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As part of its fund-raising activities for typhoon Yolanda victims, the Science and Technology Information Institute, the information arm of the Department of Science and Technology, is leading the “Sulong-Tabang S&T sa Visayas” T-Shirt campaign.

The shirts, available initially in white color, can be given as early Christmas gifts to loved ones or worn for statement of commitment to helping support typhoon victims in the Visayas. The white shirts cost P200 for small, medium and large sizes; and P220 for XXL and XXXL.  For orders, pls like and PM Sulong Tabang Visayas or Science and Technology Information Institute-DOST in Facebook or call STII’s Tess Rosqueta at (02) 837-2071 loc 2131.

 

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is currently conducting its own relief operations to support the families  affected by typhoon Yolanda that ruined Tacloban City and Palo town in Leyte, as well as neighboring towns in central Philippines two weeks ago.

During the flag raising ceremony last Monday at DOST Compound in Bicutan, Taguig City, Secretary Mario G. Montejo appealed to all employees to extend assistance to the 400 families or about 2,000 people who have evacuated to the Philippine Science High School System (PSHS) Eastern Visayas Campus in Palo, Leyte. The evacuees are staying at the first and second floors of the PSHS buildings and depend solely on donations for their daily survival.

 

The ninth National Biotech Week will open on November 25, Monday, at the Arroceros Forest Park in Manila City and will run until November 29, Friday.

The five-day event has the theme “Bioteknolohiya para sa Kalikasan, Kalusugan, Kagandahan, Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran” with the Department of Education (DepEd) as this year’s lead agency. Partner institutions of the event include the departments of Science and Technology, Agriculture, Environment, Interior and Local Government, Trade and Industry; Commission on Higher Education; and the Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines.