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Awardees were Dr. Patricio Faylon, executive director of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development; Dr. Urduja Tejada, regional director of DOST Region 2; and Engr. Denis Villorente, director of the Advance Science and Technology Institute. The other awardee was Undersecretary Mario Villaverde of the Department of Health.

“The recognition proves the point that we have excellent people leading the DOST agencies,” DOST Secretary Mario Montejo said. “The accomplishments of our awardees show how science and technology helps in improving our country’s delivery of its services.”

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Kids like SupeRice. School children in Olongapo City enjoyed the taste test of SupeRice in its launch in said city Nov. 22. SupeRice, an iron-fortified rice developed by the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute, contains 6 mg iron per 100 gram rice. About 4 to 6 cups of cooked SupeRice, approximately a day's intake, already meets the daily iron requirement of the body. It looks, smells, tastes, and is cooked like any other regular rice. SupeRice is DOST’s answer to the problem of micronutrient deficiency in the country.  (Framelia V. Anonas, S&T Media Service)

Written By: Framelia Anonas
Friday, 26 November 2010

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Camiguin has more than 10 volcanoes, two of them active, share the 291-square-kilometer island province with the towns of Sagay, Catarman, Guinsiliban, Mahinog,and Mambajao, the capital. It's the largest concentration of volcanoes per square kilometer in the country, and the number has since increased after volcanologists in the 1980s added three more to make it 10 – and counting.

Phivolcs-DOST is not taking any chances, here and elsewhere. In Camiguin, digital seismic sensors run 24/7 in Mainit, Catarman; at the peak of Mt. Vulcan 571 meters above sea level; and on the upper slope of Hibok-Hibok in Tagdo, Mambajao.