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Pacol, a wild variety of bananaand a close relative ofsaging na saba, was used to create a disease-free breed of abaca.

In a project dubbed “Production of High Yielding and Virus-resistant Abaca Hybrids”, experts were able to do this by using molecular markers in a biotechnology process called genetic engineering. This collaborative project among agencies such as the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for  Agriculture,Aquatic and Natural ResourcesResearch and Development (DOST-PCAARRD), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB), and Department of Agriculture-Biotech

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Soon the Philippines will be able to design its own electronic products with the establishment of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Electronics Product Development Center (EPDC), the country’s first facility for said purpose.

The Center recently had its groundbreaking at the Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) at the DOST Complex in Bicutan, Taguig City.

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During an earthquake, the first thing to do is to duck under a sturdy table.

This is called  the drop, cover and hold response to an earthquake, and all countries follow this, according to Dr. Renato U. Solidum, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), a service institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).