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Officials and employees of the Department of Science and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) join and support the observance of the 2018 18-Day campaign to end the Violence Against Women (VAW) which ran from 25 November to 12 December 2018. The said campaign aims to raise awareness among all stakeholders that VAW is a public issue of national concern and to provide support to the goal of the Philippine Government to protect the human rights of women and its commitment to address all forms of gender-based violence. STII is an information and marketing arm of DOST which responsible in disseminating all related and necessary information about the department. (Text by Allan Mauro V. Marfal and photo by Henri A. de Leon, DOST-STII)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Results of a study reveal that a certain bacteria can induce larger and more extensive root system when applied to planted rice, thereby improving drought tolerance.

The study was conducted by a group of scientists from the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), along with students from Muñoz National High School in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.

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Some 554 intellectual property (IP) certificates were recently awarded to various Department of Science and Technology research and development institutes, state universities and colleges,high schools, and private inventors, a proof that Filipinos are becoming more aware of the need to claim ownership totheir innovations and technologies.

The DOST-Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) awarded a total of 61 copyrights, 19 utility models, and one industrial design to DOST-attached agencies. In addition, 335 copyrights and 37 utility models were given to SUCs while 89 copyrights and one utility model were handed over to science and national high schools. Further, three copyrights and eight utility models were awarded to private inventors.