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When we use light to signify hope, the fisherfolks in Laguna Lake knew this only too well since a novel source of light has fueled their aspirations for a better catch and a brighter future.

Researchers from the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) developed a battery that literally lights up the path of fisherfolks and cleans the polluted water from where they get their livelihood, at the same time.

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Extracts of the local mango leaves have shown great potential as a cosmetic ingredient with good antioxidant, anti-aging, and whitening properties, based on the study conducted by a team of researchers lead by Arsenia B. Sapin of the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the University of the Philippines Los Baños.

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The Dumingag Tilapia Producers Association in Zamboanga Del Sur recently received equipment worth ₱503,336.00 from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region IX for product quality enhancement, improved production processes, increased income, and employment generation.

Funded through the agency’s Grants-In-Aid (GIA) program, the farmers received a fish dryer, a sorting and fillet table, a hammer mill, feed mixer, and pelletizer, that allow the group the daily output of 20 kilos of dried fish and 300 kilos of feeds.