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Framework for rocket development and test launches in PH to be established through new PhilSA agreement

Manila, Philippines | March 5, 2026 — The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), together with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA), Ascend International Gateway, Inc., and Republic of Korea’s (ROK) Perigee Aerospace, Inc. signed a Memorandum of...

UP study identifies opportunities and challenges for advanced DNA technology in SEA Forensics

Massively parallel sequencing (MPS) has transformed forensic DNA analysis by allowing scientists to examine multiple DNA markers at the same time and in much greater detail than older methods. Even so, MPS is still not widely used in Southeast Asian countries. Researchers from...

Ateneo spearheads int’l cooperation  for future light-based electronics

Photonics—the next generation of electronics technology, which uses light instead of electricity—is gaining a foothold in the Philippines thanks to the Ateneo de Manila University’s Research on Optical and Electronic Systems (ROSES) Laboratory, the country’s first and only facility dedicated to locally designing...

Open call for Pinoy HS students to compete in world AI olympiad

The search is on for the first-ever National AI Team to represent the Philippines on the global stage, where they will join hundreds of fellow students from over 60 countries in the development and responsible use of artificial intelligence. The Ateneo de Manila Business...

Pinay Chemist Educator’s Invention made of Dried Banana-Leaf Offers Livelihood for Filipinos, Scales Up with DOST-TAPI Support

The Philippines continues to face a pressing challenge in providing sustainable employment. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the unemployment rate, released on November 6, 2025, was recorded at 3.8 percent in September 2025, slightly higher than the 3.7 percent rate in the...

DOST-SEI issues warning on fake and suspicious social media accounts 

The Department of Science and Technology–Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) advises its stakeholders, scholars, applicants, and the public to be wary of fake and suspicious social media groups and pages bearing the name or logo of the Institute and/or its flagship DOST Scholarship Program.  The...

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DOST-SEI issues warning on fake and suspicious social media accounts 

The Department of Science and Technology–Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) advises its stakeholders, scholars, applicants, and the public to be wary of fake and suspicious...

Science meets art to preserve Ati culture in Panay

The Hiligaynon song delivered a smooth, flowing and gentle rhythm. Accompanied by a piano, the song’s beauty could be felt even if the listener...

30 years after the 7.8 Luzon quake How prepared is the Philippines for the “big one”?

Where were you when the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Luzon on July 16, 1990? Many of the millennials today were still too young to remember...

DOST-SEI hails qualifiers to the 2022 Undergrad S&T Scholarships 

A total of 10,487 students are set to enter college in academic year 2022-2023 as new science scholars as the Department of Science and...