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A year ago, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) brought the biggest annual Science and Technology (S&T) celebration outside Metro Manila for the first time, with Iloilo City as the venue. Stemming from this significant success, Cagayan De Oro will be hosting the 2024 National Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (NSTW) celebration from November 27, 2024 to December 1, 2024 at the Limketkai Center.

The DOST, along with its partner institutions and stakeholders, will feature different forums, activities, and interactive exhibits relevant to the residents of Cagayan de Oro City and the entire Mindanao Island.

Carrying the theme “Siyensya, Teknolohiya, at Inobasyon: Kabalikat sa Matatag, Maginhawa, at Panatag na Kinabukasan” and with the sub-theme “Providing Solutions and Opening Opportunities in the Green Economy,” the five-day celebration will focus on advancing and promoting waste management practices towards a circular economy and accelerate the deployment of renewable energy technologies to benefit business and communities.

“Bringing the biggest annual science, technology, and innovation (STI) celebration to Cagayan de Oro City will definitely benefit not just Cagayan de Oro but the entire Mindanao Island. Local industry stakeholders will have the opportunity to learn how various research and development (R&D) outputs and scientific and technical services can further strengthen the quality of their products and services, as well as make them sustainable by advancing green economy practices,” said DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr.

A series of Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) celebrations in various provinces across the country has been ongoing since April 2024, starting in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, and will continue until the second week of November in Davao City.

Pursuant to Proclamation 780 in 2019, NSTW celebration was moved to fourth week of November of every year to ensure maximum participation from schools, students, stakeholders, the business sector, and the public during the week-long celebration, aligning with the academic calendar of most universities, schools, and educational institutions.

The annual NSTW serves as the venue to showcase innovative technologies, inventions, and programs and services of the DOST that address the department’s thrust under its four strategic pillars, namely: promotion of human well-being, wealth creation, wealth protection, and sustainability. In the process of developing new technologies through extensive research and development, the DOST remains at the forefront of providing solutions and opening opportunities for the Filipinos.

For more information and updates regarding the 2024 NSTW celebration, please follow the official NSTW Facebook page and website or send your inquiries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. (By Allan Mauro V. Marfal, DOST-STII)