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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region III, in recognition of the important role of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in spurring economic growth in the countryside, awarded the best SETUP adoptors for the region.

SETUP is an acronym for the innovative program of the DOST called Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading program. Started in 2009, SETUP assists MSMEs in improving their operations to increase productivity, improve product quality, and ensure sustainability.

The Department of Science and Technology- National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) will hold a back-to-back training at the Aurora State College of Technology (ASCOT) in Baler, Aurora on August 21-23, 2017.  Day 1 of the workshop will be on Writing Research Proposal for selected ASCOT faculty, researchers, and students studying animal science, veterinary medicine, and agriculture. Day 2 will feature the Small Ruminant Production and Health Seminar  with Rabies Awareness for selected members of local government units who are into small-hold production of small ruminants (goats).

“STARBOOKS can nurture young people in Bagac to become future leaders and innovators,” Mayor Louise Gabriel del Rosario of Bagac, Bataan said in recent installation of the science and technology (S&T) library in his town. “As such, it would help them someday to create many jobs and livelihood opportunities for their constituents.”

Short for Science & Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosks STARBOOKS is a digital science library developed by Department of Science and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) to equip different public schools with valuable learning resources on S&T.