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The Philippines will host an international competition for the gifted in science this June 13-18 in UP Los Baños. Dubbed the “5th ASEAN Plus Three Junior Science Odyssey” (APTJSO), the competition will have contestants from 13 countries vying for the top which, throughout the tilt’s history, has been dominated by Philippine delegates.

The 5thAPTJSO is a six-day education event that will allow the gifted students from the ASEAN plus Three countries, such as Japan, South Korea, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines to interact with experts in climate science and put their scientific skills to test with their colleagues.  Participating in the event are gifted junior high school students in science from said countries.

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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officially sealed its partnership with the Land Bank of the Philippines at the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the OneSTore.ph Project last March 14, 2016 at LANDBANK Head Office, Malate, Manila.

Initiated by DOST Secretary Mario G. Montejo and developed by DOST Region 2, OneSTore is an e-commerce web application that provides a marketing platform for DOST- assisted micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) around the Philippines under its Small Enterprise Upgrading Program (SETUP). It offers customers an effortless shopping experience and gives retailers simple and direct access to the largest customer base in the country.

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To be globally competitive, the Philippines needs a critical mass of young peopleinterested in science and math and the way to achieve this is by teaching those subjects using interactive materials.

Engr. Filemon T. Berba Jr., president of the Philippine Foundation for Science and Technology (PFST) emphasized this during the Department of Science and Technology- National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) Annual Scientific Conference and 83rd General Membership Assembly at the Philippine International Convention Center last March 16, 2016.