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OneLab Network, a platform developed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) had recently been awarded the Benita & Catalino Yap Foundation (BCYF) Innovation Award under the government category.

The BCYF recognizes innovative products, services, technologies, or initiatives that transform organizations through improvements that are sustainable, demonstrable and measurable.

Having proved itself to be so is the platform's innovation in service delivery where it saw the integration of DOST’s regional and research institutes’ laboratories as well as other non-DOST laboratories all over the country into a network to provide easy-access to the testing and calibration services for the manufacturing industries and the public in general.

Each year, qualified upper-tier officials from both the government and private sector are invited to pit themselves against to an unforgiving, 220-item, 2-hour-and-55-minute-long test known as the Career Executive Service Written Exam (CES WE).

Participants of the CES WE are subjected to 7 sub-tests: Error Recognition, Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Information, Management Concepts and Problems and Essays.

A total of 312 individuals took the CES WE on December 4, 2016; proving true to the exam's tremendous level of difficulty, only less than half (49.36%) had passed.

Landing the fourth spot is the Department of Science and Technology IX's (DOST-IX) Supervising Science Research Specialist, Rosemarie S. Salazar, with a rating of 89.11%.

The Technology Innovation for Commercialization (TECHNICOM) Program implemented by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) thru the Technology Application and Promotion Institute (TAPI) invites eligible proponents to submit research and development (R&D) project proposals for CY 2017 funding.

Project proposals must be commercially viable, locally developed, and geared toward market-readiness. Financial and technical assistance shall be granted to R&D projects pursuing pre-commercialization activities, which will be implemented within a period of 1 year.

Listed below are the conditions for eligibility:

The National Youth Commission (NYC) is accepting applications for the 2017 Southeast ASEAN and Japan Youth Program (SSEAJYP).

Since 1974, the SSEAJYP annual cultural exchange program has been an avenue to foster friendship and mutual understanding between young people from ASEAN member countries and Japan.

The Manila Economic and Cultural Office - Taipei Economic Cultural Office (MECO-TECO) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) are accepting project proposals in any of the following identified priority areas for implementation:

• Water Resource Management
• Omics for Personalized Medicine
• Marine Resources

The Department of Science and Technology IX continues to offer FREE e-learning courses to all interested parties at the DOST-Science and Technology Information Center (DOST-STIC) office on the 2nd floor of the MCC Bldg. on San Jose road, Zamboanga City.

The course bundle includes the following modules:

• Basic Computer Operation
• Word Processing Software Basics
• Spreadsheet Application Basics
• Presentation Software Basics

Stakeholders of the DOST Integrated Program on Halal gathered today to discuss the program’s final details before moving toward implementation.

Crucial to the finalization process were ideas and contributions from key personalities of Mindanao Halal for Peace and Development, Incorporated (MHPDI), and the Halal Business Council-Mindanao (HBC-MIN); Sheikh Salih Musa (Chairman), Habbas Camendan (Secretary General), Sheikh Abdulwahid Sumaoang (IVP), and Antara Zacaria (Auditor) who shared their knowledge on Halal from which of the program’s aspects would best benefit from.

Leading the group were Dr. Ma. Patricia Azanza, Director of the DOST-Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) and Dr. Anthony Sales, DOST XI Regional Director, , who, along with leaders from the Department of Science and Technology IX (DOST IX), the DOST-Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI), DOST-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOST-ARMM), DOST-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI), Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD), and the University of Southern Mindanao (USM), were successful in identifying strategies and activities for the 4 major components of the program:

• Human Resource
• Laboratory Services
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Technology Transfer

For more information, please call (062) 991-1024 or text 0917 705 4686 and look for Ms. Rosemarie S. Salazar. Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DOSTRegion9

The Department of Science and Technology IX (DOST-IX)'s Regional Standards and Testing Laboratories (RSTL) provides an extensive collection of testing and calibration services - traceable to national and international standards and at competitive prices.

Listed below are the most common services the RSTL handles:

SETUP or Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program, the Department of Science and Technology IX (DOST IX)'s flagship project, assists micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the following priority sectors:

• Food processing
• Metals & Engineering
• Furniture
• Marine and Aquatic resources
• Agriculture & Horticulture
• Health-related Products
• ICT & Electronics
• Gifts, Decors & Handicrafts

The program assists MSMEs to improve productivity through different technological interventions such as acquisition of innovative and cost-effective technology, product development, process improvement, human resource development, and consultancy services, among others.

