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Message from the Secretary
I am pleased to present the Department’s 2006 Performance Report, an
innovation from our traditional annual report. It marks a change in our mindset,
a shift from measuring and controlling inputs to measuring and controlling
performance, and the start of our journey towards a results-based culture.
The change is driven by two developments. First, the National Government
has been reforming the budget to make it results-focused and performancebased. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in partnership and
coordination with the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and
the Commission on Audit (COA) is implementing the Organizational Performance
Indicator Framework (OPIF) requiring government agencies to identify and define
their respective major final outputs (MFOs) to enable them to focus efforts and
resources on core functions and on delivering high impact activities at reasonable
costs and qualities. An upshot of this budget reform is to report achievements in a
context that matters most to stakeholders – performance and results.
Second, as a science enterprise, the Department has always been “in search
of results” mode. In fact, the Department’s “core business” is to ensure that S&T efforts in the country redound to the
maximum socio-economic benefits of Filipinos. Moreover, it has been our belief that embedding performance management
in the DOST organization is an apt strategy in unleashing the innovation spirit of its people.
Our 2006 Performance Report is divided into two main parts. The first part is a report on the performance of the
Office of the Secretary accounting for the P736.7 million budget to produce 3 MFOs, namely: S&T policy services, S&T
fund management services and Regional S&T services. The second part provides a summary of performance information
from the Department’s 20 attached agencies which autonomously managed their
individual budgets totaling to P1,922.6 million.
“The 2006 Performance
Report marks a change
in our mindset, a shift
from measuring and
controlling inputs
to measuring and
controlling performance,
and the start of our
journey towards a resultsbased culture.”
The year 2006 was a busy and productive year for the Office of the Secretary
and the DOST as a whole. While we successfully managed the taxpayer funding
entrusted to us, we have created greater awareness among our national leaders
of the prudence to invest more in S&T, particularly in MS and PhD scholarship
program and in building the needed S&T infrastructure. Our accomplishments were
underscored by noteworthy commendations such as from the Presidential Anti-Graft
Commission being the 3rd “Most Compliant Agencies in 2006” from among the 70
government agencies that implemented anti-graft and corruption measures.
The information provided in this report documents that DOST is a wellmanaged and effective organization with an outstanding staff dedicated to ensuring
that S&T efforts in the country result to the maximum socio-economic benefits of
Filipinos.
Thank you very much for your interest in the Department of Science and
Technology.
Dr. Estrella F. Alabastro
Secretary
Department of Science and Technology
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
2006 Performance Report
Table of Contents
DOST Vision and Mission
Message from the Secretary
1
Table of Contents
2
List of Tables and Figures
3
Executive Summary
4
Part 1: Performance of the Office of the Secretary
6
Introduction
MFO 1: S&T Policy Services
MFO 2: S&T Fund Management Services
MFO 3: Regional S&T Services
General Administration and Support Services
Part 2: Performance Information on DOST Agencies
Introduction
Knowledge and Technologies Diffused
New Knowledge and Technologies Generated
S&T Human Resources Developed
S&T Services Provided
Other Performance Indicators
6
6
26
40
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58
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59
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75
Executive Offcials
76
Executive Officers
77
List of Acronyms
78
2006 PERFORMANCE REPORT
List of Tables and Figures
Box 1
The Seven Point Agenda
Page 7
Table 1
Summary of GIA-Funded Projects By Priority Area, 2006
26
Table 2
List of R&D and Research Capability Build Up Programs/Projects in Areas Identified as Strategic to National Development and Funded
under DOST Grants-in-Aid, 2006
28
Table 3
List of Programs and Projects to Strengthen the National Innovation System Funded under DOST Grants-in-Aid, 2006
33
Table 4
List of Technology Projects Approved for Funding under the TECHNICOM Program, 2006
34
Table 5
List of Technologies Provided with Intellectual Property Protection under Technology Innovation and Commercialization (TECHNICOM)
Program, 2006
35
Table 6
Number of Existing Techno Pinoy Centers by Region and Host Agency, 2006
37
Table 7
Connectivity Status of FITS Centers by Region, 2006
37
Table 8
List of Programs and Projects on S&T Advocacy, Information and Linkages Funded under the DOST Grants-in-Aid, 2006
38
Performance Indicator 1
List of Technologies Transferred to Beneficiaries by DOST Agencies by Region, 2006
60
Number of Technology Transfer Beneficiaries of DOST Regional Offices by Sectoral Classification, 2006
62
Number of Client Firms Assisted in Technology Business Incubation Program by DOST Agency by Sector, 2006
62
List of Licensing Agreements Executed by DOST Agencies, 2006
62
List of Inventors Assisted by Type of Assistance and by Cost, 2006
63
Number of R&D Projects Implemented by DOST Agencies by Funding Source, 2006
63
Number of R&D Personnel of DOST Agencies by Position Category, 2006
64
Number of Scientists and Engineers Engaged in R&D in DOST Agencies by Sex, Age Group, Educational Attainment, Research Field, 2006
64
Number of R&D Projects Supported by DOST Agencies through Grants by Amount and Sector of R&D Performance, 2006
65
Number of Contract Research Projects Implemented by DOST Agencies
65
List of Scientific Papers Published by DOST Agencies by Country, 2006
66
List of Intellectual Property Rights Filed by DOST Agencies by Date of Filing as of 2006
67
List of Intellectual Property Assets of DOST Agencies by Date of Approval as of 2006
68
Number of Graduate Scholars Supported by DOST Agencies by Level and Status, 2006
69
Number of Undergraduate Scholars Supported by the Science Education Institute (SEI) by Region, 2006
69
Number of PSHS Scholars by Campus, Region of Origin and Status, 2006
70
Number of People Trained and Technical Training Courses / Batches Conducted by DOST Agencies, 2006
70
Number of People Trained and Technical Training Courses / Batches Conducted by Regional Offices, 2006
70
List of Accredited/Certified Management Systems of DOST Agencies and Regional Offices by Title, Date of Accreditation and Validity, as of
2006
71
Number of Clients Served and Income Generated by DOST Agencies by Type of Testing and Calibration Service, 2006
72
Number of Clients Served and Income Generated by DOST Regional Offices by Type of Testing and Calibration Service, 2006
73
Number of Warnings and Issuances Made Related to Disaster and Hazard Mitigation Services by PAGASA and PHIVOLCS, 2006
74
Number of Scientific Linkages and Networks Established / Maintained by DOST Agencies and Regional Offices by Nature and Location,
2006
74
Estimated Amount of Resources Generated from External Sources By DOST Agencies and Regional Offices, 2006
75
Budget Allocation Among DOST Agencies by Grouping, 2001 to 2006
75
DOST Total Budget Allocation by Allotment Class, 2001 to 2006
75
Executive
Summary
This report covers the activities
of the Department of Science and
Technology (DOST) during the
fiscal year 2006. It has two main
parts. The first part is a report of
the performance of the Office of the
Secretary in terms of its officially
adopted major final outputs (MFOs),
namely: 1) S&T policy services; 2)
S&T fund management services;
and 3) Regional S&T services. These
MFOs have been identified and
officially adopted in 2006 under the
Organizational Performance Indicator
Framework (OPIF), a component of
the budget reforms being put in place
by the Department of Budget and
Management (DBM) in partnership
and coordination with the National
Economic and Development Authority
(NEDA) and the Commission on
Audit (COA). The second part provides
a summary of the performance
information of the 20 attached agencies
of DOST.
In 2006, the Office of the Secretary
achieved significant strides in its S&T
policy services. It launched the SevenPoint Agenda (SePA), a roadmap
defining the priorities and action
plans to be collectively pursued by
the DOST and its attached agencies
for the period 2006-2010. It worked
closely with members of the scientific
community, other government agencies
and S&T stakeholders to enhance
the institutional arrangements for
pushing a number of Presidential S&T
initiatives such as on R&D, expansion
of the MS and PhD scholarships,
development of science complex and
technology incubation park in UP
Diliman, harmonization of government
programs related to halal trade, and
the generation of scientific knowledge
required in positioning the Philippine
virgin coconut oil in the global market.
innovation system were supported with
P 177.0 million; and 39 programs /
projects on S&T advocacy, promotion
and linkages with P 45.4 million.
It initiated the development of a
comprehensive technology transfer
policy. It supported the legislative
process for S&T bills and provided
S&T inputs to other legislative bills.
It strengthened the country’s Biosafety
Regulatory Framework to become one
of the most advanced in this part of
the world. It supported the clustering
initiatives to promote the emergence
and growth of science-based industries
It initiated the formation of network
of academic and research institutions
engaged in biofuels R&D called the
biofuels cluster in anticipation of the
eventual enactment of the Biofuels
Act. It harnessed the S&T capabilities
of other countries for national
development through multilateral
and bilateral linkages, opening up
more S&T training opportunities for
Filipino scientists and engineers. It
continued to implement S&T capacity
building programs such as the DOSTJSPS Joint Scientific Cooperation
Program, the Balik Scientist Program
and the Scientific Career System. It led
the National S&T Week celebrations.
Finally, it updated the country’s R&D
statistics, the empirical basis of R&D
policies.
In terms of Regional S&T services,
the Office of the Secretary continued
to vigorously implement its flagship
program, the Small Enterprise
Technology Upgrading Program
(SETUP), through the DOST
Regional Offices which in 2006 have
appraised 265 proposals, of which
105 were approved for a total funding
support of P 66.5 million. These were
in addition to the 800 MSMEs already
assisted under SETUP since 2002.
In terms of S&T fund management
services, the Office of the Secretary
provided a total of P 430.1 million
to 141 programs and projects. Of
these, 95 R&D and research capacity
building projects received P 207.7
million, 9 programs and projects
aimed at strengthening the national
To help build the innovation
capacity of SETUP beneficiaries, a wide
range of S&T services are provided
by the DOST Regional Offices to
include product development and
design, packaging and labeling,
productivity consultancy, testing and
calibration, among others. These
focused region-based S&T services
enabled SETUP beneficiaries to
enhance their productivity levels
ranging from 15% to 96% with others
even registering an increase of over
100% in their sales. As an outcome,
SETUP beneficiaries reported a gross
income of P 560 million and having
created job opportunities for 25,903
workers. Some products of SETUP
beneficiaries are now exported to
Belgium, Germany, Japan, USA
and other ASEAN countries. About
62% of SETUP beneficiaries have
likewise reported to have provided
equity investments in the amount
of P 316,087,590.88 indicating
their growing confidence to apply
scientific knowledge and
technological innovations to
enhance their business.
To meet the growing needs of
MSMEs for product packaging
and labeling, the Bulacan
Packaging and Toll Packing
Center and the Kauswagan
Design and Packaging Center in
Iloilo City have been established.
The former has been put up in
collaboration with the Provincial
Government of Bulacan while
the latter with the Taytay Sa
Kauswagan Inc. (TSKI), a nongovernment organization. They
complement the services provided
by the existing ITDI Packaging
R & D Center based in Bicutan,
Taguig City.
About 62% of SETUP
beneficiaries have likewise
reported to have provided
equity investments
in the amount of P
316,087,590.88 indicating
their growing confidence to
apply scientific knowledge
and technological
innovations to enhance
their business.
MSMEs solve specific technological
and productivity problems. Drawing
To meet the growing demand for from the pool of science and
testing services based on existing
technology experts from other DOST
local standards and on international
agencies and member-institutions of
standards required by the export
R&D networks including academic
market, the DOST Regional Offices institutions, they have deployed
have established a network of testing experts through various schemes
laboratories, 6 of which have earned like the Manufacturing Productivity
ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation while Extension for Export Modernization
the rest are in the process of acquiring Program (MPEX), Consultancy for
their accreditation. The ISO-certified Agricultural Productivity Enhancement
Regional Standards and Testing
(CAPE) and Science and Technology
Laboratories (RSTLs) are in Regions Experts Volunteer Pool Program
IV, VII, IX, X, XI and XII. In 2006, (STEVPP). Complementing these
the RSTLs rendered a total of 30,430 expert deployment schemes is the
testing and calibration services
Inter-Agency Design and Engineering
benefiting 4,712 MSMEs and 9,631 Assessment (IDEA) Team created
walk-in clients and generating a P 9
to provide “after-sales services” for
million income for the government. equipment, tools, jigs and fixtures
often associated or attached to the
Another technology diffusion
technologies developed by the DOST
mode being employed by the
DOST Regional Offices for SETUP R&D institutes for possible adoption
by region-based MSMEs.
beneficiaries is the deployment
of experts to visit plants to help
Technological capacities of
SETUP beneficiaries are also
developed by the DOST Regional
Offices through the conduct of
training, fora and workshops on
cleaner production technologies,
environmental management system,
good manufacturing practices (GMP),
hazard analysis and critical control
points (HACCP) and specific technical
skills. In 2006, a total of 23,386 people
benefited from these capacity building
efforts.
The DOST Regional Offices have
contributed to building a critical mass
of S & T workers by administering
S&T scholarships for a total of 5,662
undergraduate students in their
respective areas. They also provided
S&T information services through
libraries, e-lib, and web browsing.
Collectively, they have networked and
linked and forged partnerships with
more than 696 institutions including
foreign organizations, generating
external resources and assistance valued
at P 53.6 million. They conducted
S&T promotional activities such as
fairs and exhibits. Online databases on
available technologies and on available
testing services by different regionbased laboratories have been established
and are accessible in the SETUP
website.
While the total budgetary allocation
for all DOST Regional Offices
amounted to only P 170 million,
they have successfully leveraged
this to induce more than 100 %
equity investments from the SETUP
beneficiaries.
PART 1:
Performance of the Office of the Secretary
INTRODUCTION
The Office of the Secretary (OSec)
Technology, also referred to as the
“Central Office”, has three major final
outputs (MFOs), namely: 1) S&T policy
services; 2) S&T fund management
services; and 3) Regional S&T services.
These MFOs have been identified and
officially adopted in 20061 under the
Organizational Performance Indicator
Framework (OPIF), a component of the
budget reforms being spearheaded by the
Department of Budget and Management
(DBM) in partnership and coordination
with the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA) and the
Commission on Audit (COA).
The Office of the Secretary has been
vested under Executive Order No. 1282
with the primary responsibility for the
exercise of the mandate and for the
discharge of the powers and functions
Technology. The primary mandate of
DOST is to “provide central direction,
leadership, and coordination of scientific
and technological efforts and ensure
that the results therefrom are geared and
utilized in areas of maximum economic
and social benefits for the people.”
It has to formulate and implement
policies, plans, programs and projects
for the development of science and
technology and for the promotion of
scientific and technological activities
for both the public and private sectors,
and ensure that the results of scientific
and technological activities are properly
applied and utilized to accelerate
economic and social development.
Moreover, it has to continually review
the state and needs of science and
technology in the context of the country’s
developmental goals.
To implement its mandate, the Office
of the Secretary produces three major final
outputs (MFOs), namely: 1) S&T policy
services; 2) S&T fund administration
services; and 3) Regional S&T services.
S&T POLICY SERVICES
(MFO 1)
The provision of S&T policy services
by the DOST in general and by the
OSec in particular is founded on the
recognition that science and technology
policy increasingly plays a key role in
the country’s changing socio-economic
environment. The ability to create,
distribute and use scientific knowledge
and technological innovations is
rapidly becoming the major source of
competitive advantage, wealth creation
and improvements in the quality of life.
Science and technology can be harnessed
in the fight against poverty and in
stimulating economic growth. However,
new knowledge and technologies create
both tremendous opportunities and
significant risks for Filipinos. To exact
the maximum benefits from science and
technology, the right policies have to
be put in place. New conditions call for
better S&T policies.
Moreover, scientific and technological
developments are increasingly taking
up the center stage of policy debates
on economic growth, education and
training, job creation, environment and
health. These policy debates have to
be sufficiently grounded on scientific
knowledge and on a better understanding
of the innovation process. In this context,
the interaction between the scientific
community, policy-makers and society
at large needs to be strengthened. Policy
coherence and consistency have to be
ensured through better coordination
between the different areas of governance.
Greater public support for scientific
and technological developments has
to be cultivated by broadening public
involvement in the formulation of the
S&T policy agenda.
In 2006, the OSec achieved significant
strides in its S&T policy development
efforts. It launched the Seven-Point
Agenda (SePA), a roadmap defining
the priorities and action plans to be
collectively pursued by the DOST and
its attached agencies for the period
2006-2010. It worked closely with
members of the scientific community,
other government agencies and S&T
stakeholders to enhance the institutional
arrangements for pushing a number of
Presidential S&T initiatives such as on
R&D, expansion of the MS and PhD
scholarships, development of science
complex and technology incubation
park in UP Diliman, harmonization of
government programs related to halal
trade, and the generation of scientific
knowledge required in positioning the
Philippine virgin coconut oil in the global
market.
It initiated the development of a
comprehensive technology transfer policy.
It supported the legislative process for
S&T bills and provided S&T inputs to
other legislative bills. It strengthened
the country’s Biosafety Regulatory
Framework to become one of the most
advanced in this part of the world. It
supported the clustering initiatives to
promote the emergence and growth of
science-based industries It initiated the
As published in the Department of Budget and
Management, August 2006, “Organizational
Performance Indicator Framework, FY 2007
Performance Budget of 20 Departments,
Reforming Philippine Expenditure Management”
Manila.
1
This was issued by President Corazon C.
Aquino on January 30, 1987 under the Freedom
Constitution and it elevated science and
technology to a cabinet portfolio.
2
S&T POLICY SERVICES
formation of network of academic and
research institutions engaged in biofuels
R&D called the biofuels cluster in
anticipation of the eventual enactment of
the Biofuels Act. It harnessed the S&T
capabilities of other countries for national
development through multilateral and
bilateral linkages, opening up more
S&T training opportunities for Filipino
scientists and engineers. It continued
to implement S&T capacity building
programs such as the DOST-JSPS Joint
Scientific Cooperation Program, the
Balik Scientist Program and the Scientific
Career System. It led the National S&T
Week celebrations. Finally, it updated the
country’s R&D statistics, the empirical
basis of R&D policies.
Launched the Seven-Point
Agenda (SePA)
The OSec led the formulation of
the Seven-Point Agenda (SePA)3 as the
Department’s roadmap for the period
2006 to 2010, enunciating the priorities
and action plans to be collectively pursued
by the Department and its attached
agencies. The SePA has been a result
of planning workshops and consensus
building exercises among DOST executive
officials that started in 2006 at Silang,
Cavite.
The SePA is supportive of and
consistent with both the Medium-Term
Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP)
covering the period 2004 to 2010 that
fleshes out the Ten-Point Agenda of the
Arroyo administration; the National S&T
Plan 2002-2020; and the recent S&T
initiatives by the President. The MTPDP
The SePA was originally referred to as the EightPoint Agenda (EPA) but in the subsequent planning
iterations however, two action items, namely:
assistance to inventors and innovation promotion,
were merged as one related action item.
3
contains an S&T
chapter entitled
“Mobilizing
Knowledge, Science
and Technology
for Productivity,
Economic Growth
and Job Creation”
that states that
“policy imperatives
over the medium
term shall give
attention to
knowledge creation,
dissemination
and technology
SET-UP technologies
transfer” and that
“making better and
smarter use of information and knowledge
is the key challenge” as “addressing the
information and communication needs
of the poor and creating a knowledgerich society are also essential parts of
addressing poverty.” It enunciates four
priority strategies. First, policies focused
on making the Philippine National
Innovation System work shall be adopted.
Second, the competitiveness of the
country’s knowledge and S&T workers
shall be enhanced. Third, knowledge
creation and transfer shall be accelerated
to upgrade technologies and increase
productivity. And fourth, technologybased entrepreneurship shall be promoted.
On the other hand, the NSTP calls for
achieving by 2020 the following goals:
development of a wide range of globally
competitive products and services which
have high technology content; growth
of S&T-based small- and medium-scale
enterprise (SME) sector; world-class
universities in S&T; internationally
recognized scientists and engineers; and
model status for S&T management and
governance. It adopts nine strategies,
namely: niching and clustering, addressing
pressing national problems, developing
S&T human resources, providing support
to SMEs, accelerating technology transfer
and utilization, building and upgrading
S&T infrastructure, strengthening
government-industry-academe-civil
society and international linkages,
improving S&T governance, and
promoting and popularizing S&T. The
NSTP identifies 12 priority areas for S&T
development, namely: (a) agriculture,
forestry and natural resources; (b) health/
medical sciences; (c) biotechnology;
(d) information and communications
technology; (e) microelectronics; (f )
materials science and engineering; (g)
earth and marine sciences; (h) fisheries
and aquaculture; (i) environment; (j)
natural disaster mitigation; (k) energy;
and (l) manufacturing and process
engineering. These area thrusts were
identified to serve as resource allocation
guide for scarce S&T resources. Finally,
it calls for the implementation of three
major technology transfer programs,
namely: (a) the Small Enterprise
Technology Upgrading Program or
SETUP, (b) the Technology Incubation
for Commercialization or TECHNICOM
program; and (c) the Technology
Support Program for E-Governance or
SUPRE-GOV. While the SETUP and
S&T POLICY SERVICES
Box 1: The Seven Point Agenda
Agenda 1: Focus on five priority
R&D areas such as biotechnology,
information and communications
technology (ICT), health products,
environment (including water
resources), and alternative energy
to which 80 % of the R&D budget
under the DOST-GIA has been
committed.
Agenda 2: Enhance technology
transfer programs specifically the
SETUP, TECHNICOM, and Techno
Gabay Program to disseminate
appropriate technologies for the
maximum benefit of the Filipino
people and thereby, generate
economy-wide benefits from
innovation in terms of productivity
gains and job creation. The
Department commits to develop
a comprehensive framework for a
holistic approach to the technology
transfer process.
Agenda 3: Implement high impact
programs in the regions based
on their area-specific needs and
requirements as well as resource
endowments with broad-based
participation and ownership of target
clientele. This action item would
be pursued in the context of one
of the Presidential S&T initiatives
to develop models for linking
science and technology facilities
of national government agencies,
state universities and colleges, local
government units and private sector
in order to hasten the transfer and
commercialization of technologies
among micro, small- and mediumscale enterprises.
Agenda 4: Boost innovation capacity
by enhancing and expanding
assistance to inventors making
them an integral part of the
country’s innovation system, and by
aggressively promoting innovation
in partnership with different
stakeholders.
Agenda 5: Accelerate S&T human
resources development by expanding
the Department’s science and
engineering graduate (MS and PhD)
through innovative and alternative
learning modes/programs for outside
clientele as well as for DOST
personnel.
Agenda 6: Upgrade DOST facilities
particularly the S&T laboratories
of the Regional Offices and R&D
institutes, the construction of
permanent regional offices, the
interconnectivity of regional
and provincial offices, the
interconnectivity among the nine (9)
PSHS campuses and the completion
of infrastructure projects in PSHS
campuses. As a matter of policy, all
DOST agencies and offices shall
continuously update their investment
portfolios.
Agenda 7: Develop and advocate
needed S&T policies particularly
among legislators and policymakers
and in different policy fora
particularly the Regional
Development Councils.
TECHNICOM are vigorously being
undertaken by DOST, the E-Governance
Program is now with the Commission on
ICT (CICT) and the National Computer
Center (NCC).
The basic premise in SePA is that
the organizational structure of the
Department bears on its outputs and
outcomes. With 20 attached agencies
having autonomous budgets, varied
scientific and technological capacities,
collaborating with stakeholders and
catering to different sets of clientele, the
Department needs a common and unified
action agenda to facilitate the interaction,
collaboration and relationships among
and between its attached agencies and
offices. The SePA, therefore, provides the
framework for the collective performance
of DOST, the Osec and attached agencies
focusing the use of scarce resources
towards desired outputs and outcomes.
The action items enunciated in the SePA
is shown in Box 1.
Led the Institutional
Arrangements for Presidential
S&T Initiatives
In her State of the Nation Address
on 24 July 2006, President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo declared that “… to
step into the future, a country that wants to
be a player in the global economy needs bold
and well-funded research and development
initiatives of its own. To this end, we will
continuously increase the budget for science
and technology, and education. For in
today’s global economy, knowledge is the
greatest creator of wealth.”
A meeting with the President was
held at Malacanang on August 14, 2006
to discuss and flesh out her SONA
statements on S&T. The meeting
was attended by Congressman L. R.
Villafuerte, Sec. E. F. Alabastro and
S&T POLICY SERVICES
DOST officials, Com. Puno and CHED
officials, CICT Com. Sales, the Presidents
of selected SUCs, and members of
the Philippine American Academy of
Scientists and Engineers (PAASE) led by
Dr. Gisela Concepcion. In the meeting,
five action items were identified and
agreed upon. They are:
1. The issuance of an executive order
creating a presidential coordinating
body on R&D. The science community
proposed that this body be headed by the
President. Among the functions of the
proposed body are to serve as a consensusbuilding body on national R&D priorities
to which government R&D budget
allocation would be directed, to institute
measures to improve the monitoring
and evaluation of R&D results and the
performance of R&D institutions, and to
review and recommend policies on R&D
with the aim of increasing national R&D
spending to at least .5 % of the country’s
gross domestic product by 2010. While
Congressman Villafuerte was instructed
by the President to oversee the drafting of
the executive order, the OSec prepared a
draft for his consideration.
2. The review of past and present
scholarship programs particularly
in terms of funding sources and the
preparation of an expanded MS and
PhD scholarship program for 2007 to
2010. Having been assigned with this
task, the OSec issued on August 17, 2006
Special Order No. 321 creating an interagency committee with membership from
DOST sectoral planning councils, CHED
and PAASE members to review past
and present S&T scholarship programs
and to come up with a proposal for a
comprehensive MS/PhD scholarship
program for the period 2007-2010.
The report of the Inter-Agency
Committee identified two challenges in
developing a critical mass of MS and PhD
workers for science and technology. The
first is the low uptake of scholarships.
To overcome this, it recommended
improvements in the scholarship
packages for MS, PhD, international
and local post-doctoral fellowships and
R&D staff development; enhancement
of learning facilities and equipment;
and assistance for sending universities
and colleges to replace faculty members
sent for scholarships. The second is the
need to increase the demand for MS
and PhD graduates. To address this, it
recommended the improvement of the
attractiveness of R&D careers; provision
of more R&D funding to motivate them
to pursue R&D work; improvement
of R&D productivity; linkages and
benchmarking with international
cutting-edge R&D particularly through
international PhD sandwich program,
post-doctoral fellowships and Balikscientist program; better linkages
with local industries, SMEs, national
government agencies and LGUs; and
institutional capacity-building.
The MS and PhD scholarship program
was proposed to include the following
components: MS scholarships, local
PhD scholarships, international PhD
sandwich scheme, local and international
post doctoral fellowships, long and shortterm Balik-Scientist program, new PhD
Start-Up R&D grant scheme, training
and development of R&D staff and
institutional incentives. A total of 5,020
MS and PhD graduates and trained
R&D personnel have been targeted for
the period 2007 to 2010. The estimated
funding requirements were: 808 million
pesos in 2007; 1.25 billion pesos in
2008; 1.4 billion pesos in 2009; and
1.6 billion pesos in 2010. Based on
these estimated funding requirements,
it was recommended that the CHED be
allocated with additional budget at the
level of P 479.2 million in 2007, P 798.5
million in 2008, P 890.1 million in 2009
and P 1.1 billion in 2010 while DOST
with P 249.5 million in 2007, P 373.7
million in 2008, P 414.5 million in 2009
and P 506.2 million in 2010. Foreign
grants would be tapped to finance 50%
of the proposed slots for international
post-doctoral fellowships. The DOST
committed to leverage its scholarship
funds to entice other industries to put
up scholarship programs similar to its
existing joint program with SEIPI and
semiconductor industry.
3. The proclamation by the President of
the 21.9 hectare area in UP Diliman
as a science complex with a technology
incubation park. The President issued
Dec. 08, 2006 Executive Order No. 583
establishing the national science complex
and technology incubation park in the
University of the Philippines. In this
regard, the President approved the release
of P 500 million as part of the 2006
supplemental budget for the initial capital
investment in the P 1.7 billion science
complex.
4. The development of models for
linking science and technology
facilities of national government
agencies, state universities and colleges,
local government units and private
sector to hasten the transfer to and
commercialization of technologies
among micro, small- and mediumscale enterprises. This task has been
assumed by the DOST and is addressed
as Agenda No. 3 in the SePA. Moreover,
the President approved the release
of P 200 million as part of the 2006
supplemental budget for additional
funding of the Department’s two
major technology transfer programs:
P 100 million for the Small Enterprise
Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP)
which has been designed to upgrade the
productivity and innovative capacity
of small- and medium-scale enterprises
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through technology applications; and
another P 100 million for Techno Gabay
Program which aims to step up science
and technology applications in farming
communities all over the country by
setting up and maintaining Farmers’
Information and Technology Services
(FITS) in collaboration with PCARRD
network institutions, local government
units and rural-based organizations.
The enhancement and expansion of said
technology transfer programs are the gist
of Agenda No. 2 of SePA.
5. The intensification of S&T public
awareness and advocacy. The DOST
committed to heighten its policy advocacy
(as enunciated in Agenda No. 7 of
SePA) while the PAASE members would
continue to contribute S&T information
materials for printing in the daily
broadsheets.
Worked Closely with DTI on
Halal Export Trade Development
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
issued Memorandum No. 201 on
December 23, 2005 directing the
harmonization of all government
programs related to halal trade to ensure
compliance with international standards
and the effective implementation of
the Halal Export Trade Development
Program. Memorandum Order No.
201 also created the Inter-Agency
Halal Technical Working Group (Halal
TWG) composed of the Secretary
of the Department of Trade and
Industry as lead, the Secretary of
the Department of Agriculture, the
Secretary of the Department of Health,
the Secretary of the Department of
Science and Technology, the Secretary
of the Department of Tourism, and
the Executive Director of the Office of
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Muslim Affairs. The Halal TWG was
tasked to prepare an action plan and to
prescribe procedures.
The Halal TWG conducted a
writeshop on May 24, 2006 and
drafted a P 17.8 million plan covering
five action items as follow: 1) the twoyear integration of concepts of Good
Manufacturing Practice (GMP)/Hazard
Analysis of Critical Control Point
(HACCP) with local halal practices to
develop a halal quality management
system that could be benchmarked with
established halal systems in Malaysia
and Thailand; 2) the development of
a halal quality assurance system for
laboratory testing and analysis of halal
food products; 3) the upgrading of
selected testing and analytical laboratories
for halal food products, particularly in
Mindanao; 4) capacity building through
training on halal science and analytical
testing protocols, exchange visits with the
Institute of Halal Food at the University
of Putra Malaysia and the Halal
Science Center at the Chulalongkorn
University in Thailand, the holding of
an international conference to explore,
share knowledge on halal science as well
as to foster international networking;
and 5) the establishment of permanent
institutional arrangements for linking
and networking with foreign halal science
institutions and for developing Philippine
halal food standards. Considering the
scope of the tasks, the Halal TWG fully
recognized the salient role to be played
by the DOST specifically PCIERD in
implementing the action items.
To benchmark the draft action plan
with halal practices in other countries,
the Bureau of Export Trade Promotion
(BETP) organized a “familiarization”
visit by the Halal TWG members to
Brunei Darussalam in August 2-10,
2006. The visit aimed to orient the TWG
members on Brunei Darussalam halal
accreditation and certification system,
many best practices and features of
which were thought to be applicable in
the Philippines. Brunei Darussalam was
set to launch its premium halal brand
to position it as a means of access to the
rest of the Muslim market particularly in
the Arab Nations. Importation of food
products in Brunei require food labeling,
registration of food product, application
of license specifically for sweeteners
and irradiated food, inspection of the
manufacturing plant, inspection and
sampling of food products. However, the
Halal TWG noted that the halal practices
of Brunei, being a Muslim country, are
not comparable with Philippines. Ideally,
the Philippines should benchmark
with the halal practices of non-Muslim
countries like Thailand and Australia.
Implemented the Presidential
Directive on Virgin Coconut Oil
Presently, the efficacy and popularity
of virgin coconut oil remain anecdotal
and are not based on scientific evidence.
The absence of quality standards can
potentially ruin the reputation of
Philippine virgin coconut oil (VCO) in
international markets. To address this
concern, the President directed DOST
to generate the scientific knowledge
that would enable industry players
to position Philippine VCO in the
global market as a scientifically proven
functional food. In response, the OSec
issued DOST Administrative Order No.
379 on September 27, 2006 creating the
DOST Coordinating Committee for the
National Program on Virgin Coconut
Oil. The Coordinating Committee has
been tasked to: oversee the development
and evaluation of proposals under the
National VCO Program; coordinate
with other government and private
institutions ensuring complementing
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and non-duplication of efforts; monitor
the progress of the National VCO
Program; report periodically to the DOST
Secretary; and represent the DOST
Secretary in VCO-related meetings.
In 2006, the Coordinating Committee
came up with a three-year “Validation
Program for the Quality and Health
claims of Virgin Coconut Oil” costing
P 37.0 million with the objective
of establishing the scientific facts to
safeguard the quality and to substantiate
the health claims of virgin coconut oil.
The National VCO Program has three
components, namely: 1) safeguarding the
quality of Philippine VCO with 3 projects
worth P 12.0 million; 2) substantiating
the health claims of Philippine VCO
with 6 projects worth P 10.5 million; and
the establishment of technical support
mechanisms to sustain the Philippine
VCO industry with 7 projects worth P
14.5 million. While the OSec has funded
these project interventions, PCIERD
served as the lead agency and as chair
of the Coordinating Committee. Other
agencies like PCHRD, PCARRD, FNRI,
ITDI, PCA and UPLB have also been
involved in the implementation of the
National VCO program.
As an effort to safeguard the quality
of Philippine VCO, the Bureau of
Agriculture and Fisheries Product
Standard (BAFPS) of DA and the
Bureau of Product Standard of DTI
approved the Philippine National
Standard (PNS) for VCO in January
2006. However, this PNS was based
on the existing codex standard for
coconut oil which was actually based on
refined, bleached and deodorized (RBD)
coconut oil. To improve the PNS on
VCO and differentiate it from RBD, a
new committee has been created. As a
strategic action, the OSec funded the
characterization study project of the
Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU)
healthy individuals; and appraised four
projects on 1) correlation between
coconut oil intake and cardiovascular
diseases among Filipinos, 2) efficacy of
VCO among some tuberculosis Filipino
adults, 3) metabolic effects of different oils
on the glucose and lipid levels of normal
and diabetic subjects, and 4) effects of
VCO on the treatment of skin cancer.
Virgin coconut oil
aimed at differentiating VCO from RBD
through nuclear magnetic resonance
(NMR), mass spectrophotometer (MS)
and other analytical methods. The
project would also look into % fatty acid
and moisture determination through
the Karl Fischer method as well as into
the identification and quantification
of monoglycerides, di-glycerides,
phytosterols and tocopherols. The results
of the ADMU project would serve as
bases for revising and improving the
PNS for VCO. Moreover, the OSec
appraised two other R&D projects:
one on determining transfatty acids
and validating the method of such
determination, and another on quality
assessment and packaging development to
enhance the shelf life of Philippine VCO.
Since functional food products
and pharmaceuticals are regulated and
required to present clinical tests proving
the efficacy of their health claims in
other countries, there has been a need to
document scientifically the health benefits
from VCO. In response, the OSec in
2006 approved the funding of an R&D
project on determining the effects of VCO
on weight, total cholesterol, triglyceride,
LDL, HDL among overweight and
To sustain the growth of the VCO
industry over the long term and obviate
the problems that befell the nata de coco
industry, technical support mechanisms
for the VCO industry have to be
purposively established. In this regard,
the OSec approved for implementation
two projects on the environmental
management systems for small scale and
medium scale VCO plants and on the
validation and verification of hazard
control systems in VCO production. It
also appraised four project proposals,
namely: on biochemical studies to
determine the varietal and agronomic
factors affecting the variation of the fatty
acid profile of coconuts; on organization
of proficiency test for VCO standard
analysis requirements; on strategic
positioning of VCO processing plants
in major coconut growing areas in the
Philippines; on by-product utilization for
VCO processing plants; and on advocacy
program for the VCO scientific studies.
Initiated the Development of
a Comprehensive Technology
Transfer Policy
The OSec issued on March 16,
2006 DOST Special Order No. 118
constituting the technical working
committee headed by the Philippine
Council on Agriculture, Forestry
and Natural Resources Research and
Development (PCARRD). The TWG
was tasked to prepare a comprehensive
national technology transfer policy
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paper to become the basis for crafting of
a legislative bill. After the policy paper
had been presented and discussed in
the DOST Management Committee
(ManCom), OSec issued on July 4, 2006
DOST Special Order No. 265 creating
the advocacy group tasked to subject
the policy paper to a series of extensive
consultations and consensus building
exercises nationwide.
Consultation meetings involving 319
stakeholders (84 from academe, 177 from
government, 23 from private business,
6 from non-government organizations
and 29 from media) were held in
Manila, Cebu, Davao and Baguio. These
consultation meetings created greater
awareness and understanding among
stakeholders of technology transfer policy
issues as well as gained support to putting
in place a technology transfer policy.
Moreover, they elicited invaluable inputs
and recommendations such as but not
limited to, the need to further focus and
simplify the scope and coverage of the
proposed policy and to further clarify
the roles of institutions involved in the
technology transfer process.
Supported the Legislative Process
for S&T Bills
The OSec actively participated in and
supported the legislative processes of S&T
committees of both Senate and House of
Representatives for science and technology
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bills. These S&T bills included the
proposed bill increasing the annual budget
allocation for S&T activities (HB 1428);
the proposed amendment to RA 1687
providing PAGCOR funding to augment
S&T scholarships (HB 5514); the
proposed reforms in S&T financial and
management (HB 1428); the proposed
modernization of PAGASA (HB 2507
and SB 1538); the proposed national
program for Filipino gifted and scienceoriented youth (HB 860, HB 1003, HB
1286, HB 1427, HB 2132); the proposed
establishment of the Philippine national
health research system (SB 2486); the
proposed establishment of a national
facility for irradiation technology (HB
2730); and the comprehensive hazardous
and radioactive wastes management (HB
5717 and House Committee Report No.
1885)
It assisted the House Committee
on S&T in its review of the status of
implementation of the Magna Carta for
Scientists, Engineers, Researchers and
other S&T Personnel in Government (RA
8439). It also published and distributed
a book entitled “Batas Agham at
Teknolohiya”, a compendium of S&T laws
from 1901 to 2005.
The OSec provided substantial
inputs to the finalization of the Senate
Joint Resolution No. 9 creating the
Congressional Commission to review
and assess the state of competitiveness of
the science, engineering, and technology
research and development (R&D)
sector in the country. The Congressional
Commission on Science, Engineering, and
Technology (COMSET) to be composed
of five (5) members of the House of
Representatives and five (5) members
of the Senate will undertake a national
review and assessment of the science,
engineering, and technology research and
development system of the country with a
view to: a) enhancing the system’s internal
capability to satisfactorily implement
the constitutional provisions on science
and technology; (b) providing the system
with the necessary funding requirement
and other infrastructure support; (c)
strengthening the linkages with all sectors
concerned with science, engineering, and
technology research and development;
and (d) assisting the science, engineering,
and technology sector in achieving its
goals and targets through policies and
approaches that are consistent with the
nation’s development perspectives. It
shall produce a report of its findings
and shall formulate short and long term
policy and program recommendations
to include each of the following areas:
philosophy, goals and objectives of
science, engineering, and technology
education; sectoral targets; governance
and management; educational/manpower
development programs; financing;
functional linkages among all departments
and sectors concerned with science,
engineering, and technology research and
development; and educators’ training,
benefits and retirement. As provided for
under the Senate Joint Resolution, the
OSec committed to allocate P 10 million
from its annual budget to fund the
operations of the COMSET.
Provided S&T Inputs to Other
Legislative Bills
Amendments to Automated Election
Law (RA 9369). The OSec actively
participated in providing S&T inputs
to the enactment of RA 93694, the law
amending RA 8436, “An Act Authorizing
the Commission on Elections to Use an
This was based on SB 2231 passed by the Senate
on December 7, 2006 and HB 5352 passed by the
House of Representatives on December 19, 2006 and
finally signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
on January 23, 2007.
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Automated Election System in May 11,
1998 National or Local Elections and in
Subsequent National and Local Electoral
Exercises to Encourage Transparency,
Credibility, Fairness and Accuracy of
Elections Amending for the Purpose Batas
Pambansa 881 as Amended RA 7166
and Other Related Election Laws.” The
law aims to ensure free, orderly, honest,
peaceful, credible and informed elections,
plebiscites, referenda, recall and other
similar electoral exercises by improving
on the election process and adopting
systems which shall involve the use of an
automated election system to ensure the
secrecy and sanctity of the ballot and all
election, consolidation and transmission
documents in order that the process is
transparent and credible and that the
results are fast, accurate and reflective of
the genuine will of the people
RA 9369 clarifies the roles of the
DOST and other government agencies
in the implementation of automated
election system in the country. Section
9 provides that the Commission on
Elections is to create an advisory council
whose membership includes the DOST.
The advisory council is tasked to
recommend the most appropriate, secure,
applicable and cost effective technology
to be applied in the automated election
system (AES), in whole or in part, at
that specific point in time; to participate
as nonvoting members of the Bids and
Awards Committee in the conduct of
the bidding process for the AES; to
participate as nonvoting members of
the steering committee tasked with the
implementation of the AES; to provide
advice and assistance in the review
of the systems planning, inception,
development, testing, operationalization
and evaluation stages; to provide advice
and/or assistance in the identification,
assessment and resolution of systems
problems or inadequacies as may surface
in the course of the bidding, acquisition,
testing, operationalization, re-use, storage
or disposition of the AES equipment and/
or resources as the case may be; to provide
advice and/or assistance in the risk
management of the AES especially when
a contingency or disaster situation arises;
and to prepare and submit a written
report which shall be submitted within
six months from the date of the election
to the oversight committee evaluating the
use of the AES.
Moreover, Sections 10 and 11 provide
that the Commission on Elections in
collaboration with the chairperson of
the advisory council has to create an
independent technical committee to be
chaired by the DOST. The technical
committee is tasked to certify, through
an established international certification
entity to be chosen by the Commission
on Elections from the recommendation
of the Advisory council, categorically
stating that the AES including its
hardware and software components is
operating properly, securely and accurately
in accordance with the provisions of
RA 9369. The certification shall be
based among others on the following
documented results: 1) the successful
conduct of a field testing process followed
by a mock election event in one or more
cities/municipalities; 2) the successful
completion of audit on the accuracy,
functionality and security controls of
the AES software; 3) the successful
completion of a source code review; 4) a
certification that the source code is kept
in escrow with the BSP; 5) a certification
that the source code reviewed is one and
the same as that used by the equipment;
6) the development, provisioning, and
operationalization of a continuity plan
to cover risks to the AES at all points
in the process such that a failure of
elections, whether at voting, counting or
consolidation, may be avoided.
Legislative Bills on ICT. The OSec
actively participated in the consultations
and deliberations on ICT-related
legislative bills such as on free and open
source software (HB 5769); proposed
Department of Information and
Communications Technology (HB 966
and HB 1749).
Legislative Bill on Biotechnology. It
supported House Resolution No. 659
calling for the establishment of a DNA
technology center to maintain and
manage the national DNA database.
Legislative Bills on Alternative Energy.
It actively participated in the legislative
process on the proposed development,
utilization and commercialization of
renewable energy resources in the country
(HB 765, HB 1068, HB 1347, HB
1494, HB 1583, HB 1826, HB 3016,
HB 3017 and House Resolution 413); on
the proposed establishment of a national
coco-biodiesel program to promote the
use of coco methyl ester (CME), also
known as coco-biodiesel, as an additive
to or substitute for diesel fuel designed
to effectively reduce vehicular emission
such as nitrous oxide, sulfur oxide and
other effluents and also to increase fuel
efficiency (HB 4426, HB 4341).
It provided scientific knowledge and
supported the enactment of the Biofuels
Act of 2006 (RA 9367).5 Section 8 of
the Act provides for the creation of the
National Biofuel Board (NBB) in which
the DOST Secretary sits as a member.
The NBB is mandated to monitor the
implementation of, and evaluate for
further expansion the National Biofuel
Program (NBP) prepared by the DOE;
This was a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2226 and
House Bill No. 4629 that were passed by the Senate
and the House of Representatives on November
29,2006 and signed by President Gloria MacapagalArroyo on January 12, 2007.
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to monitor the supply and utilization
of biofuels and biofuel blends and
recommend appropriate measures in
cases of shortage of feedstock supply for
approval of the Secretary of DOE by
1) requiring all entities engaged in the
production, blending and distribution
of biofuels to submit reports of their
actual and projected sales and inventory
of biofuels and 2) determining the
availability of locally-sourced biofuels
in order to recommend to DOE the
appropriate level or percentage of
locally-sourced biofuels to the total
annual volume of gasoline and diesel
sold and distributed in the country; to
review and recommend to DOE the
adjustment in the minimum mandated
biofuel blends subject to the availability
of locally-sourced biofuel, provided that
the minimum blend may be decreased
only within the first four years from the
effectivity of the law and thereafter, the
minimum blends of five percent (5%)
and two percent (2%) for bioethanol
and biodiesel, respectively, shall not ,be
decreased; to recommend to DOE a
program that will ensure the availability
of alternative fuel technology for vehicles,
engines and parts in consonance with the
mandated minimum biofuel-blends, and
to maximize the utilization of biofuels,
including other biofuels; to recommend
to DOE the use of biofuel-blends in air
transport taking into account safety and
technical viability; and to ecommend
specific actions to be executed by the
DOE and other appropriate government
agencies concerning the implementation
of the NBP, including its economic,
technical, environment and social impact,
Moreover, Section 11 clearly defines
the roles of government agencies
including DOST in ensuring the effective
implementation of the National Biofuel
Program. Specifically, the DOST in
collaboration with the Department
of Agriculture has to coordinate the
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identification and development of viable
feedstock for the production of biofuels.
The DOST, through the Philippine
Council for Industry and Energy Research
and Development (PCIERD), has
been tasked to develop and implement
a research and development program
supporting a sustainable improvement
in biofuel production and utilization
technology. It shall also publish and
promote related technologies developed
locally and abroad;
Legislative Bills on Environment. It
actively participated in and provided
S&T inputs to the legislative processes
conducted by the House Committee on
Ecology on the preservation, reforestation,
and sustainable development of mangrove
forests (HB 121); and on the proposed
ban on the manufacture of plastic bags
(HB 806, HB 1086, HB 1462, HB 1484,
HB 3086, and HB 5310). It also provided
S&T inputs in the conduct of inquiry
by the House Committee on Natural
Resources into the reported accidents
of cyanide spill caused by the mining
operations of Lafayette Philippines, Inc.
in Rapu-rapu, Albay (House Resolution
Nos. 1058, 1083 and 1086).
Legislative Bills on Agriculture. The
OSec provided S&T inputs to various
legislative initiatives to modernize the
agriculture sector. Among these are the
promotion of bioorganic farming in
the country (HB 959); the proposed
establishment of a center for animal
vaccine and disease diagnostic research
and development (SB 244); the
improvement of accountability in animal
experimentation (SB 1643); the proposed
establishment of a Philippine goat and
sheep center (HB 2124) and a Philippine
coffee and tropical fruits development
authority (HB 2631).
Moreover, it collaborated with the
Department of Health (DOH) and the
Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) in
setting up appropriate quality standards
for the production and sale of virgin
coconut oil given our previous experience
on nata de coco per House Resolution
No. 26; and with the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) in submitting to the House
of Representatives a Philippine essential
oils industry development plan including
recommendations for the propagation,
production and processing of plants for
essential oil per House Resolution No.
733.
Legislative Bills on Industrial
Development. It provided S&T inputs
to legislative bills promoting industrial
development in the country. Among
these are the proposed establishment of
a number of special economic zones in
different parts of the country such as in
Cordova, Cebu (HB 4867), in Mariveles,
Bataan (HB 4895), in Carrascal, Cantilan,
Madrid, Carmen and Lanuza, Surigao Del
Sur (HB 4961); and the proposed increase
in the share of local government units
in the gross income earned by business
enterprises within special economic zones
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Strengthened the Biosafety
Regulatory Framework
The OSec further strengthened the
country’s biosafety regulatory framework
with the issuance by President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo on March 17, 2006 of
Executive Order No. 514, “Establishing
the National Biosafety Framework
(NBF), Prescribing Guidelines for its
Implementation, Strengthening the
National Committee on Biosafety of the
Philippines and for Other Purposes.”
Now, the Philippines boasts of having
the most advanced biosafety regulatory
framework in this part of the world.
The National Committee on Biosafety
of the Philippines (NCBP) was originally
created under EO 430 issued on October
15, 1990 by then President Corazon
C. Aquino to assess and manage the
potential risks associated with researches
on biotechnology. It was in response
to the advocacy of scientists from the
University of the Philippines at Los
Baños, International Rice Research
Institute and Department of Agriculture
who constituted themselves as an Ad
Hoc Committee on Biosafety in 1987
and proposed that a national policy on
biosafety be put in place and a technical
body be created to draft guidelines
ensuring that experiments using GMOs
did not pose unacceptable risks to human
health and the environment. With EO
430, the first biotechnology regulatory
framework in the ASEAN region was
established.
Under EO 430, the NCBP was
been mandated to formulate, review, or
amend national policies and guidelines
on biosafety, such as the safe conduct
of work in genetic manipulation for the
protection of public health, environment
and personnel, and supervise the
implementation thereof; identify and
evaluate potential hazards involved
in initiating genetic manipulation
experiments or the introduction of
exotic species and genetically modified
organisms and recommend measures to
minimize risks; formulate and review
national policies and guidelines in risk
assessment of work in biotechnology;
develop working arrangements with the
government quarantine services and
institutions in the evaluation, monitoring
and review of projects vis-a-vis adherence
to national policies and guidelines on
biosafety; hold public deliberations on
proposed national policies, guidelines
and other biosafety issues; and provide
assistance in the formulation and
amendment of pertinent laws, rules and
regulations.
Originally, the NCBP had 10
members, namely: the Departments of
Science and Technology, Agriculture,
Health, and Environment and Natural
Resources; four practicing scientists (a
biological scientist, an environmental
scientist, a physical scientist and a
social scientist) and two community
representatives. All members, except those
from government agencies, are appointed
by the President of the Philippines.
Among the salient guidelines
established by the NCBP has been
to oblige all organizations engaged in
biotechnology to create their respective
institutional biosafety committees
(IBCs) as the primary responsibility
for enforcing the biosafety guidelines
rests with the institutions through their
respective IBCs. Since NCBP has no
police powers, it has worked closely with
existing regulatory agencies to enforce the
biosafety guidelines having representatives
from regulatory agencies designated as
full-time members of the NCBP. In case
of violations, the NCBP would impose
sanctions and penalties through the
regulatory agencies and based on their
existing rules and regulations.
Comparatively, the NCBP under EO
514 serves as the lead body to coordinate
and harmonize the interagency and multisector efforts in developing biosafety
policies in the country (where such are
not already stipulated by law) and in
setting scientific, technical and procedural
standards on actions by agencies and
other sectors to promote biosafety
in the country; and to oversee the
implementation of the National Biosafety
Framework; and to act as a clearing house
for biosafety matters.
Moreover, the NCBP membership
has been expanded from ten to fifteen
members, composed of the Secretaries
of the Departments of Science and
Technology, Agriculture, Health,
Environment and Natural Resources,
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Industry and
Local Governments or their designated
representatives with the DOST Secretary
as permanent chairperson. In addition,
NCBP members include five practicing
scientists (biological, environmental,
health, physical and social) and one
representative each from the consumers,
community and industry sectors. All
NCBP members except those from
government agencies are to be appointed
by the President.
In 2006, the NCBP met eleven (11)
times including the holding of a special
meeting to discuss the operationalization
of EO 514 and a meeting with the
Department of Agriculture Policy Group.
It appraised 16 proposals in terms of
their associated biosafety risks to human
health and environment. Of these, 11
research proposals were approved for
implementation, 2 research proposals
were deferred pending compliance
by the proponents with other NCBP
requirements, and 3 research proposals
were found not within the purview of the
NCBP guidelines.
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Moreover, NCBP members visited
and inspected the laboratory facilities
of proposed researches on genetically
modified organisms (GMOs) to
determine their adequacy and recommend
combinations of laboratory practices,
containment equipment, and special
laboratory design to achieve the required
biosafety level and to ensure that no viable
organisms/materials escape into the open
environment. They also inspected field
testing sites to ensure that the proponents
comply with the conditions prescribed
for field testing of GMOs, specifically its
proximity to Environmentally Critical and
Protected Areas as required by the DENR
guidelines.
The NCBP provided oversight on
the composition of IBCs of PhilRice,
Monsanto (Namagbagan, Sta. Maria,
Pangasinan and Bgy. Quiling Sur, Batac,
Ilocos Norte), Syngenta National,
Mariano Marcos State University, and
Cotton Development Administration.
As part of its capacity building efforts,
it conducted lectures on the Philippine
Biosafety Regulation of GMOs for
members of the Benguet State UniversityIBC, staff and officials and LGUs at
BSU, La Trinidad, Benguet on 23-26
February 2006; and for members of the
IBCs of PhilRice and Central Luzon State
University (CLSU), at PhilRice, Muñoz,
Nueva Ecija on February 17, 2006.
It collaborated with NAST for
the conduct of a series of roundtable
discussions on biosafety as follows:
“The NCBP: Looking Back and
Moving Forward” (September 7, 2006);
“Workshop on Relevant Experiences of
Various Biosafety System Stakeholders”
(October 11, 2006); “E.O.514”
(November 13, 2006) and “Biosafety
Procedures for Plants Producing
Pharmaceutical Products and Transgenic
Animals” (December 5, 2006). The
NCBP members participated in the
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following international conferences:
Holistic Foundations for Assessment
and Regulation of Genetic Engineering
and Genetically Modified Organisms
(January 24-29, 2006, Bogor Agricultural
University, Bogor, Indonesia); 9th
International Symposium on Biosafety
Research (September 24-29, 2006, Jeju
Island, South Korea); 6th International
Conference on Biotechnology
Information (October 15-20, 2006, Iowa
and Nebraska, USA); and Southeast Asian
Regional Workshop on Management of
Confined Field Trials (December 6-8,
2006, Hanoi,Vietnam).
The OSec issued DOST Special
Order No. 307 creating the Inter-Agency
Technical Working Group tasked with
the formulation of the Implementing
Rules and Regulations (IRR) of EO
514 and the conduct of consultations.
The Inter-Agency TWG is composed of
representatives from the Departments of
Agriculture, Department of Environment
and Natural Resources, Health, Foreign
Affairs, Interior and Local Government,
Trade and Industry and Science and
Technology.
Also, the OSec issued DOST Special
Order No. 123 creating the Biosafety
Clearing House (BCH) Task Force
composed of multi-disciplinary and
multi-sectoral groups to serve as the
major decision-making body in the
development of the UNEP-GEF Project
on Effective Participation in the Biosafety
Clearing-House. The project aims to
provide assistance on how to set-up and
use the BCH, including the acquisition
of some of the required equipment.
The establishment of a national BCH
system is called for under Article 20 of
the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety6
The Philippines had deposited its instrument of
ratification to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
indicating January 8, 2007 as its date of entry into
force in the country.
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to facilitate the exchange of scientific,
technical, environmental and legal
information on, and experience with,
living modified organisms. The project
proposal was already submitted to UNEP
and was expected to start in 2007.
Supported the Clustering
Initiatives
CIustering is a strategy that has made
a significant in-road in science, research
and innovation policies. It calls for
organized efforts to enhance the growth
and competitiveness of a geographically
proximate group of inter-related business
firms and knowledge institutions linked
by commonalities and complementarities.
The focus of clustering initiatives in
many countries has been on technologyintensive areas promoting and facilitating
the emergence and growth of new sciencebased industries. It should be noted that
the National Science and Technology Plan
(NSTP) enunciates clustering as among
the S&T strategies to be pursued in the
country.
In 2006, the OSec supported the
clustering initiatives of the Export
Development Council (EDC) under DTI
specifically in the areas of biotechnology
and machinery parts and engineered
products. Under the Biotechnology
Cluster, the OSec through PCIERD
commissioned a study to elicit deeper
insights, identify policy issues and
pinpoint system-level concerns related to
bio-enterprise development. Moreover,
it spearheaded a series of focused
group discussions in six biotechnology
subsectors paving the way for the
identification of priority products/product
lines that could be feasibly launched in
the export market within three years in
line with the vision of developing the
Philippine biotechnology sector as an
export earner. It also played an active role
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in the Machinery Parts and Engineered
Products (MPEP) cluster by spearheading
the formulation of a cluster roadmap,
identifying product niches that have
market viability and potentials to improve
export performance.
car manufacturers, transport groups, the
academe, and the government as well as
representatives from the diplomatic corps.
It resulted into the drafting of a policy
recommendation and framework roadmap
indicating doable action plans.
Initiated the Formation of the
Biofuels Cluster
Harnessed S&T Capabilities of
Other Countries for National
Development
In preparation for the eventual
enactment of the Biofuels Act, the OSec
specifically through the Engineering
Division of the National Academy of
Science and Technology (NAST) and
the Engineering and Industrial Research
Division of the National Research
Council of the Philippines (NRCP)
spearheaded the formation of a network
of academic and research institutions
engaged in biofuels R&D. This network
has been called the Biofuels Cluster. That
includes PCASTRD, PCIERD, ITDI,
DOE, Alternative Fuel Corporation
(AFC) of the Philippine National Oil
Corporation (PNOC), the Philippine
Forest Corporation (PFC) of DENR, and
the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)
of DA.
Among the salient agreements within
the Biofuels Cluster were: 1) that all
R&D-related efforts in the agriculture
sector would be led by PCARRD; 2) that
all processing-related interventions would
be led by PCIERD; 3) that all concerns
on testing would led by ITDI; and 4) that
a vehicle testing facility be established at
UP Diliman.
Moreover, the Biofuels Cluster
organized a symposium called “Biofuels:
Way to Go” on September 15, 2006 at
the Philippine Plaza Hotel to review the
real issues and to plan the use of biofuels
in the country. The symposium was
attended by stakeholders from the finance
and energy industries, oil companies,
The OSec recognizes that many of the
key areas where science and technology
are beneficial to Filipino society are
international by nature and that there are
compelling reasons in harnessing the S&T
capabilities of other countries for national
development. International scientific
cooperation stimulates ideas and improves
efficiency by sharing financial resources,
information and facilities. Cooperation
with other countries can help build local
research capacity by providing access to
world-class training and knowledge. The
OSec harnessed the S&T capabilities of
other countries through both multilateral
and bilateral linkages.
Multilateral Linkages. In March 28-29,
2006, the OSec led the Philippine hosting
of the 30th meeting of the Asia Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) Industrial
Science and Technology Working Group
at the New World Renaissance Hotel,
Makati City. This meeting identified
the following priority R&D areas:
1) biotechnology (including that for
infectious diseases); 2) information
and communication technologies; 3)
nanotechnology and advanced materials;
4) environmental and cleaner production
technologies; 5) energy technologies;
6) meteorology and seismology; and
7) electronics and electronic device
development. It was agreed upon that
part of its 31st meeting would include a
roundtable discussion on international
science and engineering partnerships.
Through APEC, the Philippines stand to
benefit from partnership with the United
States in the following areas: advanced
science and engineering research,
improved relations between countries,
improved quality of life, environmental
awareness and protection, capacity
building, and sustainable economic
development. South Korea expressed
interest to collaborate with the United
States in helping developing countries like
the Philippines in the field of science and
technology. The OSec also participated in
the 31st meeting of the APEC Industrial
Science and Technology Working Group
held in Singapore in September 26-27,
2006.
The OSec participated in the 51st
meeting of the Association of South East
Asian Nations (ASEAN) Committee
on Science and Technology and its subcommittee meetings held in Brunei
Darussalam in April 25-29, 2006, in
the second consultative meeting on the
Priority Integration Sectors (COPS II)
held in Indonesia in June 12-13, 2006,
and in its 52nd meeting including subcommittee meetings held in Malaysia
in August 22-26, 2006. The ASEAN
ministers approved the ASEAN Plan
of Action on Science and Technology
(APAST) for the period 2007-2011
that enunciates the following flagship
programs and lead countries: 1) open
source system, Indonesia; 2) new and
renewable energy, Malaysia; and 3) food
safety and security, Thailand.
It also participated in the 4th Informal
ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on S&T
(IAMMST) and Informal Ministerial
Meeting of the ASEAN COST and
Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea and
New Zealand held in Malaysia in August
27-29, 2006. The proposed activities
under the ASEAN +3 scheme included
the establishment of the ASEAN+3
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Center for the Gifted in Science by South
Korea, the Open-Access Database by
Japan, and the Cooperation on Traditional
Medicine by China.
With Australia as a dialogue partner,
the priority areas identified by ASEAN
members included frontier technologies,
environmental sustainability, climate
change, water research management,
diseases, tsunami network and renewable
energy research. With New Zealand, the
priority areas include science education,
commercialization of technologies,
biotechnology for agricultural
applications, environmental research
and disaster mitigation. In addition,
the ASEAN requested Australia and
New Zealand to provide post-doctoral
research exchanges and the sharing
of experiences on technology transfer
and commercialization. With Japan,
S&T cooperation areas would focus
on the conduct of study workshops
on innovation through research and
technology.
The OSec represented the Philippines
in the 12th India-ASEAN Technology
Summit and Technology Platform held in
India on November 6-7, 2006. Possible
areas of S&T cooperation with India
included new drug discoveries (infectious
diseases such as HIV, AIDS, malaria and
hepatitis), food security (improvement
of productivity), disaster preparedness,
tsunami warning and software
development for natural disasters, human
resource development (setting up of
centers of excellence for information
exchange and access to database), high
technologies (nanotechnology as applied
to manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and
medicine).
It participated in the inter-agency
meetings for the proposed RP-EU
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
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(PCA), particularly in the areas of
information society, and science and
technology cooperation.
The Philippines specifically through
DOST OSec assumed the leadership in
the Science and Technology Policy Asia
Network (STEPAN) that was created in
May 1988 under the aegis of UNESCO
and now with twenty member countries.
The Philippines would chair STEPAN
from 2006 to 2008. The STEPAN was
established primarily as a response to
an urgent need to strengthen science
and technology policy formulation and
strategic management of publicly funded
research in developing nations in Asia.
Its mission is to assist member countries
to target and utilize their scarce S&T
resources most effectively towards national
development goals. Through the years, the
STEPAN has focused on activities that
would make the maximum difference,
providing S&T management information
to enhance the quality of national
decision-making, and contributing to
a better understanding of policies and
practices that allowed the maximization of
national and regional benefits from public
S&T investments.
STEPAN has served as a venue for
discussing and reviewing governmentinduced strategies, incentives or
constraints across the region. It has
provided assistance to member countries
in the formulation of research and
training programs for developing
technology policy strategies. Also, it has
undertaken human resource development
activities and provided assistance
to member countries in organizing
international workshops and research
programs. It has given a strong emphasis
on developing and utilizing expert
capabilities within the region as well as on
partnerships with other pertinent regional
organizations. Its most significant impact
is in promoting S&T policy activities at
the highest government levels, having
provided a mechanism to train a number
of key policy makers in governments who
now interact and form a strong network.
As STEPAN chair, the OSec organized
the conduct of the “Training Workshop
for the Conduct of Case Studies on
Innovation-Based Entrepreneurship
for the Micro and Small and Medium
Enterprises” in September 6-7, 2006
at the Astoria Plaza in Pasig City.
The workshop was attended by 29
participants from Vietnam, Nepal and
the Philippines. It aimed to build the
capacity of member countries in the
analysis and development of S&T and
innovation policy by training case writers
on the preparation, compilation and
publication of a compendium of case
studies on innovation in Asian context
and thus, fostering networking among
S&T and innovation policy institutions
and practitioners in the Asian region and
facilitating the sharing of experiences,
good practice and successful policy.
Bilateral Linkages. The OSec received
and met the delegations from the
Ministry of Science and Technology
and Ministry of Economic Affairs of the
Peoples’ Republic of China in August and
September, 2006, respectively, to discuss
the preparations for the negotiation
of the 14th Protocol of the RP-China
Agreement on Science and Technology.
Both delegations agreed to continue
cooperation in herbal medicine, disaster
preparedness and mitigation, energy,
environment, meteorology and metrology.
On July 4, 2006, the OSec hosted
the RP-Taiwan collaboration meeting
on geosciences in PAGASA where the
agreement has been to pursue cooperation
in the following areas: 1) relevant field
conferences in the Philippines and
Taiwan; 2) exchange visits of experts and
researchers; and 3) RP-Taiwan session
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in the Taiwan Geosciences Assembly in
May 2007. Also, a series of talks between
DOST and the Taiwan Economic and
Cultural Office (TECO) had been
undertaken to identify more cooperation
projects within the framework of the Basic
Agreement on S&T Cooperation that
was signed in 1997 by both the Manila
Economic Cooperation Office (MECO)
and Taipei Economic Cooperation Office
(TECO).
The OSec accepted experts sent
by South Korea for the project on the
“Establishment of Early Warning and
Monitoring System for Agriculture
and Water Resources” of PAGASA.
Likewise, it accepted the offer made by
the Korea Foundation for International
Cooperation on Science and Technology
(KICOS) for technical assistance in the
fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals,
environment, disaster management,
energy and ICT.
The OSec received and met Mr. Larry
Memmott, the Economic Counsellor
of the US Embassy in Manila to discuss
further cooperation under the framework
of the RP-US S&T Agreement. The
cooperation areas initially identified were:
biotechnology application in health,
waste management and climate change
for the US side; and biotechnology,
pharmaceuticals, environment, alternative
fuel and ICT for the Philippine side.
Opened up More S&T Training
Opportunities. Through multilateral
and bilateral linkages, the OSec opened
up more S&T training opportunities
for Filipino scientists and engineers.
Through APEC, the following training
opportunities were availed of: R&D
Management Training, February
2006; Training on Electricity Meter,
February-March 2006; Training Course
on CNG Fuel Dispensers, June 2006;
Digital Opportunity, Chinese Taipei,
July 2006; Seminar on Automated
Sphygmomanometers, July 2006; Shortterm Visiting Scientist Program, JulyAugust 2006; Biotechnology Conference,
August 2006; Technology Innovation
and Conference Workshop, August
2006; Introduction and Demonstration
on Earthquake Engineering Research
in School, September 2006; Workshop
for Nanoparticle Measurements and
Nanoscale Measurement Technology
Forum, September 2006; and Workshop
for Environmental Technology Exchange,
November 2006.
Through the ASEAN, the following
training opportunities were availed of:
Workshop on Microbial Risk Assessment,
May 2006; Symposium on Rattan
Culture, May 2006; and Multimedia
Training Course, November – December
2006. Other training opportunities
availed of were: Training Program for
Jewelry Design and Making, September
- November 2006; Training Program for
Seismic Design of Structures and Hazard
Mitigation, October 2006; International
Collaboration and Workshop on HighPerformance Computing Applications and
Networking Technology, November 2006;
Intellectual Property Right Management
Training, November 2006; and First
Regional Workshop on Energy Charter
Treaty, March 2006.
ICT4D Project. The OSec with CAD
$ 325,000 funding support from the
International Development Research
Center (IDRC) of Canada and through
the support of the PCHRD, continued to
implement the project entitled, “Learning
from Information and Communications
Technology for Development (ICT4D)
Research to Enhance Policymaking”.
The project aims to examine past
and current ICT projects for their
transformational impacts on Philippine
society and to distill critical learning for
ICT policy decision-making, planning
and programming. It should be noted
that many ICT projects had already been
initiated by the government, private
sector, and civil society to address issues
of access to ICT among the under-served
clientele. These projects have generated
a wealth of information to offer on the
use of ICT for development. However,
many if not all of these projects were not
well networked and information sharing
between projects and with policymakers
is minimal. Without a full understanding
of the ICT4D projects in the Philippines
and the knowledge gained from them,
it is difficult for policymakers to know
which areas are most under-served and to
establish ICT policies that would benefit
these areas.
The specific objectives of the ICT4D
Project are to: 1) consult and connect with
stakeholders and supporters of ICT4D
for buy-in, convergence, mainstreaming
of important issues, resource sharing, and
better impact of ICT4D research and
research results; 2) constitute a multidisciplinary National Steering Committee
that would commission, and support
studies to review, make an inventory and
classify important ICT4D projects carried
out in the country to examine issues
with policy implications; 3) organize a
project team that would put in place,
and manage, a grants program to carry
out cross-cutting research studies that
will influence decision/policymaking
through research and evidence-based
recommendations; 4) synthesize learning
from ICT4D studies according to themes
and issues; 5) identify ICT4D research
gaps in relation to rapidly evolving
technologies and country environment; 6)
publish, and create discussion platforms
with decision and policymakers, of the
project’s research results and learning,
which include gender-segregated
information; and 7) contribute to
decision/policymaking which impacts
pro-poor (rural) programs.
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The components of the ICT4D
project include a national inventory
and creation of a digital database of
important ICT projects in the country,
the holding of a series of conferences to
inform participants and stakeholders on
the project, and a research grants program
to fund ICT4D research specifically case
studies on ICT access, social services,
participation, governance, empowerment,
economics, and gender. Research findings
are to be documented in a series of
publications aimed at bringing research
results to the attention of policymakers
and allow policymakers to request research
on issues that they consider priorities
with the ultimate goal of collaboratively
producing a dynamic and convergent
ICT4D policy and research agenda.
A better understanding of the ICT
projects and the knowledge they have
generated would be an important input
in identifying other important areas
of intervention that are necessary and
the appropriate policies that need to be
formulated to pave way for a conducive
environment toward the implementation
and adoption of productive, efficient and
sustainable ICT initiatives in the country.
ICT4D initiatives in the country had
been conducted in Mindanao, Visayas,
Northern Luzon, and Southern Luzon.
In 2006, the OSec published the
first volume of the “ICT4D Casebook:
Policy and Innovation Analyses of 11
Case Studies” as part of the inventory
of ICT4D projects. In order to identify
gaps, the analysis has been organized
into four subcategories as follows: 1)
politics, governance, or empowerment;
2) economics or livelihood; 3) social
or education; and 4) infrastructure or
access. An online database and report of
the inventory project are available on the
project’s website: http://www.ict4d.ph. A
series of conferences aimed at informing
participants from the government,
academe, private sector, and civil society
about the project and disseminating
and sharing information on existing
On October 27, 2006, the OSec
held the 1st Philippine-JSPS Technical
Forum at the Traders Hotel, Manila to
appraise the Program, to share lessons
from their experiences, and to identify
better approaches to enhance support.
Some 35 participants from 18 institutions
participated in the focused group
discussions and planning and evaluation
workshops in which the program’s
early wins, accomplishments, strengths,
weaknesses, and recommendations were
presented and discussed.
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Continued to Implement the
DOST-JSPS Joint Scientific
Cooperation Program
The OSec continued to implement
the DOST–Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science (JSPS) Joint
Scientific Cooperation Program which
started in March 1979. The Program has
been designed to establish sustainable
collaborative relations and advance mutual
benefits between the Philippines and
Japan under the principle of reciprocity,
to promote scientific researches and
scientist exchanges through scientific
seminars and to support dissertation and
degree researches under joint guidance
of Filipino and Japanese advisers. It has
four components, namely: 1) the Core
University Program that was started in
1998; 2) the Multilateral Cooperative
Research Program; 3) the Joint Research
Program (JRP); and 4) the RONPAKU
(Dissertation PhD) Program.
Core University Program. The Core
University Program provides a framework
for bilateral collaborative scientific
researches on three areas - coastal
marine science, fisheries science and
environmental engineering.
In coastal marine science, the Marine
Science Institute (MSI) of UP Diliman
working with University of Tokyo
since 2001 had teamed up with sixteen
(16) cooperating/member universities
and institutions in the Philippines. As
of October 2006, the coastal marine
science team had produced eighty nine
(89) publications which included 34
in international journals, 8 in local
journals, 18 chapters in international
books, 27 scientific papers for symposia
and workshops, and 2 field guides and
posters. These scientific publications were
produced mostly by 4 of its 9 network
member-institutions. The coastal marine
science team had also compiled 46
Philippine abstracts, in 6 themes, written
by scientists who worked in Philippine
waters from 2001-2005. The team
received an “A” rating during the 2006
review, judged to be excellent from the
standpoint of both scientific research and
international exchange.
The coastal marine science team
would focus its efforts on addressing
biodiversity hotspots and producing
more ‘high-impact’ products, applying
these to address issues, on developing
integrated models and newer concepts
and methodologies; and on demonstrating
their usefulness at few selected sites.
In fisheries science, the College of
Fisheries and Ocean Sciences of UP
Visayas with 13 cooperating universities
in the country had been collaborating
since 1998 with the Kagoshima University
– Faculty of Fisheries (KUFF) which has
14 participating universities in Japan.
The 10-year research collaboration,
entitled “Research Cooperation Project
on Development, Management and
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aims to promote and contribute to the
sustainable utilization of renewable
aquatic resources in fisheries in the
Philippines.
On September 13-14, 2006,
the fisheries science team held the
3rd International Forum on Coastal
Environment and Utilization of Fisheries
Resources in UP Visayas, Iloilo City. The
forum produced 18 scientific papers and
10 posters from 56 participants coming
from 11 Philippine-based institutions,
and 10 scientific papers and 15 posters
from 39 participants from 8 Japan-based
institutions. The forum proceedings
would be published in the Journal of
Natural Sciences of UP Visayas.
Having identified “research capacity”
as its strength and shellfish as its niche,
the fisheries science team would focus
its research efforts on the effects of
Guimaras oil spill on habitats, fisheries,
socio-economics, remediation, approaches
for sustainable livelihood, treatment of
unremovable oil, spatial analysis, response
to future incidents, and management and
policy regimes. To sustain its activities,
the team would continue to link and
partner at the individual and institutional
levels. It prepared for a new collaborative
program with the KUFF on environment
having submitted to JICA a project
proposal.
In environmental engineering, the
College of Engineering of UP Diliman
with 14 cooperating local universities had
been collaborating since 1999 with the
Tokyo Institute of Technology (TiTech)
and its 37 participating universities in
Japan. In 2004, the Kasetsart University
(KU) of Thailand with 13 cooperating
universities joined the environmental
engineering network. The environmental
engineering team focuses on the balance
and harmony between the environment
and infrastructure improvement/
upgrade required for urban and national
development.
Adopting an interdisciplinary
research approach, the environmental
engineering team has organized five (5)
research groups among members from
the core universities (UP–Diliman,
TiTech and KU) and from participating
universities and institutions from
both Philippines and Japan. Group 1
addresses the atmospheric circulation
of water and environment problems
and has 3 subgroups on: 1) integrated
studies on Manila Bay / Laguna
Lake and surrounding watersheds; 2)
groundwater pollution and contaminant
transport studies; and 3) flood and lahar
hydraulic modeling. Group 2 focuses on
urban infrastructure development and
environmental management; Group 3
on safety / stability of infrastructures
against environmental impacts; Group 4
on infrastructure maintenance / upgrade
for minimal environmental impact;
and Group 5 on balance / harmony
between environment and infrastructure
maintenance / upgrade.
On December 7-8, 2006, the
environmental engineering group held
the “International Symposium on
Environmental Engineering” together
with the “5th Regional Symposium
on Infrastructure Development in
Civil Engineering” at the SEAMEO
INNOTECH, UP-Diliman Campus.
About 150 researchers from Japan,
Thailand and the Philippines participated
and 100 scientific papers were presented.
The symposium proceedings containing
technical papers, group summary reports,
and progress of joint research activities
of researchers in the Philippines, Japan
and Thailand were disseminated in CDROM format. As of October 2006, the
environment engineering group had
organized 17 workshops and symposia in
the Philippines, including 2 in Thailand,
and has had eight (8) PhD graduates/
candidates since 1999.
Multilateral Cooperative Research
Program. Started in 2001, the
Multilateral Cooperative Research
Program involves the conduct of
cooperative research on coastal
oceanography by groups of scientists from
the five (5) ASEAN countries and Japan.
For the Philippines, UP Diliman takes
the lead role and has eight (8) designated
and cooperating universities nationwide
to carry out the research on a national
scale. Under the Program, a research
topic is given a duration of three (3)
years. Research results are shared during
seminars organized annually in any of the
five (5) countries.
Joint Research Program. Launched in
2004, the Joint Research Program has
been designed to encourage three (3)
- year collaborative research projects
among Filipino and Japanese scientists.
In 2005, UP - Manila and the Kyushu
University started a three-year P 3.8
million collaborative research project
on health with P 1.71 million funding
support from OSec, P 1.53 million from
UP-PGH, and P 0.56 million from JSPS.
In 2006, another 3 –year collaborative
research project was approved. Entitled
“Japan–Philippines Collaborative Study
on Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
(SSPE): Identification of Disease
Susceptible Genes and Development of
a New Therapeutic Strategy using an
Antiviral Drug Ribavirin”, the research
project would be jointly implemented
by the Philippine General Hospital of
the University of the Philippines (UPPGH) and the Kyushu University with
Dr. Marissa B. Lukban as the Project
Leader and Dr. Ryutaro Kira, M.D. as the
Principal Investigator.
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RONPAKU PhD Dissertation Program.
Started in 1978, the RONPAKU PhD
Dissertation Program aims to provide
tutorial and financial support for Filipino
researchers who intend to obtain their
PhD degrees from Japanese universities
through dissertation research work
under the joint supervision of both
Filipino and Japanese advisors within a
maximum period of five (5) years. The
RONPAKU fellows are allowed to visit a
Japanese university once a year to conduct
research under the direct supervision of
a designated Japanese advisor. On the
other hand, the designated Japanese
advisor may also visit the PhD grantee’s
home university or research institution
when deemed necessary, to supervise the
research together with the fellow’s Filipino
advisor.
Since its inception, the Program has
produced a total of 59 PhD graduates.
In 2006, it supported 18 RONPAKU
fellows in 12 fields of specialization from
16 institutions all over the country. The
OSec nominated 21 applicants from 14
universities and one research institution
to the Program for school year 2007.
It awarded on November 17, 2006
RONPAKU medals to five (5) PhD
graduates. With the Philippine Society
of JSPS RONPAKU Fellows (PRF) that
was organized in July 2005, the OSec
held a scientific research forum with the
theme “2nd Year of Partnership for Quality
Scientific Research: Food and Security”,
on November 17, 2006 at the DTI
International Building, Makati City. In
the forum, 4 papers were presented, 2 of
which on fish genetics and agricultural
science by RONPAKU fellows, and the
other 2 papers on commercial utilization
and patenting by the Intellectual Property
Office (IPO).
The Implementing Rules and Regulations of EO 130
were issued as Administrative Order No. 009 series
of 1994 and their subsequent amendments as AO
No. 043 series of 1997 and as AO No. 008 series of
2001.
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In 2006, the OSec has developed and
proposed two new schemes under the
DOST-JSPS Joint Scientific Cooperation
Program, namely: the Asian Core Program
and the Asia and Africa (AA) Science
Platform Program. The Asian Core
Program is a 5 - year program designed
to promote collaboration in cutting-edge
researches on natural sciences, social
sciences and humanities with a focus on
their academic and social values, capacity
for future advancement and international
importance. It would be implemented as
either bilateral or multilateral with equal
partnership whereby counterpart core
institutions would obtain funding from
science promotion agencies and/or other
funding agencies equivalent to JSPS. On
the other hand, the Asia and Africa (AA)
Science Platform Program is a 3 - year
program that promotes collaborative
researches on topics that are important
for Asia and Africa and are also deemed of
high priority by Japan. Core institutions
in participating countries would conduct
joint researches, seminars, scientific
meetings and researcher exchanges
under the leadership of Japanese core
institutions.
Balik Scientist Program
The OSec continued to implement
the Balik Scientist Program (BSP)
which aims to strengthen the scientific
and technological human resources
of academic, public and private
institutions in order to accelerate the
flow of technologies and stimulate the
development of new or strategically
important technologies that are vital to
national development and progress. The
BSP was originally started as a five - year
program under Presidential Decree No.
819 issued on October 24, 1975 and was
later extended up to October 1986 by
Letter of Instruction No. 1044 issued on
July 18, 1980. However, it was revived
by President Fidel V. Ramos by issuing
on October 25, 1993 Executive Order
No. 130 to “strengthen the scientific and
technological manpower of the academe
and public and private institutions and
to promote information exchange and
accelerate the flow of new technology
into the country”. Since then, the
Implementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR) of E.O. 130 has been revised twice7
to make BSP more attractive to foreignbased Filipino scientists.
In 2006, the OSec assessed four
BSP applicants, approved three as BSP
awardees and categorized one as a visiting
scientist. The approved BSP awardees
were Dr. Marolo C. Alfaro, Dr. Johnny P.
Abilay and Dr. Zoraida P. Aguilar while
Engr. Edgardo Alvarez was categorized as
a visiting scientist due to his short (oneweek) time availability.
Dr. Marolo C. Alfaro, an Associate
Professor at the University of Manitoba
with a PhD in Civil/Geotechnical
Engineering from Saga University in
Japan, was scheduled to come on June
28, 2006. Unfortunately, his visit was
temporarily postponed due to sudden
and serious illness. He was to share his
expertise with a number of institutions to
include Araneta University Foundation,
University of the Philippines, De La Salle
University, University of San Carlos and
University of Mindanao and to visit Brgy.
Guinsaugon, St. Bernard, Southern Leyte.
Dr. Johnny P. Abilay, a retired
Hatchery Quality Control Representative
of Foster Farm, in California, USA, with a
PhD in dairy science from Louisiana State
University, arrived on October 16, 2006.
He was to study breeds and dairy traits
of cows for genetic engineering and share
his expertise on the “KESHOE” system of
dairy genetic engineering to help rapidly
develop the Philippine dairy industry.
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He developed the “KESHOE” system
through many years of experience working
at the U P College of Agriculture, the
private sector and as FAO scholar in
dairy cattle breeding and genetics at
the Louisiana State University in Baton
Rouge.
Together with experts from the
National Dairy Authority (NDA), he has
completed surveys and observation tour
of dairy farming situations and operations
in sixteen provinces of the country as
follows: milk processing plant in El
Salvador, Misamis Oriental; dairy farm in
Manolo Fortich, Del Monte dairy farm
and milk plant, the National Artificial
Breeding Center, Philippine Carabao
Center and Central Mindanao University
Dairy Farm in Bukidnon; milk processing
plant and smallhold dairy farm in Davao
City; goat farm of the Missionary Baptist
and St. Benedict’s dairy farm in Davao
Del Sur; the NDA Region 7 Office
and AI Office in Cebu; Ubay PCC and
smallhold carabao dairy farm in Bohol;
Dumaguete City Semen Collection and
Processing Lab in Negros Oriental; Island
Dairy Cooperative in Siquijor; dairy farms
and milk processing plants in Laguna,
Batangas, Quezon; PCC in Nueva Ecija;
dairy farms and milk processing plants in
Albay, Camarines Sur and Sorsogon.
Dr. Zoraida P. Aguilar, an expert
on analytical chemistry with focus on
biosensors development, is connected with
Vegrandis, LLC, a biotechnology firm in
Arkansas, USA. She was meet graduate
students of her receiving institutions to
share her inputs in biotechnology and
to also conduct seminars, lectures and
training on biosensors development in
Ateneo De Manila University, Xavier
University, University of Santo Tomas,
RITM, ITDI and DOST VII. Her visit
scheduled in November 22 to December
22, 2006 was unfortunately cancelled due
to her scheduling problem.
Engr. Edgardo Alvarez, a Senior
Engineering Specialist on environmental
and radiation safety at the Department
of National Defense, Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada, holds a Masters Degree in
Chemical Engineering from the Laval
University, Quebec City, Canada. Due
to his very short (one-week) stint, he was
classified as a visiting scientist. He would
shoulder his roundtrip airfare and daily
subsistence allowance as his contribution
to the Program.
In March 6–9, 2006, he presented
a paper on innovation system for the
energy, environment and industry
sectors during the “Forum on National
Innovation Systems for the Industry
and Energy Sector in the Philippines”
organized by the Philippine Council
for Industry and Energy Research and
Development (PCIERD). He conducted
lectures for industry participants on
“EMS Audit Based on ISO 14001 with
Emphasis on Identification of Impacts,,
Mitigation of Risk and Prevention of
Pollution in Chemical Industry” as
organized and sponsored by the Bureau
of Product Standards (BPS) of DTI. He
discussed the “Curriculum Content and
Professional Regulations Requirements
for Accreditation of Locally Trained and
Licensed Scientists and Engineers” with
graduate and undergraduate students in
chemical engineering of the Department
of Chemical Engineering of UP Diliman.
Under the sponsorship of the Energy
Research and Testing Laboratory
Services (ERTLS) of the Department of
Energy, he gave lectures on ISO 14001,
environmental management system in
government organizations specifically the
management of waste oil and oil sludge in
power plants and the management of oil
spill such as leak prevention and detection
of laboratory wastes for technical
people from the different bureaus of the
Department of Energy and from DOSTITDI who all gave favorable feedbacks
and commendations of Engr. Alvarez.
The OSec received and assessed
four (4) applications to the short-term
expert program for implementation in
2007. These applications came from:
1) Dr. Eufemio G. Barcelon who has
a PhD in applied biological sciences
- food technology from University of
Gent in Belgium and now works as a
research scientist in a food company
in Victoria, Australia and proposed to
come home in January 15 to April 15,
2007 to assist the University of Santo
Tomas (UST), Cavite State University
(CvSU), ITDI and FNRI in the areas of
research and product development on
innovative and functional foods, training,
demonstration and product promotion;
2) Dr. Homer D. Pantua who has a PhD
in biomedical sciences specializing in
virology and immunology from University
of Massachusetts Medical School and
works as a veterinarian and virologist
in animal health practice, molecular
biology and vaccine development, and
proposed to assist the Research Institute
for Tropical Medicine (RITM) and
University of the Philippines in the
development of a collaborative human
and animal health research benefiting the
underserved regions in the Philippines; 3)
Dr. Roberto S. Clemente who has PhD
in agro-environmental engineering from
McGill University in Canada and works
as an associate professor in the Asian
Institute of Technology in Thailand, and
proposed to visit the country in May 15
to June 30, 2007 to assist the Laguna
Lake Development Authority (LLDA)
in assessing and improving water quality
in Laguna Lake that has been seriously
affected by “non-point source pollutants”
in the past decades; and 4) Dr. Aylen B.
Ramos who has a PhD in environmental
engineering from Griffith University
in Australia and works as a laboratory
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manager and adjunct professor at New
Jersey City University in USA and
proposed to assist the University of San
Carlos and selected LGUs in using her
computer-aided tool for siting sanitary
landfills (CATSSAL) in achieving their
landfill project goals. Moreover, the OSec
plans to hold consultation meetings with
previous BSP Awardees.
Scientific Career System
The OSec continued the
implementation of the Scientific Career
System (SCS) which was originally
established within the Civil Service
through Executive Order No. 784 dated
March 17, 1982. However, the formal
organization of the SCS was mandated
under Executive Order No. 901 issued
on July 19, 1983. The SCS is a system
of recruitment, career progression,
recognition and reward of scientists in the
public service, as a means of developing
a pool of highly qualified and productive
scientific personnel. Its features include:
1) entrance and career progression or
advancement based on qualifications,
merit and scientific productivity; 2)
career paths that allow scientists to
develop within their respective areas of
expertise without leaving their status as
scientists; and 3) Incentives and rewards
to ensure attraction and retention of
highly qualified persons in the science and
technology sector.
Its merit system aims to: 1) to
establish guidelines for entrance to and/
or conferment of rank in the Scientific
Career System; 2) to provide equal
opportunities for career advancement
of scientists; 3) to encourage the
development of highly qualified and
productive scientists in the public
service; 4) to provide a system of rewards
and recognition for outstanding career
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scientists to ensure their continued service
in scientific R&D in government; and
5) to provide a guide for expeditious and
facilitative resolution of complaints and
grievances of scientists.
As of December 2006, the Scientific
Career System had conferred the scientist
rank to 102 researchers. Of this number,
31 are still active in R&D work, 7 are
temporarily out of R&D work or have
transferred to CES position; and 53 have
retired or resigned from government,
and 11 passed away. Of the 31 who are
still active in R&D work, 18 (58%) are
male and 13 (42%) are female while 9
(29%) come from various agencies of the
Department of Science and Technology,
11 (35%) from bureaus and agencies of
the Department of Agriculture, 3 (10%)
from the National Museum, and 8 (26%)
from State Universities and Colleges
(SUCs). In terms of scientist ranks, 16
(52%) are in Scientist I level, 6 (19%) in
Scientist II level; 6 (19%) in Scientist III
level and 3 (10%) in the Scientist IV level.
In 2006, the Scientific Career Council
(SCC) met four (4) times. It issued on
August 24, 2006 its Resolution No. 29
approving the proposed amendment in
the new rating system and the use of
the new SCS forms; and the immediate
application of the new rating system
to all nominations for conferment and
upgrading in scientific ranks.
The OSec supported the Philippine
Association of Career Scientists (PACS),
an organization of scientists in the
Scientific Career System. The PACS led
the conduct of the scientific forum on
July 20, 2006 during the 17th National
Science and Technology Week Celebration
that covered the topics, “Jatropha
biopesticide plus enhanced light trap”;
“Wood protectants from cashew nut
processing”; “E-Kawayan”; Intellectual
Property Rights (IPRs); and “Integrated
soil fertility management in coco-lanzones
fruit tree cropping system”. Also, the
PACS held on December 15, 2006 the
“PACS Kapihan” with the theme, “Rising
from the Oil Spill” in Makati City
covering the following topics: “Prevention
& Responding to an Oil Spill”; “Science
Based Rehabilitation Program on
Guimaras Oil Spill”; “Restoration and
Rehabilitation Protocols for Oil Laden
Littoral”; and “Environmental Technology
Verification”.
Celebrated the National S&T
Week
The OSec led the celebration of the
National Science and Technology Week
(NSTW) with the theme, “Saving Lives,
Improving Lives Through S&T” in July
17 to 21, 2006 at the Philippine Trade
Training Center in Pasay City. The
NSTW highlighted the relevance and
contributions of S&T in the country.
It featured a technology fair/exhibit; a
technology investment forum, and a
scientific meeting.
The Technology Fair/Exhibits attracted
60 exhibitors, 49 of whom were nonselling and 11 selling exhibitors. The
selling exhibitors generated total sales of
P I99,743.00. There were 9,275 visitors
to the exhibits with 70.0 % coming
from students, 10.1 % from government
agencies, 6.1 % from the academe,
3.4 % from businessmen, 0.3 % from
local government units, 0.3 % from
professional organizations, and 10.0 %
from other groups. Of these, 72.8 %
were first-time visitors; 61.4 % learned
about the event from school; and 21.9 %
learned it through DOST invitations.
The exhibit provided a centerpiece
which featured technologies selected by
the DOST agencies that included ASTI,
FNRI, FPRDI, ITDI, PNRI, PAGASA,
PCAMRD, PCARRD, PCHRD,
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pic of natl s&t week
PCIERD, PHIVOLCS, STII and
TAPI. The technologies featured in the
centerpiece exhibits were classified under:
1) environment and disaster management;
2) food and health; 3) energy; 4) industry.
The one hundred years of the Philippine
Journal of Science were also highlighted.
The attractive centerpiece appealed to
many guests. Its design conceptualization
and production had been contracted to a
private design outfit.
The Technology Investment Fora
conducted in July 18 to 19, 2006
were well-attended with a total of
335 participants. The technologies
presented in the fora attracted potential
investors/adoptors as follows: 1) Good
Manufacturing Practices/Hazard Analysis
of Critical Control Point (GMP/
HACCP) by ITDI with 7 potential
investors/adoptors; 2) production of
sugar from coconut (coco sugar) by the
Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)
with 6 potential investors/adoptors; 3)
the low-fat sugar ice cream by FNRI with
6 potential investors/adoptors; 4) the
mobile shelter by FPRDI with 3 potential
investors/adoptors; 5) the bamboo
tiles and laminates by the Mariano
Marcos State University (MMSU) with
1 potential investor/adoptor; 6) the
Ampalaya tablet for type II Diabetes
Mellitus and Yerba Buena as analgesic by
NIRPROMP with 6 potential investor/
adoptors; 7) the water retort by ITDI
with 3 potential investors/
adoptors; and 8) the natural
dye extraction and textile
application technology
by PTRI with 3 potential
investors/adoptors.
The Scientific Meetings
were successfully held
on July 20, 2006 at the
Philippine Plaza Hotel with
a total of 195 participants
coming from the academe,
private sector, local
government units and other government
agencies including from the House of
Representatives. The topics focusing
on the NSTW theme contributed to
strengthening government programs that
address the country’s needs, problems and
opportunities.
Updated the Country’s R&D
Statistics
The OSec conducted the Survey of
2005 R&D Expenditures and Human
Resources as part of its efforts to monitor
the country’s S&T activities particularly
research and development efforts and
to provide policy makers with empirical
evidences on the results of R&D policies.
R&D statistics, specifically the resources
devoted to R&D in terms of expenditures
and human resources, are among the
standard statistical indicators that are used
worldwide to measure the state of science
and technology in any country. R&D
statistics serve as basis for setting R&D
directions and priority areas as well as for
formulating better science and technology
policies and programs. Policymakers
demand for timely, reliable and accurate
R&D statistics for policy decisions on
S&T.
The R&D survey was reformed in
2002 to conform with the ASEAN S&T
indicators system that adopted the OECD
Frascati Manual. Since then, it had been
undertaken thrice, in 2003 to collect 2002
data, in 2004 to collect 2003 data and in
2006 to collect 2005 data. Considering its
costs, it was decided that the R&D survey
would be undertaken every two years.
The R&D survey has two components.
The first component, covering 3 sectors
- government agencies; higher educational
institutions and private non-profit
institutions, is undertaken by the OSec
through the DOST sectoral councils, SEI,
NRCP and DOST regional offices. The
2005 R&D Survey that was conducted in
October 2006 covered 1,014espondentinstitutions: 262 government institutions,
672 higher education institutions and 80
private non-profit institutions. The second
component covering the private business
sector is undertaken as a rider survey by
the National Statistics Office (NSO) in
its Annual Survey of Philippine Business
and Industry (ASPBI). It covered a survey
sample of 1,400 respondents.
The OSec has developed and
maintained databases of R&D projects,
project leaders and researchers nationwide.
Moreover, it provides updated R&D data
to the Philippine Statistical Yearbook,
ASEAN, UNESCO S&T statistics and to
the World Competitiveness Yearbook.
Moreover, the OSec continued
linkages with other statistical agencies
of the government and with other users
and producers of S&T data through the
Inter-Agency Committee on Science and
Technology Statistics (IACSTS) under
the auspices of the National Statistical
Coordination Board (NSCB). The
IACSTS, presided by OSec, facilitates
data exchange among member-agencies.
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S&T FUND MANAGEMENT
SERVICES (MFO 2)
The Office of the Secretary implements
the Grants-In-Aid (GIA) Program, one
of government’s most focused policy
instruments designed to support the
country’s innovation process. Its primary
objective is to harness the country’s
scientific and technological capabilities
to spur and attain sustainable economic
growth and development by strengthening
the participation of various S&T sectors
particularly in research and development,
promotion, technology transfer and
utilization, human resources development,
information dissemination, advocacy, and
linkages.
providing government grants to S&T
interventions, therefore, reduces market
failures and ensures that R&D results,
new knowledge and technologies are made
readily available to the public.
The GIA Program is implemented
as proposal-driven and merit-based
cooperative agreements with a range
of S&T stakeholders, notably private
and state universities and colleges,
public R&D institutions, private firms,
government and non-government
organizations and local government units.
Any Filipino public or private entity
with proven competence could apply
for GIA funding provided their projects
would be implemented in the Philippines.
The eligibility of project proponents is
determined based on their readiness in
terms of technical,
managerial,
Table 1: Summary of GIA-Funded Projects By Priority Area, 2006
financial and
GIA Funding
No. of
Priority Area
projects /
marketing
Amount
Percentage
programs
capabilities, if
All Categories
144
P 430,136,449.39
100%
necessary, as
R&D and Research
reflected in the
95
207,663,289.52
48.3
Capacity Building
documents and
Strengthening the National
9
177,030,286.59
41.1
proofs they
Innovation System
are required to
S&T Advocacy, Promotion
40
45,442,873.28
10.6
and Linkages
submit. Preference
is accorded to
The policy rationale for providing
DOST-accredited
science
foundations
government grants to S&T interventions
and
member-institutions
of
the DOST
particularly in research and development
networks,
and
to
project
proponents
with
is rooted in “market failures” associated
no
previous
accountabilities.
The
selection
with S&T activities. Market failures
of projects for funding is undertaken
occur when private firms and individuals
through a merit-based competitive
do not adequately invest in S&T due to
process that is critical in fostering the
varied reasons. For one, they do not see
highest standards of S&T excellence. The
worthwhile gains from doing so. They
appraisal of project proposals involves
may also consider investments in S&T as
the Department’s five sectoral planning
substantially high and risky, and taking
councils and the National Research
a long gestation period. Risks associated
Council of the Philippines.
with S&T require a high risk premium.
Underinvestment in S&T particularly
R&D can especially be detrimental to
new entrants and small firms that face
a host of constraints. The policy of
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The Office of the Secretary provides
funding grants for programs/projects
deemed as falling under the following
DOST priorities and thrusts: 1) research
and development and research capacity
building in priority areas identified as
strategic to national development; 2)
strengthening of the national innovation
system; and 3) S&T advocacy, promotion,
information dissemination, and linkages.8
In R&D and research capacity
building, the GIA Program considers
for funding project proposals on the
conduct of basic research, applied
research, experimental development
and pilot testing, the upgrading of S&T
infrastructure, and the development of
R&D personnel through scholarships,
thesis/dissertation grants and training.
In strengthening the national
innovation system, it accepts project
proposals on technology development,
demonstration, application,
commercialization, and diffusion
including technology needs assessment
and technology sourcing, establishment
of technology-based business through
the provision of technology, equipment,
and training, consultancy and technical
advisory services, technology acquisition,
technology matching service, preparation
of technology commercialization plan,
acquisition of equipment and provision of
technology systems for innovation.
These thrusts and priorities are defined in
Administrative Order No. 006 issued by the Office of
the Secretary on October 8, 2004.
8
In the case of the Philippines, Cororaton found that the
rates of return to R&D investment are encouragingly
high, that productivity is positively affected by R&D
activities, implying that R&D investment is not only
important in the process of development, but also has
generally better payoffs than other forms of investment.
(Rates of Return to R&D Investment in the Philippines,
Discussion Paper Series No. 99-24, Philippine Institute
for Development Studies, August 1999).
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Knowledge and technologies from these priority
areas are also expected to create the highest impact
to poverty alleviation as they are almost similar to
the five areas: water, energy, health, agriculture,
and biodiversity, identified by the United Nations
where S&T would play a critical role in sustainable
development and in attaining the Millennium
Development Goals.
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In S&T advocacy, promotion,
information dissemination and
linkages, the GIA Program considers
project proposals on initiatives aimed
at enhancing public S&T awareness,
the conduct of international, national,
and local S&T workshops / seminars
/ meetings / symposia / conferences,
the holding of international, national,
and local S&T competitions / quizzes /
olympiads, book writing and publication
including subsidy /grant to science and
technology journals, the development
of S&T policies including secretariat
services and management support to
S&T programs and projects, and the
development and strengthening of S&T
linkages and networks.
provided a total of P 430.1 million to 141
programs and projects. Of these, 95 R&D
and research capacity building projects
received P 207.7 million, 9 programs
and projects aimed at strengthening
the national innovation system were
supported with P 177.0 million; and 39
programs / projects on S&T advocacy,
promotion and linkages with P 45.4
million. The summary of projects funded
under GIA is provided in Table below.
Funded R&D and Research
Capacity Building Projects
Returns to R&D have been empirically
proven to be consistently positive
and high both in the developed and
the developing countries.9 However,
the country’s R&D investment level
measured in terms of total national
R&D expenditures as a percentage of
the country’s gross domestic product
(GDP) is only at 0.14 % based on the
2003 National R&D Survey. This R&D
spending level is far below than the
standard 1 percent of GDP recommended
by the United Nations Educational
Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) for developing countries.
Compared with neighboring countries,
it is below Vietnam’s 0.19 %, Thailand’s
0.24 %, Malaysia’s 0.69 % and Singapore’s
2.15 %.
In this context, the OSec provides
funding support to research and
development and research capacity
building projects in priority areas
identified as strategic to national
development. It ensures that these projects
are adapted to local needs and capabilities,
and produce new and relevant knowledge
that would not only stimulate economic
growth but also provide solutions in the
fight against poverty. It prioritizes funding
support to biotechnology, information
and communications technology,
alternative energy, environment and
health products and services as enunciated
in the SePA.10
In 2006, the OSec provided P 207.7
million to 96 R&D programs/projects.
It should be noted that many of these
R&D projects require years to develop
and should be considered as long-term
investments, the pay-offs of which do
not immediately become apparent.
Linking their long-term outcomes to
annual budgets is therefore a difficult
task and their outcomes could only be
judged retrospectively. In the short-term,
investments in diverse portfolios can be
described and identified, and it is these
investments that will determine whether
short-term outputs and long-term
outcomes resulting from the portfolio of
current awards would be as significant as
past outputs and outcomes.
The list of all R&D projects funded
under the GIA Program is provided in
Table 2. The most significant R&D
investment portfolios are, however,
discussed below.
Cancer Genetics Program. Since 2001,
the OSec had provided P 23.3 million
to the Cancer Genetics Program aimed
at finding new preventive and screening
strategies that would lower the risk
of cancer in the Philippines as well as
developing therapeutic strategies. For its
5th year of implementation, the program
achieved the following: a) conducted
polymorphism analyses of the genes
GSTT1, GSTM1, CYP1A1, CYP2E1,
NAT1, NAT2 for cancer case and control
subjects; b) conducted mutation analyses
for the p53 suppressor gene and the ras
proto-oncogene; c) done sequencing
analysis of the 4 exons of p53 tumor
suppressor gene; and d) conducted partial
optimization of the CYP2D6 genotyping
protocol.
Study on Subacute Sclerosis
Panencephalitis (SSPE) Development
of a New Therapeutic Strategy Using
an Antiviral Drug Ribavirin. P 1.6
million were provided by the OSec to
this new R&D undertaking that started
in 2006. It has been designed to take up
to clinical stage level the determination
of the efficiency and safety of the
combined therapy of oral isoprinosine
and intraventricular ribavirin in patients
diagnosed with SSPE. This is a promising
R&D initiative that is expected to
produce a new therapeutic strategy for
SSPE patients and thereby, improve
mortality and morbidity rates in the
country.
Application of Nuclear Techniques to
Address Specific Harmful Algal Bloom
(Phase ll). The OSec had provided P
10.7 million to this 3-year R&D program
since 2004. It aims to develop and apply
predicting, controlling and mitigating
(PCM) techniques for harmful algal
blooms (HABs) in selected mariculture
sites in the Philippines. To date, the
program accomplished the following:
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Table 2 : List of R&D and Research Capability Build Up Programs/Projects in Areas Identified as Strategic to National Development
and Funded under DOST Grants-in-Aid, 2006
Project/Program Title
Project Duration
Start
End
Implementing
Agency
All Programs/Projects
Funding Support
P 207,663,289.52
1. Bridging the Gap Between Seasonal Climate Forecasts and Decision Makers in Agriculture
12/1/2006
11/30/2007
PAGASA
P 1,050,954.00
2. Collection, Conservation, Regeneration and Re-introduction of Indigenous Orchids in Selected
Protected Natural Habitats
12/1/2006
11/30/2007
UPLB-IPB
P 1,525,090.00
3. Critical Catalytic Activities and Services to Support Mitigation, Assessment and Research Towards a
Sustainable and Effective Restoration of the Damaged Marine Environment
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
UP Visayas
P 499,500.00
4. Developing Microelectronics Education
11/1/2005
10/31/2006
UPD-DEEE
P 4,109,485.04
5. Development of Culture Technology for Small-Size and/or Mucilaginous Seaweed Species with High
Value Natural Products
10/1/2006
9/30/2007
UP-MSI
P 0.00
6. Development of Culture Technology for Small-Size and/or Mucilaginous Seaweed Species with High
Value Natural Products
10/1/2005
9/30/2006
UP-MSI
P 632,224.00
7. Development of Packaging Systems in the Post-Harvest Handling and Distribution of Fresh Vegetables
(Carrots and Cabbage) in Benguet
2/16/2007
7/31/2007
ITDI
P 441,181.07
8. Development of Recombinant Vaccines Against Influenza
12/15/2006
12/14/2007
UP-MSI
9. Development of Standards for Selected Ethnic Food Products
7/25/2007
8/26/2007
UPD-CHE
10.Evidences of the West-Central Philippine Collision Zone in Buruanga Peninsula and Vicinity:
Implications on Geohazards, Mineralization and Energy Resource Potentials
4/1/2006
3/31/2007
UP-NIGS
11.Improvement of Current Processes and Operations in the Manufacture of Muscovado Sugar to Meet
Specific Market Requirements
4/1/2007
9/30/2007
ITDI
P 7,301,349.00
P 468,588.23
P 2,976,212.00
P 610,100.00
12.Investigation on VCO Quality Parameters
10/1/2006
3/30/2007
ADMU
P 1,185,880.00
13.Performance Testing of Emerging Pre-fabricated Wall Systems in the Philippines (Y2 of 2 Years)
10/1/2006
3/31/2007
FPRDI
P 722,167.60
14.Population Dynamics of Two Model Reef Fishes: Crucial Intermediate Steps of Fisheries Ecosystem
Management
11/1/2005
10/31/2006
UP-MSI
P 229,042.20
15.Study on Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: Development of a New Therapeutic Stategy Using an
Antiviral Drug Ribavirin
12/1/2006
11/30/2007
Dept. of
Pediatrics
and Dept. of
Neuroscience
-UP-PGH
16.Vehicle Research and Testing Project
2/15/2006
2/14/2007
UPD-ME
P 1,068,903.40
P 32,600,540.00
Program on the Application of Nuclear Techniques to Address Specific Harmful Algal Bloom Concerns - Phase II
17.Project 1a. Transfer of Receptor Binding Assay Technology to Local End-Users Assay on Marine
Biotoxins - Production of Radiolabeled Compounds for Receptor Binding Assay on Marine
Biotoxins
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
PNRI
P 687,003.00
18.Project 1b. Transfer of Receptor Binding Assay Technology to Local End-Users Assay on Marine
Biotoxins - Technology Transfer of Receptor Binding Assay to Regulatory Setting
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
PNRI
DA-BFAR
UP-MSI
P 684,796.15
19.Project 2. Optimization of the Culture Conditions for Large Scale Production of Saxitoxin by
Pyrodinium bahamense var compressum (Pbc)
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
UP-MSI
P 769,901.54
20.Project 3. Use of Clay in Controlling Pyrodinium Bloom
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
UP-MSI
P 964,524.58
21.Project 4a. Dinoflagellate Cysts in Selected Mariculture Sites: Implication to Management Distribution and Possible Transport of Live Dinoflagellate Cysts: Roles in Harmful Algal Bloom
Dynamics
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
PNRI
UP-MSI
UP-NIGS
P 958,845.29
22.Project 4b. Dinoflagellate Cysts in Selected Mariculture Sites: Implication to Management - Historical
Profile of Harmful Algal Cysts and Anthropogenic Inputs in Sediments Using Isotope Technique
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
PNRI
UP-MSI
UP-NIGS
P 555,588.00
23.Project 5. Modeling for Prediction and Mitigation of Specific Harmful Algal Blooms in Selected
Mariculture Sites
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
UP-MSI
P 652,512.51
24.Proj.1. Evaluation of Genetic Polymorphism as Biomarkers of Cancer Risk Among Filipinos
6/11/2006
6/10/2007
UP-NIH
P 1,182,064.00
25.Proj.1. Evaluation of Genetic Polymorphism as Biomarkers of Cancer Risk Among Filipinos
6/11/2005
6/10/2006
UP-NIH
P 695,780.00
Cancer Genetics Program
28
Continuing R&D Initiatives
26.
Assessment of Soil Erosion Using Fall-Out Radionuclides in Selected Agricultural Watersheds in
the Philippines
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
PNRI
27.
Development of Low-Cost Investment Casting Technology for Micro and Small Scale
Entrepreneurs
11/1/2006
4/30/2007
MIRDC
28.
Development of Near Surface Facility for Disposal of Low and Intermediate Radioactive Waste in
the Philippines-Phase III
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
PNRI
P 1,235,000.00
29.
Enhanced Forest Products Industries R&D and S&T Program: Enhancing the Technical Services
Delivery System for the Forest-Based SMEs in the Countryside
11/1/2006
10/30/2007
FPRDI
P 1,230,863.00
30.
Enhanced Forest Products Industries R&D and S&T Program: Handmade Paper
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
FPRDI
P 1,246,117.00
31.
Enhanced Forest Products Industries R&D and S&T Program: Housing Technologies
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
FPRDI
P 587,903.00
32.
Enhanced Forest Products Industries R&D and S&T Program: Materials Properties Evaluation
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
FPRDI
P 1,017,249.00
33.
Enhanced Forest Products Industries R&D and S&T Program: Processing and Utilization of Some
Industrial Tree Plantation Species (ITPS) and Non-wood Forest Products
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
FPRDI
P 1,225,560.31
34.
Environmental Awareness and Management of Controlled Substances at MIRDC
11/1/2006
4/30/2007
MIRDC
P 2,352,300.00
35.
Locality-centered Screening and Verification of Dye Extraction and Textile Application of Natural
Dye Yielding Plants for the Local MSME’s and the Handloom Weaving Sector
11/1/2006
4/30/2007
PTRI
P 997,000.00
36.
Low-Cost Rapid Tooling Through Investment Casting for Stamping, Investment Casting and Plastic
Injection
11/1/2006
4/30/2007
MIRDC
P 970,000.00
37.
Management fo Technologically Enhanced Naturally-Occuring Radioactive Materials (TENORM)
Released into the Environment at PHILPHOS Fertilizer Plants in Isabel Leyte: Component II:
Radiological Assessment for Possible Potential Health Implications Owing
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
PNRI
P 1,190,192.00
38.
Meteorological-Hydrological and Climatological Data Recovery/Enhancement in Support to Hazard
Mapping and Vulnerability Assessment
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
PAGASA
P 3,817,607.69
39.
Seismic Observation, Studies and Network Development
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
PHIVOLCS
P 2,758,754.00
40.
Strengthening Public and Private Partnership in Food & Nutrition Through R&D and S&T Activities
11/1/2006
10/30/2007
FNRI
P 2,200,212.00
41.
Study on the Level of Nitrate and Nitrite in Foods Commonly Consumed by Filipinos
11/1/2006
10/30/2007
FNRI
P 3,889,672.00
42.
Varietal Improvement of SW F1 for Higher Cocoon Productivity
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
PTRI
P 700,000.00
43.
Waste Management R&D and Technology Transfer Program Project 1. Calamansi Wastes for the
Production of USP Grade Pectin and other Health-Care Products (Bench-Scale)
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
ITDI
P 1,551,750.00
44.
Waste Management R&D and Technology Transfer Program Project 2. Recovery and Purification of
Glycerine as By-Product from Methyl Ester Production
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
ITDI
P 1,405,750.00
45.
Waste Management R&D and Technology Transfer Program Project 3. Development of An
Anaerobic Fiber Bed Baffled Reactor (AFBR) fot Wastewater Treatment
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
ITDI
P 1,141,750.00
46.
Waste Management R&D and Technology Transfer Program Project 4. Utilization of Waste Plastic
Bags in Asphalt Mixes for Road Pavement (Laboratory Scale)
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
ITDI
P 1,323,000.00
47.
Waste Management R&D and Technology Transfer Program Project 5. Commercialization of
Bioreactor and Microbial Inoculant for Specialized Solid Wastes
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
ITDI
P 1,631,000.00
48.
Waste Management R&D and Technology Transfer Program Project 6. Application of Landfill Clay
Liner
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
ITDI
P 1,482,235.00
2/1/2007
7/31/2007
FNRI
P 475,917.00
P 1,190,192.62
P 370,000.00
Development of Functional Food Products from Coconut Flour
49.
Proj. 4 Functional Food Product Development and Commercialization
Disaster Mitigation & Prevention Program
50.
