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The complementary food feeding program of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Jabonga, a third class municipality in Agusandel Norte, helped decrease malnutrition incidence from a high of 74 percent to 34 percent, according to a study.

The study, tied up with  a 120-day complementary food feeding program, is conducted by DOST’s  Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI).

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Butuan City, Caraga - A globally recognized digital science library developed by the Department of Science and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII), is now being used as a handy research tool for students at 11 high schools in Eastern Mindanao.

Recently, DOST-STII launched STARBOOKS or Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly-Operated Kiosk Stations in the said sites during the Butuan City, CARAGA Region stop of the Department’s national roadshow dubbed Science Nation: Agham na Ramdam.

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Clothing made from tropical fabrics such as piña and banana are usually used only during weddings, baptisms, burials and other special occasions. The Philippine Textile Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PTRI) however is keen on making tropical fabrics more mainstream.

The establishment of PTRI’s P54 M Innovation Center for Yarns and Textiles (ICYT) that will produce yarns customized to customers’ and industry needs is a step closer to this goal which is part of the bigger objective of revitalizing the textile industry in the country.