost.gov.ph
	Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) Website: http://www.pnri.dost.gov.ph
	Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) Website: http://www.ptri.dost.gov.ph

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICE INSTITUTES

	Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Website: http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph
	Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Website: http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph
	Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System Website: http://oed.pshs.edu.ph
	Science Education Institute (SEI) Website: http://www.sei.dost.gov.ph
	Science and Technology Information Institute (STII) Website: http://www.stii.dost.gov.ph
	Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI) Website: http://www.tapi.dost.gov.ph

ADVISORY BODIES

	National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Website: http://www.nast.ph
	National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) Website: http://www.nrcp.dost.gov.ph

Details: Published: 04 December 2015

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Details: Published: 01 December 2015

After the promising result of multi-location field trials of acarrageenan fertilizer additive, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)will be partnering with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to further expand its use according to DOST Secretary Mario G. Montejo in a recent press conference.

The said field trialsshowed that carrageenan, when added to fertilizer, can help make rice crops stronger, give more yield, and more resistant to diseases,among others. Carrageenan is a substance extracted from edible seaweed.