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As the water hyacinth population burgeoned in Buhi, Camarines Sur, Engr. Joel P. Sadol of the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture pondered on how he could turn this threat into an opportunity. Water hyacinths often clog waterways and degrade water quality. These pretty-looking pests actually block sunlight and prevent photosynthesis, thereby lowering the level of oxygen in the water.
Read more: DOST-supported harvester cleans up river, gives livelihood to folks
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Clients for the country’s first state-of-the-art electronics and semiconductor test lab, the Advanced Materials Testing Laboratory (ADMATEL) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), are expected to double this year as the global electronics and semiconductor (S&E) industry sees a stronger outlook.
This was learned during DOST’s media briefing “Agham na Ramdam” at the ADMATEL facility in DOST Complex, Bicutan, Taguig City.
Read more: DOST’s ADMATEL helps build a stronger semicon industry in PH
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University of the Philippines-Visayas Political Science Professor Dr. Rosalie A. Hall is pushing for a review of the Philippine Water Code, among others. “Water is not a free good,” Dr. Hall said in her talk. Emphasizing that water is technically owned by the state, Dr. Hall said that people can use and develop water resources through permits or concessions.
Among other things, the Water Code of the Philippines laid down the basic principles and framework relating to the appropriation, control and conservation of water resources. This leads to the optimum development and rational use of these resources. This Code also defined the extent of the rights and obligations of water users.