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Dr. Victoria B. Roman Memorial High School in the municipality of Pilar in Bataan Province has reason to be proud.

The school, which formally opened in 1998 with only two regular teachers and 46 first year high school students,  ranked number 1 among more than 30 public high schools in the province, in the National Achievement Test (NAT) for Grade 10 in 2014 and 2015. It was the school’s first time to grab the top spot. Previously, the school ranked no. 7 out of 33 schools in the NAT.

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Two schools in Bataan Province with no Internet connection in their remote areas have been provided with groundbreaking science and technology (S&T) research tools for their students, courtesy of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

The research tool, dubbed STARBOOKS or Science and Technology Academic Research-based Openly Operated Kiosks, is the first digital science library in the Philippines. It contains tons of resources in text, audio, and video formats from local and international sources. Developed by experts from DOST’s Science and Technology Information Institute (STII), STARBOOKS does not require Internet connection and has a user-friendly interface.

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To further address the various setbacks in the halal sector and the growing demand for halal products in the country and the global market, the academic sector is now being tapped to serve as a thrust for the development of a robust Philippine Halal industry.

At the recent Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines- East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) International Halal Congress  last March 1-3, stakeholders from the academe, research community, industry, and the government sector from the member countries of the BIMP sub-region gathered to highlight the important role of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in advancing the halal industry in the country.