The document summarizes programs and projects from various science and technology councils under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in the Philippines. Some highlighted projects include developing organic fungicides from indigenous plants, creating a rapid diagnostic kit for dengue detection, and designing an electric vehicle fast charging system. The councils cover areas like agriculture, health, industry, and nuclear technology with the goal of supporting national progress through science and innovation.

1. DOST PROGRAMS
AND PROJECTS
PRESENTED BY: MA. DIVINA B. NUNEZ
May Rionguigui-Buzon

2. WHAT IS DOST?
The executive department of the Philippine
government which is responsible for the
coordination of science and related projects
It is also in-charge of formulating programs, projects
and policies to support national progress.

3. DOST Program &
Project Areas
EDUCATION
FOOD AND
NUTRITION HEALTH/
MEDICAL
SERVICES
INFORMATION &
COMMUNICATION
BIOTECHNOLOGY
ENERGY
AGRICULTURE,
FORESTRY &
NATURAL
RESOURCES
NANOTECHNOLOGY

4. DOST COUNCILS
Philippine
Council for
Agriculture,
Aquatic and
Natural
Resources
Research and
Development
(PCAARRD)
Philippine Council for
Industry, Energy and
Emerging Technology
Research and Development
(PCIEERD
National
Research
Council of the
Philippines
(NRCP)
Philippine
Council for
Health
Research and
Development
(PCHRD)

5. Project under National Research Council of the
Philippines (NRCP)
• Bioremediation Strategies for Rehabilitation of Abandoned Mine Tailing
Area in Itogon, Benguet/Dr. Nelly S. Aggangan/UPLB
• The project will collect rhizosphere soil and root samples of healthy plants
thriving in mine tailing sites in Itogon, Benguet where, mycorrhizal fungi and
nitrogen fixing bacteria will be isolated, cultivated in aseptic culture, screened
for their effectiveness in promoting plant growth in mine tailing soil
collected from Itogon, Benguet.
• UPLB BIOTECH 16-Dec-15 16-Dec-15 858,735.00

7. Projects under Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and
Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD)
• Organic fungicide developed from Tasmannia piperita (Hook.f.) Miers
• The agriculture industry is dependent on inorganic fertilizers and pesticides.
However, due to health hazards and the burden of additional cost to the
farmer, there is a need to develop organic pesticides especially for vegetables.
• To respond to this challenge, the Central Mindanao University (CMU)
screened ten potential indigenous plants from Mindanao. Of these, it was
found that the leaves of Tasmannia piperita (Hook.f.) Miers are effective
when used as organic fungicide.

9. Philippine Council for Health Research and
Development (PCHRD)
• Biotek M -Dengue Detection Kit
• University of the Philippines-Diliman
• Project Lead: Dr. Raul V. Destura
• Co-inventors: Joy Ann G. Petronio, Carmencita C. Padilla, Romel Gomez,
Ricky B.Vinarao, Kristine Marie G. Flores, Jesus Emmanuel A.D. Sevilleja,
Sharie Keanne Ganchua

10. • Biotek M is a diagnostic kit which acts as a confirmatory test for
diagnosis of dengue infection in the first 0-5 days of illness, and
results would be known in an hour or less. Designed to be used in
hospitals or clinics with minimal laboratory facilities, using Biotek
M would mean less admissions for dengue-suspected cases,
therefore saving resources for both hospital and patients.
• This test is as efficient but is less costly than the currently
available PCR technology used in dengue detection.
• The product is already being sold by a spin-off company called
Manila Health Tek Inc.

12. Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and
Emerging Technology Research and
Development (PCIEERD)
• CHARGE FAST, CHARGE SMART, CHARGE IN MINUTES WITH THE TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPED BY UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN(10 October 2019)
• With the increasing number of e-vehicles used as both private and public transportation, the researchers
from Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP
EEEI) headed by Dr. Lew Andrew Tria,Engr. Leo Allen Tayo, and Engr. Rovinna Janel Cruzate have
developed “CharM”, a fast charging system for electric vehicles. The technology provides an alternative
solution for conventional charging that takes up to 4-6 hours to get a battery fully charged. With CharM,
fully charging an e-vehicle battery can be done in 30 minutes. CharM comes with an in-vehicle electronic
management unit that performs battery protection, monitoring, and vehicle-charger communications.
• Through the Funding Assistance for Spinoff and Translation of Research for Advancing Commercialization
(FASTRAC) program of the Department of Science and Technology -Philippine Council for Industry,
Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD), the project team was
able to conduct validation for e-vehicle charging system and set-up a CharM charging station in Cauayan,
Isabela. More clients were obtained by direct communications with e-vehicle manufacturers and operators.

14. DOST Research and Development
Institutes (RDIs)
Industrial
Technology
Development
Institute
(ITDI)
Forest Products
Research and
Development
Institute
(FPRDI)
Advanced
Science
and
Technolog
y Institute
(ASTI)
Food and
Nutrition
Research
Institute
(FNRI)
Advanced
Science
and
Technolog
y Institute
(ASTI)
Advanced
Science
and
Technolog
y Institute

15. Forest Products Research and Development
Institute (FPRDI)
• DOST-FPRDI URGES HANDICRAFT, FURNITURE MAKERS:
UPCYCLE YOUR WOOD WASTES
• Bringing with them some slabs, branches, stumps and wood trimmings, a
group of handicraft and furniture makers, and hobbyists in Tagbiliran City,
Bohol attended the “Wood Waste Utilization for Furniture and Handicraft
Manufacture” training last 10-11 April 2019. They were trained on cross and
angular cutting, ripping and slicing, carving and finishing.

17. Industrial Technology Development Institute
(ITDI)
• DOST-ITDI develops healthy, on-the-go snacks
• Since the Philippines is one of the top producers of processed tropical fruits in the global
market, DOST, through its Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI),
developed prototypes of fruit products using the technology.
• The aim is to develop shelf-stable, drum dried products from locally sourced fruits, and
introduce this technology to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
• Drum drying is an effective method of drying liquid, slurry, and pureed food materials;
resulting to longer shelf-life. This technology can dry very viscous foods and heat-sensitive
materials where short-time, low-temperature drying is permissible. Kitchen staples like
cereal, dried fruit, starch, and yeast are some of the products of drum drying.

19. Metal Industry Research and Development
Center (MIRDC)
• The DOST-MIRDC's Hybrid Electric Train Finds a New Home
• As the HET finds its new home with the PNR, the technology designed and
developed through Filipino ingenuity opens every Filipinos’ eyes to the realization
that we can do it! The HET is proof that we can really make dreams come true.
• The PNR’s acceptance of the HET is only the beginning. More good news and
historic milestones are in the pipeline: comfortable train rides, better commuting
experience, predictable travel time, less loss of productivity, and list goes on and on
and on.

21. FILIPINO SCIENTISTS TO USE RADIATION TO
STERILIZE, REDUCE DENGUE MOSQUITO POPULATION
• 30 July 2019
• With the Department of Health declaring a national dengue alert due to the increasing number of dengue cases
in several regions, the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-
PNRI) continues to harness nuclear S&T to help mitigate the perennial dengue problem in the Philippines.
• Using radiation to sterilize mosquitoes, PNRI scientists are starting to develop the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT)
to reduce the population of Aedes aegypti, which serves as the vector for dengue, chikungunya and zika virus.
• Male mosquitoes are reared in the laboratories to be exposed to gamma radiation which sterilizes the insects,
after which they will be released to partner with females in the target areas.
• Under natural conditions, female mosquitoes mate only once in their lifetime, and, unlike male mosquitoes, are
the ones which transmit the dengue virus by biting a person since it feeds on human blood. Mating with
sterilized male mosquitoes produces no offspring, and when sterile males are continuously released in the target
area, the population of mosquitoes can be reduced.