Interested companies or individual firms must be wholly owned by Filipino citizens and be based in the Philippines. To avail of the program's services, the following requirements must be submitted:

Not sure if your local laboratory can handle your test sample? Worry no more! Developed by the Department of Science and Technology IX (DOST-IX), the OneLab Platform allows customers to submit their samples to the nearest DOST laboratory to have them tested - even if that lab currently does not have the means to process the said sample.

This is possible through the OneLab Referral System, which basically takes you through a quick, 5-step process:

• Submit your sample to the nearest DOST lab
• The system is checked for a lab that can best process your request if the receiving lab cannot
• Your sample is sent to the appropriate lab
• The testing lab conducts that necessary tests or calibrations, then uploads the results to the receiving lab
• Claim your results personally or via email, regular mail or fax

07 February 2017 - Stakeholders of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Food Safety Program convened to put the finishing touches before moving toward the program's implementation stage.

Tying the results of their discussions during a meeting on the DOST Integrated Halal Program held earlier (details on fb.com/DOSTRegion9), Dr. Ma. Patricia Azanza, Director of the DOST- Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) and Dr. Anthony C. Sales, DOST XI Regional Director, led the team in laying out the details for the Food Safety Program's 4 major components:

The STARBOOKS digital library is available for FREE at the Department of Science and Technology IX.

STARBOOKS or Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Stations is a digital library that allows users access to over 500,000 local and foreign S&T resources in text, video, and audio formats, which include digitized journals, serial publications, reference materials, and other sci-tech resources found in the DOST-STII (Science and Technology Information Institute)'s libraries.

Local government units, non-government organizations, and educational institutions may avail of the free technology. The INSTALLATION of STARBOOKS is FREE. Guidelines for interest parties are stated below:

The Department of Science and Technology IX (DOST IX) calls all DOST-SEI Junior Level Science Scholarship (JLSS) Qualifiers of the recently concluded examination taken last October 16, 2016 to attend the orientation and agreement signing sessions scheduled below:

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE: 06 February 2017 Venue: Bamboo Garden, Bonifacio Street, Barra, Dipolog City

1. ARNADO, Aldin Miraflor Andres Bonifacio College
2. EDOMBINGO, Jones Balbido Andres Bonifacio College
3. ICAO, Jocel Endrina Jose Rizal Memorial State University
4. PARTOSA, Rayman Davad Jose Rizal Memorial State University - Katipunan Campus

ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY: 06 February 2017 Venue: Sibugay Grand Plaza Hotel, Sanito, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay

1. ALSREE, Euneza Balindres Western Mindanao State University-Ipil
2. BALIDIO, Clarence Western Mindanao State University-Ipil
3. EMANEL, Hasmine Caldina Western Mindanao State University-Ipil
4. PANISTANTE, Ryle Cudal Western Mindanao State University-Ipil
5. SCHUCK, Jhoannah Tiu Western Mindanao State University-Ipil
6. TATOY, Roselito Dayna Western Mindanao State University-Ipil

ZAMBOANGA CITY: 06 February 2017 Venue: Diamond Room, Grand Astoria Hotel

1. ALAMA, Jhon Paul Buagas Western Mindanao State University
2. BERDON, Joaquin Bautista Jr. Western Mindanao State University
3. BUYONG, Arman Tialan Jr. Western Mindanao State University
4. CONCEPCION, Gerr Land Lim Western Mindanao State University
5. GAPO, Judelyn Joy Pajaganas Western Mindanao State University
6. GARUPA, Pearl Eden Escarpe Western Mindanao State University
7. LAGAYAN, Christ`L Lianne Badlis Western Mindanao State University
8. LAZARO, Lucy Jean Baculpo Western Mindanao State University
9. MARTINEZ, Terry Mark Ho Western Mindanao State University
10. MISTUL, Farhan Abdulaup Western Mindanao State University
11. MUNDO, Leizel Flores Western Mindanao State University
12. RIM, Jeneva Erederos Western Mindanao State University
13. ROQUE, Sheila Marie Buhian Western Mindanao State University
14. SALADAGA, Aldrin Kenneth Aquino Western Mindanao State University
15. SARAPUDDIN, Hulsen Tangkian Western Mindanao State University
16. USOP, Saudah Saidamen Western Mindanao State University
17. VELASCO, Noli Adalric Fernandez Western Mindanao State University

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and major players of the fisheries industry in the City convened today for a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) session on the value-adding of fishery by-products at the Garden Orchid Hotel in Zamboanga City.

