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Students of University of Perpetual Help System Dalta (UPHSD) in Las Piñas City now have a modern, up-to-date, and comprehensive reference tool for their science and technology (S&T) projects and reports with the unveiling of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) STARBOOKS unit last February 3, 2015 at the UPSHD high school library.

A flagship project of DOST’s Science and Technology Information Institute (STII), STARBOOKS stands for Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk,  a user-friendly digital library of science and technology (S&T) information which does not require Internet connection.  It is the first science digital library in the Philippines.

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Department of Science and Technology Assistant Secretary Raymund E. Liboro, acknowledging that weather forecasts are “not absolute”, advised disaster management agencies to focus more on “communicating uncertainty” in understanding and appreciating the science behind weather forecasts and typhoon warnings issued by DOST-PAGASA.

Speaking at a panel discussion in a seminar hosted by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Japan International Cooperating Agency (JICA) at Discovery Suites Ortigas, Liboro underscored that laymanizing weather updates involved more than their translation into the vernacular.

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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is expected to gear up the manufacturing industry a little faster as the Die and Mold Solution Center (DMSC) – a one-stop solution for die and mold design and fabrication – starts running within the year.

DMSC is one of the featured DOST programs and projects during the “Agham na Ramdam”, a series of media briefings which highlights the Science Department’s program milestones and updates.  “Agham na Ramdam” is organized by the DOST-Science and Technology Information Institute