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Welcome 2014 to the rhythm of one common beat. 

The country’s network giants are set to synchronize their timepieces with the official Philippine Standard Time (PhST) in greeting the New Year after consultations with officials from the Department of Science and Technology led by Secretary Mario G. Montejo. 

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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.