This initial FGD focused on exploring viable R&D collaboration options with the industry, and establishing a solid and meaningful network relationship between the government, the academe, and the fisheries industry. Among a number of topics, the group centered on market-driven R&D in the regions to solve local industry problems and prioritizing by-products of the tuna and sardines processing industry for value adding.

Siayan municipality in the Province of Zamboanga del Norte has been declared by then National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB) as the poorest municipality in the country. Access to safe drinking water is one of the major development concerns of the government.

In its effort to make local technology work for the people and to provide practical solutions to pressing issues, the Department of Science and Technology-IX, through the Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) in Zamboanga del Norte, distributed some 50 units of DOST’s Ceramic Water Filter to selected Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries who have limited or no access to potable water.

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Regional Office No. IX, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites qualified suppliers / distributors to apply for eligibility and to bid for the supply of general laboratory equipment for the following:

Title of Project                      :  Procurement of  General Laboratory  Equipment of the project ONELAB
Requesting Unit/Location        :  RSTL, DOST IX Zamboanga City
Source of Funding                 :  DOST-GIA :  Setting of One-Stop Shop Laboratory Services for Global Competitiveness (OneLab)
                    ABC -      Lot A  -   P2,050,000.00
                                  Lot B  -   P   150,000.00
                                  Lot C  -   P   630,000.00

Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”.

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorship, partnership, or organization with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.

Bid amount in excess of the ABC shall be rejected at bid opening..

Delivery of equipment is required within 60 calendar days. 

Bidders should have similar on-going and completed contract / project within 3 years from the date of submission and receipt of bids.  

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders on February  7 to March 6,  2015  before 1:29 PM  from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee in the following amount:
-    Lot A -    P5,000.00
-    Lot B  -   P  500.00         
-    Lot C  -   P1,000.00
Also, it may be downloaded free of charge from the website of Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and DOST IX at http://region9.dost.gov.ph, provided that Bidders shall pay the non refundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

The schedule of activities are as follows:

The pre-bid conference shall be open to all interested parties, however only those who have purchased the bidding documents may participate in the discussion at said conference. Bids will be opened on the scheduled date/time at the venue specified above in the presence of the Bidders and/or their authorized representative who choose to attend the bidding. Late submission of Bid Documents  shall not be accepted.  

DOST-IX assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid.

The agency has the right to reject any or all bids, to waive formality or defects therein, or to accept such as may be considered most advantageous to the government.

All inquiries shall be directed to the BAC Secretariat at tel. no. (062) 991-1024/992-1114.  This announcement is also posted at the DOST-IX website at http://region9.dost.gov.ph and in the Philippine government electronic procurement system (GEPS).

(Sgd) Bids and Awards Committee

          In line with the growing number of transgenders in the country who are currently taking self-prescribed hormone replacement therapy, the Department of Science and Technology through the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) has approved a grant for the study entitled “Clinical and Metabolic Profile of Male-to-Female Transgender in Zamboanga City”.

          Dr. Alex Y. Pang, Jr., researcher and medical resident of Zamboanga City Medical Center, said that the study aims to increase awareness not only among male to female transsexuals, but also among health practitioners on the effects of taking self-prescribed cross-sex hormone therapy. The treatment of such individuals to acquire the physical appearance of other sex is through hormonal treatment or surgical manipulation. The study will also determine the characteristics of transgender currently or previously on cross-sex hormonal treatment.

Are you an entrepreneur? And do you want to expand or upgrade your business?

The Department of Science and Technology-IX (DOST-IX) is now accepting proposals from proprietors of micro, small and medium enterprises in the region who wish to avail of the technical and financial assistance under the Small and Medium Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP).

SETUP is a nationwide strategy to encourage and assist micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in implementing technological innovations and improvements in their operations to boost their productivity and competitiveness.

Good news for graduates / workers on mechanical technology !

In response to the issue on “brain drain” of CNC machinists that has negatively impacted on the metals and engineering industries, the Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is implementing the DOST-GIA project entitled  “Human Resource Intervention for Sustainable Growth and Competitiveness of the M&E Sector: Development and Implementation of Appropriate Training Curriculum Design for Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machine Tool Programming and Operations”. The project is targeting 800 recipients nationwide.