Development and Application of Numerical Models for Weather, Climate, Marine and Hydrological
Forecasting Services
12/1/2005
11/30/2006
PAGASA
P 100,000.00
51.
Disaster Mitigation Through Enhanced Forecasts Using Numerical Prediction Products and Satellite
Data
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
PAGASA
P 20,956,520.00
29
52.
Disaster Mitigation Through Enhanced Weather Forecasts Using Upper Air Data
7/1/2007
12/31/2007
PAGASA
P 18,236,760.00
53.
Enhancement of Flood Forecasting and Warning (FFW) Information System: Upgrading Water
Level Monitoring Facilities for Flood Forecasting and Warning- GOP’s Counterpart in the PAGASAJICA Technical Cooperation Project (TCP)
4/1/2007
5/31/2007
PAGASA
P 759,050.00
54.
Enhancement of Weather Forecasting Capabilities Using Satellite Data
10/1/2006
9/30/2007
PAGASA
P 4,393,155.29
55.
Strengthening Weather Observational Capability for Natural Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation
7/1/2007
12/31/2007
PAGASA
P 4,445,000.00
Program on Establishment, Implementation and Maintenance of Management Systems in all DOST RDIs and Regional Offices
56.
Proj. 1. Implementation and Maintenance of Laboratory Accreditation in all DOST Laboratories in
Accordance with ISO/IEC 17025
2/1/2006
1/31/2007
DOST-Regional
Offices
DOST-R&D
Institutes
57.
Project 2. Provision of Reference Materials and Subsequent Conduct of Proficiency Testing
Program
5/1/2006
4/30/2007
FNRI
P 3,393,807.00
P 12,219,301.80
Program on Isotope and Nuclear Techniques Application in Water Management and Protection
58.
Project 1. Isotope Application in Delineating Recharge of Bacolod City Groundwater System
12/1/2006
11/30/2007
PNRI
P 4,002,321.24
59.
Project 2. Isotope Application in Verifying Recharge Processes in Bulacan Province Groundwater
System
12/1/2006
11/30/2007
PNRI
P 254,900.00
11/1/2005
10/31/2006
UP-MSI
P 884,117.00
Pacific Seaboard R&D Program
60.
Project 1: Upwelling Variability and Intrusion Into Coastal Waters
Program on Resource Management and Culture of the Tropical Sea Cucumber Holothuria Scabra Jaeger
61.
Project 1. Grow-Out Culture and Stock Enhancement of Tropical Sea Cucumber, Holothuria scabra
Jaeger
12/1/2006
11/30/2007
UP-MSI
P 1,924,472.00
62.
Project 2. Seed Production and Stock Enhancement of Sea Cucumber Holothuria Scabra
(Holothuroidea: Echinodermata) and other Exploited Species of Sea Cucumber
12/1/2006
11/30/2007
UP Visayas
P 1,433,557.60
S&T Anchor Program for Banana
63.
Project 1.1 Disease Management for Saba (Bugtok/Moko and Mealy Bugs), Latundan and Lakatan
(Sigatoka Banana Bunchy Top, Fusarium Wilt and Moko)
10/1/2006
9/30/2007
DMMSU
P 161,514.16
64.
Project 1.1 Disease Management for Saba (Bugtok/Moko and Mealy Bugs), Latundan and Lakatan
(Sigatoka Banana Bunchy Top, Fusarium Wilt and Moko)
10/1/2005
9/30/2006
DMMSU
P 705,072.00
65.
Project 1.2. Management of Bacterial Wilt/Bugtok Diseases of Banana
8/18/2006
8/17/2007
UPLB-Plant
Pathology
P 325,436.03
66.
Project 1.3. Identification, Characterization and Management of Fusarium Wilt of Banana (Saba,
Lakatan and Latundan) [Formerly, Epidemiological Studies and Management Strategies for Fungal
Diseases of Banana]
7/1/2006
6/30/2007
UPLB-Plant
Pathology
P 413,040.02
67.
Project 1.4. Insect Vectors: Survey, Biology and Potential Bio-control Agents
7/1/2006
6/30/2007
UPLB-NCPC
P 186,776.66
68.
Project 1.5. Improving Production of Saba, Lakatan and Latundan Cultivars in Different Cropping
Systems
7/1/2006
6/30/2007
UPLB-FSSRI
P 412,855.92
69.
Project 1.6. Regulation of Ripening and Postharvest Disease Control in Lakatan and Latundan
7/1/2006
6/30/2007
UPLB-PHTRC
P 174,600.84
70.
Project 1.7. Development of Appropriate and Innovative Packaging for Banana Products
7/1/2006
6/30/2007
ITDI
P 231,127.06
71.
Project 3.2 Analysis and Advocacy of Policy Options to Enhance the Development of the
Philippine Smallhold Banana Sub-Industry
4/1/2006
6/30/2006
PCARRD
P 212,262.74
72.
Project 3.3. Assessment of Factor Conditions that Affect the Growth and Competitiveness of the
Banana Industry in the Philippines
7/1/2006
9/30/2006
UPLB-CEM
73.
Project 3.4. Analysis and Development of Entrepreneurial Skills Among the Small-hold Banana
Farmers in the Country
2/1/2007
4/30/2007
ISU
P 5,419.03
P 204,007.80
S&T Anchor Program for Mango
6/24/2006
12/31/2006
UPLB-Plant
Pathology
74.
Proj. 1. Pre-harvest Disease Management of Anthracnose and Stem-end Rot of ‘Carabao’ Mango
75.
Proj. 3. Stationary Trial of Philippine Mango (Using Controlled Atmosphere Technology for
Extending Shelf-life of Mango
6/1/2006
11/30/2006
CLSU
P 1,717,478.00
76.
Proj. 4 Bioecology and Control of Mango Twig Borers (Niponoclea albata (newman)/N.capito
(Paseoe)
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
RMTU
P 1,935,852.00
77.
Project 2. Postharvest Management of Anthracnose and Stem-End Rot of Mango Fruits: Phase ll Commercial Trials on the Effectivity of Heat Treatment during Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Storage
7/1/2006
12/31/2006
UPLB-PHTRC
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P 320,858.40
P 911,934.40
S&T Anchor Program for Philippine Native Chicken
78.
Proj. 2.2. IEC Strategies for Philippine Native Chicken Production and Marketing
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
WESVARRDEC
P 169,000.00
10/14/2005
10/15/2006
ITDI
P 5,508,752.78
S&T Program on Packaging
79.
Packaging R&D Center: Development/Improvement of Philippine Products Through the Application
of Advanced/Modern Packaging Technologies Phase II
Program on Transport of Low Energy Plasmas for the Synthesis of TICN/TICUN Films and Ion Treatment of Polymers
80.
Project A. TiN/TiCN/TixCuyNz Coating Technology with the SPNIS and PSTNIS
12/15/2006
12/14/2007
UP-NIP
P 3,769,435.75
81.
Project B. Polymer Treatment of Low Energy Ions from a Gas Discharge Ion Source (GDIS)
12/15/2006
12/14/2007
UP-NIP
P 4,061,711.43
82.
Project C. Beam Focus, Enhancement and Transport in the PSTNIS
12/15/2006
12/14/2007
UP-NIP
P 686,321.92
Tropical Fruits and Coconut Biotechnology Program
83.
Project 1. Development of Transgenic Papaya with Delayed Ripening Characteristics Containing
the ACC Oxidase Gene Via Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation
7/1/2006
6/30/2007
UPLB-IPB
P 1,153,404.51
84.
Project 1. Development of Transgenic Papaya with Delayed Ripening Characteristics Containing
the ACC Oxidase Gene Via Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation
7/1/2005
6/30/2006
UPLB-IPB
P 580,901.00
85.
Project 2. Development and Commercialization of PRSV Resistant GM Papaya for Fresh and
Papain Production (formerly, Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Papaya with Resistance
to PRSV)
7/1/2005
6/30/2006
UPLB-IPB
P 1,432,632.41
86.
Project 2. Development and Commercialization of PRSV Resistant GM Papaya for Fresh and
Papain Production (formerly, Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Papaya with Resistance
to PRSV)
7/1/2006
6/30/2007
UPLB-IPB
P 1,000,000.00
87.
Project 3. Gene Discovery in Coconut
7/1/2006
6/30/2007
UPLB-IBS
P 1,000,000.00
88.
Project 3. Gene Discovery in Coconut
7/1/2005
6/30/2006
UPLB-IBS
P 1,408,057.20
89.
Project 4. Tissue Culture of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Var. ‘Carabao’
7/1/2005
6/30/2006
UPLB-IPB
P 619,753.00
90.
Project 4. Tissue Culture of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Var. ‘Carabao’
7/1/2006
6/30/2007
UPLB-IPB
P 500,000.00
91.
Project 5. Coconut Tissue Culture: Protocols for Propagation (formerly, Coconut Tissue Culture:
Optimization of Protocols for Clonal Propagation, Transformation and Regeneration)
8/1/2006
7/31/2007
PCA
P 1,000,000.00
92.
Project 5. Coconut Tissue Culture: Protocols for Propagation (formerly, Coconut Tissue Culture:
Optimization of Protocols for Clonal Propagation, Transformation and Regeneration)
8/1/2005
7/31/2006
PCA
P 991,016.30
Tsunami Risk Mitigation Program
93.
Proj. 1 Tsunami Hazard Mapping and Risk Assessment
1/1/2007
12/31/2007
PHIVOLCS
P 1,866,765.00
94.
Proj. 2 Tsunami Education, Awareness Promotion and LGU Capacity Building
1/1/2007
12/31/2007
PHIVOLCS
P 1,582,125.00
95.
Proj. 3. Enhancement of Earthquakes & Tsunami Monitoring and Communication of PHIVOLCS
1/1/2007
12/31/2007
PHIVOLCS
P 849,960.00
a) developed alternative method of
detecting saxitoxin and a new gamma
emitter tracer; b) optimized conditions for
maximal production of toxins by Pbc and
purified saxitoxin used as starting material
for radiolabelled STX; c) identified
the most effective clay in removing
Pyrodinium bahamense var compressum;
d) conducted cyst identification,
geochemistry and sedimentology; and
e) generated and developed bathymetry
and numerical models of selected bays to
characterize coastal areas and bays.
Tsunami Risk Mitigation Program. The
OSec had provided P 10.0 million since
2005 to the Tsunami Risk Mitigation
Program that aims to establish a national
framework for tsunami risk mitigation
anchored on scientific hazard and risk
assessment, education and information
campaigns and capacity building at both
national and local government levels. To
date, the program was able to: a) digitize
bathymetric maps that provide size,
shape, and distribution of underwater
features for tsunami modeling; b) conduct
initial numerical modeling of tsunami
wave heights at 4 target sites, namely,
Moro Gulf, Northern Mindoro, Western
Luzon, and Western Visayas; c) compute
run-up heights and inundation distances
for tsunami hazard mapping; d) prepare
and design earthquake and tsunami
information materials; e) conduct needs
assessment and perception surveys in
Vigan, Ilocos Sur; f ) design training
module for PHIVOLCS seismological
field observers; and g) fabricate prototype
simple real-time sensors for tsunami wave
detection.
Pacific Seaboard R&D Program. The
OSec had provided P 6.0 million to the
Pacific Seaboard R&D Program since
2005. It aims to describe the distribution,
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extent, seasonality and consequences of
upwelling areas in the country’s Pacific
coast especially its effect on shallow
coastal waters and coral reefs. Under its
Phase 2, the following were accomplished:
a) established the effect of offshore
upwelling events from geological and
biological proxy records of coral skeleton
and grasses; b) studied the physical,
chemical, and biological oceanography
of upwelling and non-upwelling areas;
and c) determined the effect of upwelling
events in the spatial and temporal
distribution of economically important
fish species and other associated species in
upwelling areas.
Establishment of the Packaging R&D
Center of the Philippines (PRDCP).
Since the packaging industry plays a
critical role in making the local products
competitive in the global market, the
OSec supported the establishment of the
PRDCP and provided P 27.1 million
funding since 2002. The outputs of this
grant are: a) installation of a facility
for food packaging R&D; b) enhanced
human resources capacity for packaging
R&D in the area of retort packaging
and non-food products & shelf-life
improvement; c) better understanding and
knowledge of codes of practice and legal
requirements; and d) packaging assistance
to 65 SMEs covering 88 products.
The PRDCP now serves as a venue for
packaging research and development,
testing, training, and a depository of
packaging information, standards and
regulations.
Tropical Fruits and Coconut
Biotechnology R&D Program. Since
2003, the OSec had provided a total
of P 21.8 million to this program
aimed to promote the use of advanced
biotechnology in clonal propagation,
transformation, and regeneration of
coconut and tropical fruits. With five (5)
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projects under the program focusing on
three (3) economically important crops
namely, papaya, mango and coconut,
the outputs in 2006 were: a) production
of papaya somatic embryos totaling
to 1,420 golden yellow SE clusters
and transformation of 7,032 embryos
harboring the Agrobacterium construct
containing the pGA643; b) initiation
of new transformation work for papaya
ringspot virus (PRSV) resistance using
replicase and coat protein (CP) with
inverted repeats; c) enhancement of true
leaf formation in regenerated plantlets
of mango var. ‘Carabao’; d) cloning of
putative isoforms of identified coconut
genes for sequencing in preparation for its
transformation into the model corn plant;
and e) standardization of the procedure
for coconut tissue culture.
S&T Anchor Program for Banana.
The OSec had provided P 10.6 million
to this three (3)-year R&D program
aimed to help the local banana industry
maintain its niche in the global market
and to provide the domestic market
with affordable table bananas. In 2006,
its outputs included the following: a)
establishment of important pathological
information for effective disease
management of banana; b) improvement
of production of banana cultivars
in different cropping systems and
establishment of the ripening and storage
regimes for lakatan bananas; c) assessment
of the factor conditions affecting the
growth and competitiveness of Philippine
banana industry; d) development of
entrepreneurial skills among smallhold banana farmers through trainings
and seminars; and e) coming up with
appropriate and innovative packaging of
banana products.
S&T Anchor Program for Mango.
Since 2005, the OSec had provided P
6.1 million to the S&T Anchor Program
for Mango which aims to enhance
the competitiveness of the country’s
mango products in the local and export
markets. The Program fosters closer
collaboration among the private sectors,
mango producers’ associations, S&T
groups and other relevant government
institutions. Its 2nd phase produced the
following outputs: a) improvement of
the pre-harvest and post-harvest disease
management for Anthracnose and Stemend rot; b) development of mango storage
with controlled atmosphere facilities to
delay the ripening process and to extend
its shelf-life; and c) the development and
promotion of innovative packaging of
Philippine mango products.
Funded Programs and Projects
to Strengthen the National
Innovation System
In the present globally competitive
environment, innovation is critical for
the survival of firms. Innovation happens
when firms and individuals take risks
by investing in the development and
implementation of new or improved
products, services, processes, systems,
organizational structures or business
models to create new value for customers
and exact financial returns from doing so.
Firms need to innovate to grow, to stay
ahead in the market and to satisfy diverse
and fast changing consumer demands,
and thus, enable improvements in health,
communications and the quality of life.
The paradox of innovation is that
while driven by competition, it flourishes
through cooperation and collaboration
even among competing firms. Firms
cooperate and collaborate with clients,
other firms, regulatory agencies,
universities, research institutes and even
with competitors to share risks and costs,
to access new knowledge, and to meet
consumer needs. Innovation, therefore,
Table 3 : List of Programs and Projects to Strengthen the National Innovation System
Funded under DOST Grants-in-Aid, 2006
Program/Project Title
Project Duration
Start
End
Implementing
Agency
Funding Support
P 87,030,286.59
1.Community Based Project on Plastic
Recycling Using ITDI Technology in
Brgy. San Teodoro, Mabini, Batangas
12/28/2006
2/27/2007
ITDI
P 145,000.00
2.Nursery and Plantation Establishment of
Natural Dye-Yielding Plants in Aklan
9/16/2006
9/14/2007
DENR-ERDS R6
Aklan State
University
P 124,906.61
3.Nursery and Plantation Establishment of
Natural Dye-Yielding Plants in Aklan
9/16/2005
9/15/2006
DENR-ERDS R6
Aklan State
University
P 316,149.00
4.Upscaling of the Integrated NurseryWaste Management-Vermiculure Project
4/1/2007
6/30/2007
Office of Cong.
Manuel Zamora
P 300,154.00
5.Upgrading of Existing Packaging R&D
Laboratory and Installation of Facility for
Digitized Packaging Design Technology:
JICA Counterpart Project
4/26/2007
12/31/2007
ITDI
P 1,117,027.67
6.Upgrading of Existing Packaging R&D
Laboratory and Installation of Facility for
Digitized Packaging Design Technology:
JICA Counterpart Project
4/26/2005
4/25/2006
ITDI
P 236,268.00
7.Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading
Program (SETUP)
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
DOST-Regional
Offices
P 66,510,629.50
8.Technology Innovation for
Commercialization Program
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
DOST-R&D
Institutes
P P 8,280,151.81
9.Program on Enhancing the Farmers’
Information Technology Services (FITS)
for Rural Development
1/1/2007
12/31/2008
Various networks/
agencies
P 100,000,000.00
thrives best when business firms,
universities, public research institutions,
and other institutions interact and work
together as elements of a collective system
of knowledge creation, diffusion and
application within the country’s social,
political and cultural conditions.
Guided with a systems view of
innovation, the OSec in 2006 provided
P177.0 million funding support to 9
programs/projects as listed in Table
3. These programs include the Small
Enterprise Technology Upgrading
Program (SETUP), the Technology
Innovation and Commercialization
(TECHNICOM) Program and the
Techno Gabay Program.
Small Enterprise Technology
Upgrading Program (SETUP). The
OSec launched the SETUP in mid 2002
specifically in response to the President’s
call for the need to focus government
assistance to the country’s micro, small
and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs)
considered as the country’s engine for job
creation and wealth distribution. Based
on 2002 data, 99.6% of the total 809,271
enterprises in the country are considered
micro, small and medium enterprises
(MSMEs)11. The small- and medium-scale
enterprises (SMEs) account for 63,201 or
7.8 % of the total while micro enterprises
make up 91.8 %. The MSMEs, as a
whole, provide more jobs than large
enterprises accounting for 70.9 % of total
workers in establishments. However, they
contribute only 25 % of total value added
and 22% of total sales.
Many studies have shown the
importance of supporting SMEs as a
means for poverty alleviation, economic
growth, improving income distribution
and promoting rural as well as regional
development. Most of these studies,
however, focused on SMEs’ problems
on financial access and raised needed
financial reforms including innovations
like the adoption of a venture capital
approach for capital start-up for SMEs.
Intal (1997) cited that policymakers
are increasingly recognizing SMEs not
only as a crucial sector in an equityled development strategy but also in
competing in the global market through
product flexibility. Drawing from the
experiences of neighboring countries, he
recommended, among others, innovative
financing options for specific SME-related
activities like product development,
fixed assets, external expertise, overseas
marketing and technology tie-up, training
and operation modernization, etc.12
On the other hand, the 2005 joint
study of the Ateneo Center for Economic
R&D (ACERD) and the Financial
Executives Institute of the Philippines
(FINEX) showed that the country’s
MSMEs face a host of barriers and
constraints in finance, technology, input
11
The Small- and Medium-Enterprises Development
Council (SMEDC) officially categorizes firms by their
total assets as follows: those with up to P 3 million
as micro enterprises; those with P 3 million to P
15 million as small enterprises and those with P 15
million to P 100 million as medium. On the other
hand, the National Statistics Office (NSO) classifies
firms by employment size as follows: those with up
to 10 workers as micro; those with 10 to 99 workers
as small; and those with 100 to 199 workers as
medium.
12
As cited in page 75, Mercado, R.G., “Regional
Development in the Philippines: A Review of
Experience, State of the Art and Agenda for Research
and Action”, Discussion Paper Series 2002-03, PIDS,
February 2002.
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Table 4: List of Technology Projects Approved for Funding
under the TECHNICOM, 2006
Project Title
1. Bamboo Veneer Lathe Technology Innovation for
Commercialization
2. Development, Fabrication, and Testing of LowCost Kit for Determining Process Schedule in
Thermal Processing of Food
3. Nutrient Fortification and Pilot Scale Optimization
of Ready-To-Drink Tropical Fruit and Vegetable
Juice Blends Prepared by Aseptic Processing and
Packaging
4. Development and Commercialization of a Locally
Designed Digital Wood Moisture Meter
5. Development of an Electric Powered Vehicle
for Urban Mass Transport in Cavite Export
Processing Zone
6. MultiCrop Processing Machines for
Commercialization
availability, market access and governance.
Salient among their technology problems
and constraints are: poor or low level
of technology which results into low
productivity, inconsistent product quality
and high wastage; lack of common
support facilities like testing centers and
standardization agencies; and reliance
on home-grown quality systems rather
on internationally recognized ones like
those of the International Standard
Organization (ISO). The ACERD-FINEX
Study recommended the following: 1)
to strengthen and promote the DOST
programs for SMEs; 2) to set up common
R&D facilities and testing centers; 3)
to promote international quality system
standards; 4) to facilitate access to and
usage of ICT; and 5) to provide innovative
access to proprietary technologies.
As a focused government assistance
to MSMEs, the OSec developed and
implemented the SETUP to provide
a number of needed technology
interventions like the infusion of new/
advanced technologies to improve their
operations, provision of training, technical
assistance and consultancy services,
design of functional packages and labels,
assistance in the establishment of product
standards including testing, database
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Funding Support
P 1,419,556.00
management system,
and the provision
of innovative seed
funding for technology
acquisition.
Since 2002, the
P 966,050.00
OSec through the
GIA Program had
P 1,431,856.80
provided P 228.8
million to implement
the SETUP enabling
P 1,435,318.98
905 MSMEs, initially
from priority sectors
P 886,340.00
like food processing,
furniture, gifts and
P 936,069.60
holiday decors, marine
and aquatic resources,
horticulture, metals and engineering
sectors to address their technological
problems and innovate for productivity
and competitiveness. In 2006, 265
proposals were evaluated and 115 projects
were approved for a total funding of P
50.2 million.
The SETUP projects are primarily
implemented by the DOST Regional
Offices and their detailed outputs are
discussed in the portion on Regional S&T
Operations (MFO 3) of this report.
Technology Innovation and
Commercialization (TECHNICOM)
Program. The OSec had provided P 87.1
million to implement the Technology
Innovation and Commercialization
(TECHNICOM) Program since 2003.
