Science Secretary Estrella F. Alabastro (right) swore into office the newly appointed members of the PCASTRD Governing Council (GC) namely, Ramon P. Sales, Leader of IBM Philippines' ASEAN Core Banking Solutions (left) and Dr. Paulino Y. Tan, President of Asia Pacific College (center). The GC serves as PCASTRD's policy-making body which approves plans and programs of the Council.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 20 April 2009 )
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Robotics finals at the Mall of Asia on Feb 20 |
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Who will be declared the top engineering school in the country today?
Find out at the finals of the 2009 Microcontroller Applications Design Competition (MADC), to be held from February 20-21 at the Science Discovery Center of the SM Mall of Asia.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 February 2009 )
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Detection kit for food contaminants up |
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The government is tapping the use of locally-developed detection systems for food contaminants like E.coli and salmonella as part of its effort to comply with intenrnational standards.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 February 2009 )
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Philippines celebrates biotechnology week |
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The country is celebrating National Biotechnology Week (NBW) on Nov. 24-28, 2008 pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 1414 issued in 2007 which institutionalizes its yearly observance every last week of November. This year’s celebration is anchored on the theme “Making Biotechnology Work for You.” The Department of Science and Technology and Agriculture are co-chairing this weeklong event. Other departments lending support to this initiative include the departments of Education, Environment and Natural Resources, Health, Interior and Local Government, and Trade and Industry.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 November 2008 )
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PCASTRD sponsors DNA forensics training for lawmen |
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Science can provide reliable reinforcement to lawmen’s crime busting mission.
Modern science-based criminal investigation methods will be introduced
to selected police officers through a DNA forensics training set Nov.
27 at the University of the Philippines--National Science Research
Institute in Diliman.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 November 2008 )
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