To qualify, the applicants must be either a Vocational Technology graduate (Mechanical Technology or related course) or College Level (at least second year level) and preferably, must have basic knowledge in conventional machining (turning or milling and basic computer operation.

One hundred eight (108) high school graduates from Region IX passed the highly competitive S&T Scholarship Examination of the Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) given in November 2012. According to DOST-IX Regional Director Brenda L. Nazareth-Manzano, of the 108 passers, five (5) qualified under the DOST-SEI Merit Scholarship Program while 103 qualified under the RA 7687 Scholarship Program.

The following are the qualifiers of the 2013 S&T Scholarships in Region IX:

Special interest in furniture making even at his young age and the experience gained in TESDA furniture training-courses, Mr. Rene Hapona established his furniture shop in 2007 with a very small capitalization, named “Rene Woodcraft and Furniture”, situated at Sta. Clara, Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay.

True to his great hands in woodcraft, Mr. Hapona was recognized as best TESDA alumni in TESDA nationwide search. Mr. Hapona envisioned  to expand market coverage in the next five years  throughout the region, and further penetrate the export market in the next ten years. Currently, the firm produces various designs of wood panel doors, French windows, bed frames, dining set, sala set, office furnitures, cabinets, mouldings, balusters and other woods products.

Inheriting the enterprise from his uncle, the current owner of Ajero Food Industry, Mr. Richard Ajero purchased second-hand equipment to improve the production of the family’s pancit making facility located at New Lituban, Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte. However, the facility was not enough to comply with government standards for producing quality products.

In pursuit of improving product quality, the owner initiated to upgrade his production plant with innovation support assistance of the Department of Science and Technology IX through the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (DOST IX – SETUP).

It was with the tasty vision of Ms. Mariles C. Regencia that urged her to put up a bakeshop in 2001. To highlight her avid drive and passion for baking, the owner named it “Care Cakes and Pastries” which she formally opened on January 2002.

It turned out that the bakeshop has drawn a significant number of customers in and out of Turno, Dipolog City. Their delicious cakes and delectable native products have earned the customers’ loyalty and patronage. On top of that, the bakeshop continues to strive for quality service.

The Department of Science and Technology IX (DOST IX) has recently released the innovation system support assistance amounting to Six Hundred Four Thousand and Five Hundred Pesos (Php 604,500.00) project in Isabela City. The project entitled “Upgrading of Bakery Equipment and Facilities” shall benefit the Isabela Seaport Bakery and Restaurants through the DOST’s Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP).

Established in 2008, Isabela Seaport General Merchant has gradually taken its foothold as the native Tausug’s favorite bread and food service in town.  The bakeshop offers sumptuous bread products and tasty local delicacies like junay (spicy peppered rice), waked (sticky rice), pasung and tabid-tabid (a.k.a. chikalang).

In an effort to create local pool  of  talents with skills required by the Information and Communications Technology – Business Process Outsourcing (ICT-BPO),  particularly the mobile application and game development industry,  the Department of Science and Technology - Information and Communications Technology Office (DOST-ICTO) through the Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP), in collaboration with the Zamboanga ICT Council (ZICT), will  conduct the  1^st Training Course on Mobile Application and Game Development on June 17 to July 12, 2013 at Grand Astoria Hotel, Zamboanga City.

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – IX recently concluded its Scholarship Orientation and Signing of the Scholarship Agreement to the new undegraduate scholars in the four (4) areas within the Zamboanga Peninsula region.

Primarily held on April 19 at the Grand Astoria Hotel, Zamboanga City, 38 attendees including the qualifiers and respective parents/legal guardians inked to avail the S&T scholarship program funded by the DOST – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI). Meanwhile, 33 participants joined the Zamboanga Sibugay leg - scholarship session at the Ricomar Pension House and Restaurant, Ipil last April 22. With much vigor from DOST-9, the orientation for the Zamboanga del Norte area preceded on April 23 at D Hotel & Suites, Dipolog City, wherein a total of 68 qualifiers and parents attended. Finally, 66 participants from Zamboanga del Norte counted in to conform the terms and conditions in the scholarship agreement during the conclusive orientation at 4 Queens Resort, Pagadian City on April 25. The session aimed to brief the S&T scholarship qualifiers and the parents on the terms and conditions written in the contract, emphasizing mainly on the nature of the scholarship, benefits and scholar’s obligations.