The TECHNICOM Program has been
designed as a unified strategy to fast track
the transfer and commercialization of
research results. The Program provides
support for commercial prototype
development and pilot scale production
in partnership with private companies,
for business plan preparation, intellectual
properties (IP) protection, negotiation and
licensing for selected priority technologies
and a feeder program in cooperation with
selected centers of excellence to encourage
innovation and entrepreneurial activities
among undergraduate and graduate
students.
In 2006, six (6) technology projects
were approved for funding and they are
listed in Table 4.
The project on Bamboo Veneer
Lathe Technology Innovation for
Commercialization involves the design
and fabrication of bamboo veneer lathe
and cutter to meet the growing needs
of the furniture and bamboo industries,
specifically the modification of frame
to facilitate the working condition and
variation of the veneer thickness to cover
.5 to 1.5 mm. The cooking vat was already
designed and materials had been requested
from the supplier. While the MIRDC
did the destructive testing of the sample
blade, it would fabricate the base part of
the blade and the fabrication of the blade
tip would be sourced out.
The project on the Development,
Fabrication, and Testing of Low-Cost
Kit for Determining Process Schedule
in Thermal Processing of Food aims to
develop a simple system of automated
equipment and a computer application
to determine not only the sterilization
value but all the parameters and
processing schedule needed to conduct
thermal processing. Thermal processing
is a fundamental operation in the food
industry but the available equipment
measuring sterilization value of food
processing is imported and expensive. A
low-cost kit would be useful not only
for local food industry, colleges and
universities but also for other developing
countries.
The project on Nutrient Fortification
and Pilot Scale Optimization of ReadyTo-Drink Tropical Fruit and Vegetable
Juice Blends Prepared by Aseptic
Processing and Packaging would build
on the earlier study of University of the
Philippines Diliman on enhancement of
nutritional value of the five (5) ready –todrink (RTD) tropical fruit and vegetable
blends such as (1) Mango-guapple;
(2) Pineapple-dalandan; (3) Carrotcalamansi; (4) Papaya-calamansi; and (5)
strawberry-banana by standardization
of the formulation and process at pilot
scale prior to its commercialization. Juice
concentrates have been gaining grounds in
local and international markets.
The project on Development and
Commercialization of a Locally
Designed Digital Wood Moisture Meter
would convert the FPRDI-developed
analog needle-type resistance moisture
meter into a digital moisture meter,
revalidate/monitor the accuracy of the
digital resistance-type moisture meter
and develop and mass produce an export
quality digital resistance and capacitance
type moisture meters.
The project on Development of an
Electric Powered Vehicle for Urban
Mass Transport would develop a
prototype of the passenger electric vehicle
(EV) developed and tested by the Mapua
– School of Mechanical Engineering
in coordination with Electromotion
Motor Corporation. The passenger
electric vehicle would be tested in Cavite
Export Processing Zone to determine
the appropriate type of power storage
system to be utilized in transport mode
of operation, develop electronic switching
controls to optimize the power utilization
and to develop a logic control for
electronic switching to optimize the power
utilization. The project would determine
the significance of EV as urban mass
transport relative to its cost effectiveness.
The project on MultiCrop Processing
Machines for Commercialization
would promote and commercialize the
mechanized system for juice extraction of
ginger, lemon grass, pandan, arrowroot
and other rootcrops
developed by the Bicol
University College of
Agriculture and Forestry
(BUCAF). It would develop
quality standards, conduct
performance testing and
conduct a feasibility study.
on the commercialization
of the Multicrop Processing
Machine.
In terms of IP
management and protection
assistance, twenty (20)
of the twenty-eight (28)
technologies proposed
were found meritorious
after counterchecking the
sufficiency of disclosure and
the conduct of prior art
searches and patentability
studies. Eight (8)
applications for patents and
utility model registrations
were filed at the Intellectual
Property Office (IPO)
while three (3) applications
were in the final stages.
Memoranda of agreement
(MOAs) covering support
for patenting/ utility
model registration of nine
(9) technologies, seven
(7) of which were on
biotechnology inventions,
had been sent to respective
agencies. Please see Table 5.
Table 5 : List of Technologies Provided with Intellectual
Property Protection under Technology Innovation and
Commercialization (TECHNICOM) Program, 2006
Technology
Action Status
1. Iodine Kit for Iodized Salt
Patent filed
2. Iodine Meter for Iodized Salt
Patent filed
3. Ampalaya Tablet
Patent filed
4. Bioactive Glass Using Eggshell
Utility Model filed
5. Manufacture of Tiles from Electrostatic
Precipitation (EP) Dust
Utility Model filed
6. Apatite / Mica Bioactive Glass Ceramics Using
Bone Ash
Utility Model filed
7. Apatite / Wollastonite Bioactive Glass Ceramics
Using Bone Ash
Utility Model filed
8. Modified Plastic Block from Polystyrene and Low
Density Polyethelene
Utility Model filed
9. Bench Scale Production of Monolaurin from
Coconut C12 Fatty Acid
Patent application in
final stage
10. Production of Non-Woven Medical Bandage from
Microfungal Mycelium
final stage
11. Utilization of Electronic Sludge and Mine Tailing for
Environmental Protection
final stage
12. Coconut Phosphatidic Acid phosphatase
– Specific Primer
MOA sent to PCARRD
13. Coconut B-ketoacyl (ACP) synthase – Specific
Primer
MOA sent to PCARRD
14. Coconut Lysophosphatidic Acid Acyltransferase
– Specific Primer
MOA sent to PCARRD
15. Coconut Acyl ACP thioesterase – Specific Primer
MOA sent to PCARRD
16. Coconut Acyl Carrier Protein – Specific Primer
MOA sent to PCARRD
17. Coconut Acetyl CoA Carboxylase – Specific Primer MOA sent to PCARRD
18. Utilization of Plant Growth Promoting
Rhizobacterium (PGPR) in Vegetable Production
and Propagation of Ornamentals
MOA sent to PCARRD
19. Waste Paper and Paper Mill Sludge as Cellulosic
Component in Asphalt Road Pavement and Related MOA sent to FPRDI
Molded Products
20. Automated lateral Turning Bed with Inclining and
Reclining Mechanism
The TECHNICOM Program
supported other technologies as follows:
1. The Enterprise Module for Smoked
Fish Production Facility of ITDI was
improved with its production capacity
increased and made GMP-compliant. The
facility had been equipped with smoke
house instrumentations for monitoring
and determination of proper smoking
MOA sent to DLSU
deposition levels. A cabinet type of
smoked house with procured dryer having
a 100 kilo capacity per run had been
fabricated.
2. The Pilot Scale Production of Food
Bar commercialized the ready-to-eat,
appealing and nutritious food products
developed by FNRI from combination of
expanded cereals, flour from legumes and
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oilseeds, providing energy and adequate
amount of protein to people particularly
during disasters and emergency situations.
3. The Technology Commercialization
/ Diffusion of the Enterprise Module
for Spray Dried Products improved the
large capacity state-of-the-art spray dryer
of ITDI to an evaporative capacity of 1520 liters per day with digitalized process
controls and a flexible mode of heating
using LPG or diesel-fired burner. Spray
drying is popularly applied in beverages
e.g. fruit drinks.
4. The Pilot Production for Commercial
Market Testing of Bottled Balut
Gourmet supported the pilot scale
production of bottled gourmet “balut”
in collaboration with Concio’s Food
Corporation (CFC) for local and export
markets. The product would come in
three variants: in brine, in afritada sauce
and in caldereta sauce. It had already been
exhibited by CFC in the 22-25 May 2006
International Food Exhibition held at
the World Trade Center and at the (One
Town, One Product) OTOP Exhibit at
the MegaMall Trade Hall in 16-20 August
2006. It was also featured in the ABSCBN Program “Kabuhayang Swak na
Swak” on 17 August 2006 as part of its
promotional activities. Currently available
at the Delicacies Village, Tiendesitas
Mall, Ortigas Avenue, it is a pioneering
shelf-stable ethnic product that could
eventually revive the slackening local balut
industry.
5. The Commercial Prototype
Development of Biomass-Fired Coffee
Roasting System had a private taker in
the person of Mr. Reynante Rozul of
Maitim II, Tagaytay City. ITDI designed,
fabricated and tested a coffee drying /
roasting equipment using the ITDIdeveloped fixed bed gasifier-combustor
as heat source. The equipment is a rotary
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type horizontal cylinder with 12 spokes
welded directly to the main shafting
driven by a 3HP motor with a speed of
about 35 rpm. The heat source operates
on the principle of open-core, batch-type
gasifier, capable of generating gas with a
heating value of about 300,000 kJ per kg,
enough to increase the temperature of the
stationary roasting drum to about 200oC
- 2200oC within 90 minutes. While the
coffee roaster was designed to process 75
kg/hr of coffee beans, performance testing
showed that it can roast 25 kilograms of
coffee beans within 18-20 minutes. The
50 kg mixed fuel (coffee hull:rice hull)
at 1:2 ratio could roast 50 kilograms
of dried coffee beans in 40 minutes
for 2 batches representing one kg of
fuel per kg of roasted coffee beans. The
roasted coffee using the newly-developed
equipment exhibited caramelization as
shown by its oily appearance. Sensory
evaluation proved the resulting product is
comparable to commercial roasted coffee
beans (Batangas). Preliminary feasibility
studies showed that an initial investment
of P 700,000 for an annual roasting
capacity of 144,000 kg and an annual
expense of P 492,760 would result to a
net income of P 659,240 annually.
6. The project on Design, Construction
and Systems Optimization of a MultiCommodity Solar Dryer (MCSD)
- Fruit Drying Facility aims to establish
a large-scale mango drying facility
adopting the Multi-Commodity Solar
Dyer. The fruit drying facility was
inaugurated in January 2006 with Hawaii
Governor Linda Lingle in attendance.
Hawaii will be a major market of
the dried fruits produced using the
facility. To demonstrate its feasibility,
drying tests were conducted for mango
using the existing MCSD system at
Philrice in Ilocos Norte. Possible design
modifications were identified to optimize
the performance of the dryer for large-
scale drying of mango and other fruits.
Organoleptic tests were done on the dried
products’ color, texture, taste and aroma
by the private sector cooperator as the
decision to use solar energy in drying
depended on the results of these drying
tests. The simulation of the performance
of the roof system of the plant as solar
collectors has been undertaken as it could
also provide cooling to the workplace.
7. The project on Improvement and
Validation of Devices for Iodine
Measurement in Salt would improve
the design and validate the two devices
for iodine measurement in salt developed
through PCHRD, namely: the semiquantitative iodine testing kit based
on color comparison and the iodine
meter based on a battery-operated
colorimeter. With simple, inexpensive
and reliable reagent kit, it could be used
even by non-technical people unlike the
standard method that involves titration
technique in a laboratory. The iodine
meter is comparable with those available
in the market. Currently, the electronic
circuit design of the salt iodine meter’s
components were replaced to optimize
the sensitivity and to expand the working
range of the device. The circuit layout was
improved to allow compactness of design.
The procedure for the measurement
was simplified to be understandable by
a layman of average literacy, and the
reagents’ preparations were optimized to
facilitate mass production. The package
design was improved by using chemically
inert container bottles to ensure the
integrity of the chemical reagents. The box
container was designed using a high grade
cardboard material with compartments
inside and professional colors and design
were employed on the label. The two (2)
out of the five (5) prototypes of the iodine
meter were already completed. Samples
of iodized salt were already obtained from
various sites.
Table 6 : Number of Existing Techno Pinoy
Centers by Region and Host Agency, 2006
Region I
Consortium
CAR/HARRDEC
ILARRDEC
CVARRD
CLARRDEC
STARRDEC
BCARRD
WESVARRDEC
CVCIRRD
VICARP
WESMARRDEC
NOMCARRD
SMARRDEC
CARRDEC
Caraga/CCARRD
TOTAL
LGU
4
11
5
22
2
3
7
10
3
3
5
5
7
2
89
SCU
2
2
1
1
2
1
9
Host Agency
DA Others
1
4
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
17
5
Total
6
12
9
23
8
5
9
12
6
5
5
6
8
6
120
8. The project on Development of
Natural Dye Industry in Aklan would
determine the viability of a natural dyes
industry in Aklan through a value chain
analysis from raw material production and
sale, natural dyeing services, promotion
and marketing. The Philippine Textile for
Research Institute (PTRI) in collaboration
with Aklan State University (ASU) had
optimized three (3) new dye sources: (1)
endemic lumbang and (2) kubi barks
that gives the desired chocolate brown
colors to piña-seda and abaca while (3)
Indian tree barks gave a lighter brown
color on these materials. Copper mordant
afforded darker shades, which reflected
satisfactory colorfastness performance
ratings. On the other hand, three (3)
other dye sources were verified. Mahogany
barks and young coconut husks gives
the characteristic reddish brown and
pinkish brown colors with satisfactory
colorfastness ratings. Langka, which was
expected to provide yellow color from its
barks proved to be colorless, indicating
the last of desired yellow pigment. These
natural dye technologies were transferred
to a common service facility in Aklan
complementing the raw material support
provided by the ASU’s PCARRD assisted
project on nursery plantation.
Techno Gabay Program (TGP).
A banner program of PCARRD,
the Program aims to hasten the
modernization of the agriculture, forestry
and natural resources sectors by enhancing
access by agricultural extension service
providers, farmers and entrepreneurs to
knowledge and technologies that could
help them in their decision-making and
entrepreneurial activities. It is designed
to bring science-based information and
technology services closer to farmers and
other target end-users.
Coordinated at the regional level by
the 14 regional R&D consortia, the TGP
has been implemented by the Farmers
Information and Technology Services
(FITS) or Techno Pinoy centers and their
partners called Magsasaka Siyentista (MS).
Presently, there are 223 FITS centers and
200 Magsasaka Siyentista (MS) rendering
frontline information and technology
services.
The Techno Gabay
Program is being
enhanced through the
following programs:
K-AgriNet and
Enhancing FITS for
Rural Development.
K-AgriNet is a
Commission on
Information and
Communications
Technology (OCT)approved program
that involves the 14
regional consortia, 80
FITS centers and 80
MS. The project on
Enhancing FITS for
Rural Development,
on the other hand, is a
DOST-GIA approved
program covering
another 116 FITS
centers and their MS
for Phase I and 100 new FITS centers
to be established in 2007 for Phase II.
The Enhancing FITS has the following
objectives: a) strengthen information
and technology delivery capabilities of
FITS centers and their MS; b) enhance
services of FITS centers by packaging and
providing appropriate S&T-based content
and c) provide FITS’ clients access to
value-adding services.
Phase I of the program targeted to
support 116 existing Techno Pinoy centers
and their respective MS. However, by
end of 2006, the program was able to
strengthen 120 existing and new Techno
Pinoy centers. These centers served
104,692 clients composed of farmers,
entrepreneurs, students, extension
workers, researchers among others Also,
43,500 clients benefited from IEC
materials in various multi-media formats
available at the Techno Pinoy centers.
Table 7 : Connectivity Status of FITS Centers by Region, 2006
Consortia
No. of FITS
Centers
Status of Connectivity
HARRDEC
6
On-going installation
ILARRDEC
12
3 FITS centers connected (Urdaneta, Sta. Barbara (LGU
and Livestock )
CVARRD
9
9 connected
CLARRDEC
23
8 connected; others for installation
STARRDEC
8
1 center connected (Puerto Princesa); others on-going
negotiation with local providers
BCARRD
5
On-going negotiation/installation
ESVARRDEC
9
On-going negotiation with Globe
CVCIRRD
12
10 centers connected (Maribojoc, Loon, Catigbian,
Talibon, Ubay, Duero, Sierra Bullones, Batuan, Loboc,
CVSCAFT Bilar)
VICARP
6
6 centers connected
5
On-going negotiation with local providers
NOMCARRD
5
1 center connected (Calamba Lanao del Norte)
SMARRDEC
6
4 centers connected (KM FITS, Kapalong,
Nabunturan,Lupon)
CARRDEC
8
8 centers connected
6
On-going negotiation with SMART
ESMARRDEC
CCARRD
TOTAL
120
50 Connected
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Table 6 summarizes the distribution
of FITS centers by region and by host
agency.
FITS provided a wide range of
services to include information services
(technology information in prints;
video tapes; exhibits and other formats;
production of IEC materials; access
to the internet; sale of reference and
information materials) and technologv
services (technology training, technology
clinic, linking clients to experts and
financial institutions, technical assistance
and consultancy, support to enterprise
development, linking with sources of
planting materials, animal stocks and
agricultural inputs).
The Techno Gabay provided each of
the 120 FITS centers with a set of desktop
computer and printer, flash disk, digital
still camera and two cellular phones for
FITS staff and MS. Each regional R&D
consortium was also provided with one
PC notebook cum wireless connectivity
for smooth coordination and monitoring
of the activities of all FITS centers per
region. The regional consortia through
the Regional Management Information
System Group coordinated with the
appropriate local service providers to
address the requirements of each center
and facilitate the provision of appropriate
interconnectivity. Table 7 shows the status
of interconnectivity of the FITS centers
by region.
To enable them to effectively deliver
lCT-based information and technology
services to their clients, FITS managers,
information service specialists, technology
service specialists and Magsasaka Siyentista
in six (6) Regional Consortia were
oriented and trained on the proper use of
the different lCT tools and applications
provided/developed by PCARRD.
Funded Programs and Projects
on S&T Advocacy, Information
and Linkages
In S&T advocacy, promotion,
information dissemination and
linkages, the GIA Program considers
project proposals on initiatives aimed
at enhancing public S&T awareness,
the conduct of international, national,
and local S&T workshops / seminars
/ meetings / symposia / conferences,
the holding of international, national,
and local S&T competitions / quizzes /
olympiads, book writing and publication
including subsidy /grant to science and
technology journals, the development
of S&T policies including secretariat
services and management support to
S&T programs and projects, and the
development and strengthening of S&T
linkages and networks.
In 2006, the OSec provided 40
programs with P 45.4 million funding
support. The list of these programs and
projects is provided below:
Table 8 : List of Programs and Projects on S&T Advocacy, Information and Linkages Funded under the DOST Grants-in-Aid, 2006
Project/Program Title
Project Duration
Start
End
Implementing
Agency
Funding Support
P 45,442,873.28
1.
2005 Updating of Nutritional Status of Filipino Children and Selected Population Groups
9/1/2006
1/31/2007
FNRI
P 73,100.00
2.
2006 Philippine World Space Week Celebration
5/1/2006
10/30/2007
SEI
P 500,000.00
3.
2nd International Symposium of the International Geological Correlation Programme Project
516 - Geological Anatomy of East and South Asia: Paleogeography and Paeloenvironment in
Eastern Tethys and Annual Meeting of the International Geological….
9/4/2006
12/3/2006
PMS
P 200,000.00
4.
3rd Asian Biotechnology Conference
10/1/2006
12/31/2006
BCP
P 50,000.00
5.
Advocacy and Awareness Campaign for the Technology Transfer Bill
7/1/2007
12/31/2007
PCARRD
P 500,000.00
6.
Broadcasting Support for Bago Yan Ah! (BYA) for the Year 2006
5/1/2006
4/30/2007
ABS-CBN
Foundation
P 1,500,000.00
7.
Communicating S&T-Based Response to the M/T Solar Oil Spill
10/15/2006
10/14/2007
STII
P 397,000.00
8.
Computer-based Learning Resource Center for Elementary and High School Students in the
2nd District of Capiz
11/13/2006
11/12/2007
DOST-6
P 348,000.00
9.
DOST Human Resource Program (formerly DOST Staff Development Program)
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
DOST-OAsec
for ALFA
10.
DOST Support Program for the 2006-2008 Science and Technology Policy Asian Network
(STEPAN) Programme
9/4/2006
9/3/2007
DOST-PES
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P 9,713,623.76
P 400,000.00
11.
DOST Technology Exposition and Fairs Program (formerly DOST S&T Fairs)
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
TAPI
P 2,591,695.54
12.
DOST-BPI Best Project of the Year Awards 2006 (Y3 of 5 Yrs.)
3/1/2006
12/31/2006
BPI
P 340,970.00
13.
Establishment of a Learning Resource Center in the 4th Congressional District of Isabela
7/1/2006
6/30/2007
DOST-2
P 500,000.00
14.
Establishment of PSHS-Central Visayas Campus
3/24/2006
3/23/2008
PSHS
P 222,583.73
P 5,600,000.00
15.
Evaluation of S&T Personnel of Non-DOST Agencies Under R.A. 8439
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
DOST-OAsec
for Internal
Audit
16.
Hosting of the Asia-Pacific Metrology Program (APMP) July 2006 Meetings and Planning
Workshops
7/3/2006
8/2/2006
ITDI
P 397,600.00
17.
Learning from Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) Research
and Investments to Enhance Policymaking on ICT for the Rural Poor (Philippines)
5/1/2005
4/30/2006
DOST-OUsec for
S&T Services
P 414,668.20
18.
Learning from Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) Research
and Investments to Enhance Policymaking on ICT for the Rural Poor (Philippines)
5/1/2006
4/30/2007
DOST-OUsec for
S&T Services
P 744,933.75
19.
Philippine Science High School System Network of Computers and Users Through Medium of
Computer Networking
11/1/2006
10/31/2007
PSHS
20.
Provision of Computers and Multimedia Kit for Teaching Science and Mathematics
12/16/2006
4/30/2007
SEI
21.
Secretariat for the DOST- JSPS Joint Scientific Cooperation Program
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
DOST-OAsec
P 1,199,907.10
22.
Secretariat to the Scientific Career Council Pursuant to Section 8 of E.O. 901
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
DOST-OAsec
P 1,198,451.69
23.
Strengthening and Maximizing Benefits for Bilateral and Multilateral Scientific Linkages
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
DOST-ITCU
P 4,240,291.70
24.
Supplementary Feeding Among School-Aged Children Utilizing FNRI-Developed Food Products:
Its Effects on Nutritional Status
5/1/2007
4/29/2008
FNRI
25.
Support for the Implementation of the Balik Scientist Program (BSP) Pursuant to Executive
Order No. 130 dated 10-25-93
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
DOST-OAsec
P 1,234,087.02
26.
Support to the Management of the DOST-GIA Program
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
DOST-SPU
P 2,128,493.02
P 3,121,252.35
P 2,650,000.00
P 222,000.00
P 578,361.40
27.
Support to the National Committee on Biosafety of the Phils. (NCBP)
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
NCBP
DOST-OUsec
for R&D
28.
Support to the Philippine Robotics Team’s Participation to the 2006 World Robotics Olympiad
11/1/2006
12/31/2006
FMMI
29.
Survey of 2005 Research and Development Expenditures and Human Resources in the
Philippines
7/1/2006
6/30/2007
DOST-PES
30.
Training on Livelihood Program for DOST Staff
11/9/2006
3/8/2007
ITDI
P 150,182.50
31.