In a recent study conducted by the Department of Science and Technology - Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST- FNRI), the Filipino mothers who are exclusively breastfeeding their infants are declining in the Philippines.  In addition, exclusive breastfeeding is practiced by only 8.6 percent of the survey respondents, while a high 55.4 percent feed their children with other milk or in combination with complementary feeding.  This low level of breastfeeding practices for infants and young children is consistent with the high prevalence of malnutrition among 0-5 year age group where 22.2 % and 27.9 % are underweight and stunted, respectively.  Further, the FNRI-DOST survey also shows that among three-month old infants, nine out of 10 were given water as complementary food. Among four-month old infants, two out of 10 were given with sugar. These results fell short of the recommendation that only breast milk should be given to infants before six months.

38 new scholars of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) attended the ongoing Science and Technology Learning Assistance Program – Summer Enrichment Class, one of the strategies to prepare S&T scholarship recipients to become competitive in college.

Joining the one-month program held at the College of Science and Mathematics – Western Mindanao State University (CSM-WMSU), which started on May 8 and ending on May 29, are scholars who will enroll in Western Mindanao State University (WMSU), Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU), Zamboanga State College of Marine Science and Technology (ZSCMST) and other state universities or colleges with accredited S&T priority courses in Zamboanga Peninsula.

“Upgrading the Roll up Facility of the Ruby Grills Shop and Glass Center"

This is four hundred forty thousand pesos (P440,000.00) – worth project of the Department of Science and Technology – IX (DOST-IX) through the Small Enterprise Technology and Upgrading Program (SETUP) that aims to provide technology interventions including system and process improvement, and manpower development to the Ruby Grills Shop and Glass Center in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay.

The Department of Science and Technology IX (DOST IX) released full assistance amounting seven hundred thousand pesos (P700,000) for the newly approved project that will benefit the Sulo Agragrian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (SARBEMCO) in Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay.

“Upgrading of Abaca Processing Facility of SARBEMCO,” the project funded by the Small Enterprise Technology and Upgrading Program (SETUP), targets to acquire five

The Department of Science and Technology IX (DOST-IX) thru the Small Enterprise Technology and Upgrading Program (SETUP) recently approved a four hundred fifty thousand pesos (P450,000.00) worth project to benefit the Loloy’s Tinsmith and Electrical Shop in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay.

The firm has been in the metals and fabrication business for more than two decades and has already established its own market share and customers. Among others, the firm is

The Department of Science and Technology – IX (DOST-IX) recently approved the provision of financial and technical assistance amounting a total of P676,000 to JAM JC Marketing in Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur for the upgrading of its palay drying process.

The Department of Science and Technology Regional Office No. IX  together with the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) is conducting a one-day Media Forum for Nutrition Communication Network (NUTRICOMNET) in Zamboanga Peninsula.

Are you a graduating high school student intending to pursue courses on basic science, mathematics or engineering? If yes, you are encouraged to avail of the Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) undergraduate scholarships. Acceptance of application is now open until August 23, 2013.

Looking for a foreign scholarship to support your doctoral studies?

Look no more!!!

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is pleased to announce that the application for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program for Japan Fiscal Year (JFY) 2014 is now open.

Do you have a brilliant idea that needs scientific research or exploration?  Please let us know!

The Department of Science and Technology Regional Office No. IX (DOST-IX) is calling interested applicants / proponents to submit project/research proposals for funding under its Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Program.

The GIA program is designed to contribute to productivity improvement and quality of life of Filipinos by generating and promoting appropriate technologies and strengthening the participation of various S&T sectors in research and development (R&D).

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), thru its Technology Innovation for Commercialization (TECHNICOM) Program, invites the network institutions to submit project proposals for possible TECHNICOM assistance.

TECHNICOM program provides funding for commercial prototype development, pilot plant production and intellectual property protection. Through financial grant and access to research facilities and personnel of Research and Development Institutes (RDIs) and other government institutions, the program aims to fast track the transfer and commercialization of research results.

The Science Education Institute of Department of Science and Technology announces the extension of the deadline for the submission of nominees for the 3rd Gawad LIDER Award to 15 February 2012.

The award, given every 2 years is conferred to individuals and/or groups in order to :1) recognize those who have demonstrated sustained leadership and ability to improve education in the field of science; 2) recognize exemplary scientific and technological innovation to improve education in the sciences; and 3) inspire others to become exemplary leaders and/or innovators to improve science education in the sciences.