Tsunami Simulator: An Interactive Exhibit Cum Multimedia Station
6/1/2006
5/31/2007
PFST
P 276,840.00
32.
Upgrading of the Science Laboratory for the Special Science Class of Zambales National High
School (ZNHS)
1/1/2006
12/31/2006
DOST-3
P 424,966.00
33.
Upgrading the Philippine Journal of Science to World Class Standards
7/1/2006
12/31/2006
Phil. Journal of
Science
P 237,585.52
P 162,080.00
P 1,575,000.00
NSTW and Related Activities
34.
Awards and Recognition
7/1/2006
12/31/2006
PCHRD
P 257,700.00
35.
Conduct of Scientific Meetings
7/1/2006
12/31/2006
PCASTRD
P 333,500.00
36.
Design, Conceptualization and Production of the Centerpiece and Promotion Materials for the
2006 NSTW - 17th Annual S&T Fair
7/1/2006
12/31/2006
TAPI
P 250,000.00
37.
Documentation and Impact/Feedback Assessment
7/1/2006
12/31/2006
PHIVOLCS
P 55,000.00
38.
Implementation of the Activities of the Committee on Invitation and Reception
7/1/2006
12/31/2006
PCARRD
P 88,000.00
39.
Publication of Souvenir Program, Publicity and Promotion
7/1/2006
12/31/2006
STII
P 265,000.00
12/15/2006
3/14/2007
DOST-4
P 300,000.00
Upgrading Program of DOST Regional Service and Testing Laboratories (RSTLs)
40.
Proj. 4 Communication/Promotion Program for the Services of the Regional Standards and
Testing Laboratories (RSTLs)
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REGIONAL S&T SERVICES
(MFO 3)
Regional development has been a
salient policy objective in the country.
One of the 10-point legacy of the
Arroyo Administration is to decentralize
development by linking the entire country
through a network of transport and digital
infrastructure, by regularly providing
power and water to the entire country,
by decongesting Metro Manila with
economic activity growing and spreading
to new centers of government, business
and community in Luzon, Visayas and
Mindanao, and by developing the SubicClark corridor as the most competitive
international service and logistics center
in the Southeast Asian region. Thus, the
disparity among regions would be reduced
by increasing the mobility of factors of
production through spatially integrated
markets, technology transfer and labor
and capital flows from developed to
underdeveloped regions.
In her July 2006 State of the Nation
Address, President Arroyo announced a
new approach to regional development
with the formation of “super regions.”
She subsequently issued on August
19, 2006 Executive Order No. 561
forming the “super” regions and setting
down the mandate of the superregional
development champions. The Philippine
economy has been restructured into
“super” regions to bolster the natural
advantages of five distinct subeconomies
to create opportunities across the country.
The super regions are: 1) Northern
Luzon Agribusiness Quadrangle, to be
composed of Regions I, II, Cordillera
Administrative Region (CAR), and the
northern part of the provinces of Aurora
(north of baler), Tarlac (north of Tarlac
City), Nueva Ecija (north of Cabanatuan
City), and Zambales (north of Subic);
2) Luzon Urban Beltway as a globally
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competitive industrial and service center,
to be composed of the National Capital
Region, (NCR), Region IV-A, the
provinces of Bulacan, Bataan, Pampanga,
Mindoro, Marinduque, and the southern
parts of the provinces of Tarlac, Zambales,
Aurora and Nueva Ecija; 3) Central
Philippines as a tourism center, to be
composed of Regions V, VI, VII, and
VIII, and the provinces of Romblon,
Palawan, and Camiguin, and the Island
of Siargao; 4) Agribusiness Mindanao,
to be composed of Regions IX, X except
Camiguin, XI, XII, Caraga except Siargao,
and the Autonomous Region of Muslim
Mindanao; and 5) Cyber Corridor
for information and communications
technology and knowledge economy
traversing the above “super” regions from
Baguio to Cebu to Davao. It should be
noted, however, that the super region
groupings neither supersede current
political boundaries nor alter the regional
development councils as established by
existing laws and issuances.
more rational population distribution,
increased employment opportunities and
enhanced productivity. However, with
the emergence of the globalized economy
and the growing clamor for governance
systems that are more decentralized and
grassroots-oriented, regional development
policy needs to consider new challenges
and find more appropriate and effective
tools.
With the government’s initiatives
to group the economy into five subeconomies, development efforts are
expected to build upon enlarged
economies of scale and enhanced synergies
and complementation. As President
Arroyo said, the “massive decentralization
of development from Metro Manila to the
regions would unleash the creative vigor
that not only breaks up the bureaucratic
clog that impedes local progress, but also
spell a quantum leap in investments and
jobs.”
While most of the knowledge that
the different regions need to boost
productivity and value-added already
exist, technology is not just information
that can readily be acquired and learned.
Successful technology transfer and
diffusion typically require that the regions
must have some capacity to learn and
investments to introduce technologies into
production processes. It calls for capacity
building efforts to help the private sector
acquire existing technology, improve and
develop it for particular needs of local
enterprises, and incorporate it into local
production processes. In this context,
regional development will increasingly
depend on a region’s ability to understand,
interpret, select, adapt, use, transmit,
diffuse, produce and commercialize
scientific and technological knowledge in
ways appropriate to its culture, aspirations
and level of development.
S&T for Regional Development
Traditionally, regional development
efforts have focused on attaining equitable
economic growth and maintaining
social cohesion. They play a critical role
in promoting the sustainable growth
of the national economy through a
Among the most efficient instruments
for regional economic development
are knowledge upgrading and
technology diffusion. Technology is
increasingly becoming a key element
of competitiveness and the adaptation
of new knowledge to production offers
potentials in maintaining and improving
competitiveness, and thus, wealth for
the regions. Knowledge upgrading and
technology diffusion should therefore be
embedded in the regional development
policy to complement the traditional
approach of physical capital and
infrastructure accumulation.
Highlights of DOST Regional
Offices’ Performance
been legally mandated1 to: 1) implement
laws, rules, regulations, policies, plans,
programs and projects of the Department;
2) provide efficient and effective S&T
services to the people; 3) coordinate with
regional offices of other departments,
offices and agencies in the administrative
region; 4) coordinate with local
government units; and 5) perform such
other functions as may be provided by
law. DOST Regional Offices ensure that
S&T interventions are effective, efficient
and appropriate given the differences
in regional structures, backgrounds and
resource endowments.
The regional level is the most
appropriate level where technology
enhancing measures can create collective
benefits considering the existence of a
significant number of MSMEs whose
wide spectrum of efficiencies and
inefficiencies is due to the variation
in technology being used. It is in this
context that the OSec through the 15
DOST Regional Offices implements the
Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading
Program (SETUP).
Within their respective areas of
jurisdiction, the DOST Regional Offices
identify and select MSMEs for SETUP
assistance from priority industries like
food processing, furniture, gifts and
holiday decors, marine and aquatic
resources, horticulture, metals and
engineering. They assist participating
MSMEs in the assessment of their
technology needs, the identification of
appropriate technologies for adoption,
and the negotiation for technology
acquisition and installation. In 2006, the
DOST Regional Offices have appraised
265 proposals, of which 105 were
approved for a total funding support of
P 66.5 million. These were in addition to
the 800 MSMEs already assisted under
SETUP since 2002.
To help build the innovation capacity
of SETUP beneficiaries, a wide range of
S&T services are provided by the DOST
Regional Offices to include product
development and design, packaging
and labeling, productivity consultancy,
testing and calibration, among others.
These focused region-based S&T services
enabled SETUP beneficiaries to enhance
their productivity levels ranging from
15% to 96% with others even registering
an increase of over 100% in their sales.
As an outcome, SETUP beneficiaries
reported a gross income of P 560 million
and having created job opportunities
for 25,903 workers. Some products of
SETUP beneficiaries are now exported to
Belgium, Germany, Japan, USA and other
ASEAN countries. About 62% of SETUP
beneficiaries have likewise reported to
have provided equity investments in the
amount of P 316,087,590.88 indicating
their growing confidence to apply
scientific knowledge and technological
innovations to enhance their business.
Product packaging and labeling
enhance product competitiveness as they
increase shelf-life, improve handling and
protection and meet the growing health
and environmental requirements of the
export markets. To meet the growing
needs of MSMEs for product packaging
and labeling, the Bulacan Packaging and
Toll Packing Center and the Kauswagan
Design and Packaging Center in Iloilo
City have been established. The former
has been put up in collaboration with the
Provincial Government of Bulacan while
the latter with the Taytay Sa Kauswagan
Inc. (TSKI), a non-government
organization. They complement the
services provided by the existing ITDI
Packaging R & D Center based in
Bicutan, Taguig City.
Standards, testing and quality control
are also important elements of the
technology diffusion process as they
promote quality management principles
and quality control measures. While local
standards have yet to be established for
a large number of Philippine products,
there has been a growing demand
for testing services based on existing
standards and on international standards
as required by the export market. To meet
these needs, a network of region-based
testing laboratories has been established
by the DOST Regional Offices. Six
of the 15 Regional Test and Standards
Laboratories (RSTL) are now ISO/IEC
17025 accredited while the rest are in the
process of acquiring their accreditation.
The ISO-certified RSTLs are in Regions
IV, VII, IX, X, XI and XII. In 2006, the
RSTLs rendered a total of 30,430 testing
and calibration services benefiting 4,712
MSMEs and 9,631 walk-in clients and
generating a P 9 million income for the
government.
Another technology diffusion mode
being employed by the DOST Regional
Offices for SETUP beneficiaries is the
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deployment of experts to visit plants to
help MSMEs solve specific technological
and productivity problems. Drawing from
the pool of science and technology experts
from other DOST agencies and memberinstitutions of R&D networks including
academic institutions, they have deployed
experts through various schemes like the
Manufacturing Productivity Extension
for Export Modernization Program
(MPEX), Consultancy for Agricultural
Productivity Enhancement (CAPE)
and Science and Technology Experts
Volunteer Pool Program (STEVPP).
Complementing these expert deployment
schemes is the Inter-Agency Design and
Engineering Assessment (IDEA) Team
created to provide “after-sales services” for
equipment, tools, jigs and fixtures often
associated or attached to the technologies
developed by the DOST R&D institutes
for possible adoption by region-based
MSMEs.
Technological capacities of SETUP
beneficiaries are also developed by the
DOST Regional Offices through the
conduct of training, fora and workshops
on cleaner production technologies,
environmental management system,
good manufacturing practices (GMP),
hazard analysis and critical control points
(HACCP) and specific technical skills. In
2006, a total of 23,386 people benefited
from these capacity building efforts.
contributed to building a critical mass
of S & T workers by administering
S&T scholarships for a total of 5,662
undergraduate students in their
respective areas. They also provided
S&T information services through
libraries, e-lib, and web browsing.
Collectively, they have networked and
linked and forged partnerships with
more than 696 institutions including
foreign organizations, generating
external resources and assistance valued
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at P 53.6 million. They conducted
S&T promotional activities such as
fairs and exhibits. Online databases on
available technologies and on available
testing services by different region-based
laboratories have been established and are
accessible in the SETUP website.
Among the S&T interventions
provided by DOST Region 1
were the equipment for candle
production of Asian Pearl Wax &
Candles, and grinding machine
fir Wilra Enteprises. Competitive
packaging and labeling for
boneless bangus was extended
to Maniacop Enterprise.
While the total budgetary allocation
for all DOST Regional Offices amounted
to only P 170 million, they have
successfully leveraged this to induce more
than 100 % equity investments from the
SETUP beneficiaries.
DOST Region 1
The DOST Regional Office in
Ilocos Region focused its S&T efforts
on providing SETUP assistance to 24
MSMEs (15 in food processing, 2 in
furniture, 4 in gifts and holiday decors,
2 in metalcraft, and 1 in horticulture) in
terms of proposal preparation, technology
needs assessment, and upgrading of
production equipment and facilities.
SETUP beneficiaries reported an increase
in production volume by 85.5 %, 75 %
sales increase and job creation for 154
workers.
Region I
Selected Performance Indicators
A. SETUP Implementation
•No. of new firms established
•No. of existing firms assisted
•No. of technology interventions
•No. of jobs created
• Productivity increase (in %)
•Gross sales generated (in P)
B. Testing and Calibration
•No. of tests made
•No. of clients served
•No. of firms served
•Income generated (in P)
18
69
62
125
48
32.5 M
4,398
1,433
801
1.2 M
It assisted 18 MSMEs in acquiring
packaging and labeling services with
5 of them now using the packaging
and labeling recommended for their
products while the labeling needs
of the rest have been referred to for
assistance by the Packaging R&D Center.
Its Regional Standards and Testing
Laboratories (RSTL) catered to 521
clients in calibration of mass and volume
measuring devices and to 917 clients in
microbiological and chemical testing
of food and water samples generating
P1,196,169.00 income.
Consultancy services on the adoption
of 5S, better and more efficient plant
lay-out, adoption of safer working
environment, and product quality
improvement were provided to 26
MSMEs through the STEVPP and the
S&T Enterprise Assistance Mechanism
- Municipal S&T Assistance Program
(STEAM-MSTAP) in collaboration with
5 state universities and colleges. Under
the STEAM-MSTAP, 129 beneficiaries
increased their total net income from P
1,473,821 to P 2,665,601 from six project
initiatives, namely: 1) introduction of
BION, improved variety, organic fertilizer
and trichogramma in glutinous corn
production; 2) introduction of BION,
improved variety, organic fertilizer and
trichogramma in yellow corn production;
3) rice and soybean coffee production;
4) metalcraft enterprise development; 5)
ube processing; and 6) improvement of
pottery production.
It conducted 22 training courses for
654 existing and would-be entrepreneurs,
and workers on packaging and labeling,
5S, GMP & HACCP, fish processing,
ISO 17025 awareness, food fortification,
handicraft improvement, salt iodization,
mango processing, and candle making,
among others.
It supervised the conduct of S&T
scholarship examination for 475
examinees, prepared and executed the
contract of 49 new scholars, administered
the support for 92 scholars, and facilitated
the graduation of 55 scholars, 14 of
whom earned academic honors.
It maintained 35 networks and
linkages including the Ilocos Consortium
for Industry and Energy R&D (ICIERD),
the Region 1 Health Research and
Development Committee (R1HRDC),
the Ilocos Agriculture, Forestry and
Natural Resources R&D (ILARRDEC),
and the Ilocos Norte Science Community,
having played a lead role in research and
technology transfer efforts addressing local
concerns such the ICIERD-supported
research on “Dual Powered Forage
Chopper.”
Leveraging its budget of P 11.8
million in 2006, it successfully mobilized
additional external resources valued at P
20,011,010 coming from SETUP core
funding, equity of cooperators, support to
consortia of member institutions, partner
LGUs, other DOST agencies and training
fees collected to support its project
initiatives.
Among the equipment upgrading activities done by DOST Region 2 under SET-UP include distillation equipment for Kapianan
Nipa Wine, essential oil extractor for ARANAAR ARB MPCI, juicer machine for Isabela Citrus Grower Development Cooperative,
and kiln dryer for the third district of Isabela.
DOST Region II
Cagayan Valley focused its S&T efforts
on 28 SETUP beneficiaries (14 engaged
in food processing, 5 in horticulture, 3 in
furniture making, 1 in gifts and holiday
decors making, 4 in aquaculture and 1
in construction materials production.
Of these, 7 were approved as new
beneficiaries in 2006. It collaborated with
the ITDI Packaging R&D Center to
provide packaging and labeling assistance
to 9 MSMEs resulting into their having
penetrated 22 new markets and 25% sales
increase.
Having transferred its RSTL to a
location more accessible to clients, it
rendered 158 testing services for 137
clients and 28 MSMEs firms resulting to
197% increase in collected fees compared
to previous year collection.
It diffused production technologies on
mud crab, prawn and sex-reversed tilapia
production through CAPE benefiting 45
farmers in Cagayan and Isabela resulting
in their productivity increases from
50%-200%. It deployed experts through
STEVPP to diffuse technologies on
salt production, wrought-iron forming
and electroplating, biogas construction,
lumber kiln dryer fabrication and
furniture-making, among others.
It conducted 103 training courses,
most of which were on food processing
for budding entrepreneurs. Under the
DOST-Academe Business Enterprise
Development (DATBED), it enabled
students to earn while learning through
goat production at CSU Sanchez Mira,
CSU Gonzaga, and ISU Cabagan, and
through production of personal care
products at ISU, Echague.
Region II
7
28
103
380
Productivity increase (in %)
25
•
50.0 M
158
137
38
0.049 M
To implement S&T projects in
Cagayan Valley region, it established
and maintained linkages with the local
government units, state universities, nongovernment organizations and legislators.
Leveraging its meager resources, S&T
projects in the different congressional
districts have been initiated. Salient
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among these projects has been the
establishment of the Diosdado Macapagal
Cyber Library in partnership with the
Isabela State University and Congressman
Anthony C. Miranda of the fourth district
of Isabela. It supported the Cagayan
Valley Industry & Energy Research &
Development Consortium (CVIERDEC)
and the Cagayan Valley Health Research
Development Committee (CVHRDC).
Operating with a budget of P 13.7
million in 2006, the DOST Region II
had generated a total of P17.6 million
additional assistance from external
sources for S&T projects and activities in
Cagayan Valley.
DOST Cordillera
Administrative Region
The DOST Regional Office in the
Cordillera Administrative Region focused
its efforts on 22 SETUP beneficiaries
(8 in food processing, 2 in gifts,
housewares and decors; 7 in furniture;
2 in horticulture; 1 in aquaculture; and
2 micro-hydro projects) which received
technological interventions in terms of
technology needs assessment, technology
trainings, acquisition and/or upgrading of
various equipment, technical consultancy,
and laboratory testing. These SETUP
beneficiaries reported to have generated
272 jobs, and a gross income of P 14.7
million. Having conducted 3 seminars
on packaging and labeling, it referred
6 SMEs to the Packaging Research
and Development Center (PRDC) for
assistance on product label designing.
Its Regional Testing Laboratory
conducted a total of 5,558 tests on
1,339 samples submitted by 780 clients
generating an income of P 460,060.00.
It deployed 24 experts from different
agencies under the project, “S&T Experts
Deployment in CAR” benefiting 16
MSMEs. Moreover, it conducted 35
trainings, mostly on food processing
technologies and mushroom production
technology, benefiting 561 participants.
It monitored and administered 225
S&T undergraduate scholars, 48 of whom
graduated in 2006. On December 3,
2006, 767 students from the Cordillera
Administrative Region took the S&T
scholarship examinations.
CAR
•
22
28
272
22
14.7M
5,558
•No. of samples tested
1,339
780
0.46 M
Production site of the MAL furniture shop and sash factory in
Flora, Apayao
As part of its S&T promotions, it
hosted the Philippine Traveling Science
Centrum Sci-Fun Caravan from January
18, 2006 to March 3, 2006 in Baguio
City attracting 12,296 people. S&T
information-dissemination was conducted
through print and broadcast releases.
Radio interviews were made in 5 local
radio stations. Thirteen press releases
related to DOST programs/activities were
published at local publications. Its library
also served a total of 1,637 students,
teachers and researchers.
It supported two regional S&T
consortia, the Highland Agriculture
Resources Research and Development
Consortium (HARRDEC) and Cordillera
Industry and Energy Research and
Development Consortium (CIERDEC)
and maintained linkages with the
different inter-agency networks such as
the Cordillera Association of Regional
Executives (CARE), Small and Medium
Enterprises Development Council
(SMEDC), Regional Nutrition Council
(RNC), Regional Organization of
Gender and Development Focal Points
(ROGFP), One Town One Product
(OTOP) program, ConsumerNet, Poverty
Alleviation Council, Provincial Livelihood
Council, among others.
Sugar cane vinegar produced
in Bangued, Abra. Product
label was designed by PRDC
(left). Woven products of the
Banaue collection in Lagawe,
Ifugao (right)
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With LGUs, it co-funded S&T
projects, noteworthy of which were: 1)
the expansion of BSC chicken layer (egg
production) project; 2) the establishment
of the Styrofoam Recycling Facility with
the San Fernando City Government;
and 3) the technology assistance and
investment opportunity forum in Aurora
Province. The partner-LGUs provided
counterpart funds amounting to about
P1.3 million to implement said projects.
Signing of MOA for the
Establishment of Styrofoam
Recycling Facility with the
City Government of San
Fernando Pampanga on
October 2, 2006. Sitting
from L: Vice Mayor Edwin
Santiago, Mayor Oscar
Rodriguez, ITDI Director Nuna
Almanzor and DOST-III RD
Conrado J. Oliveros
DOST Region III
Central Luzon focused its efforts on
the 30 SETUP beneficiaries which
reported to have raised P 21.3 million as
equity investment to the P 15.1 million
seed fund provided by the SETUP for
technology acquisition, resulting into the
creation of 25 jobs and an average of 20%
productivity improvement per firm.
Region III
10
10
25
25
•
20
18.0 M
683
248
193
0.334 M
To meet the growing needs of MSMEs
in Central Luzon for better product
labeling and packaging, it assisted the
Bulacan Provincial Government in
establishing the Bulacan Packaging and
Toll Packing Center with a P 1.47 million
counterpart funding from TAPI. This
was in addition to the to P 2.51 million
TAPI funding to establish the Shelf
Life Testing and upgrading of Nutrient
Content Determination Capability of the
DOST-Bulacan State University (BSU)
Food Laboratory catering to 200 SMEs
and generating an additional P 500,000
income.
It monitored and administered 192
undergraduate scholars within Central
Luzon having disbursed P 7.0 million for
their tuition, allowances and benefits. It
coordinated the e-training of 58 science
and math teachers from 33 schools who
were provided ICT cash grant equivalent
to 50% of the cost of PC.
It continued to provide technical
consultancy and advisory services, product
standards and testing services. Its RSTC
and RMTC conducted 683 tests for 248
clients from 193 firms, generating income
amounting to P334,270.00.
It diffused biogas technology in
Aurora and Bataan, having assisted and
supervised the construction of new biogas
digesters in Aurora (3 units) benefiting
15 persons resulting into monthly fuel
savings of 44 kg of LPG per month
equivalent to P2,000.00/month; and in
Bataan (2 units). It should be noted that
the 43 units of biogas digesters, equivalent
to 288 m3, which were constructed in
Aurora since 1999 contributed to a total
fuel (LPG) savings of 781 kg/month
valued at an average of P37,500 per
month assuming an 11-kg LPG tank
costs P500.00. Moreover, it facilitated
the establishment of biogas digester in
PCC Dairy Farm, CLSU Compound,
Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija; and
the establishment of a feed mill facility at
NEUST Gabaldon Campus.
It completed the construction and
inaugurated on November 15, 2006 its
P 9.9 million Office, considered as the
biggest DOST regional office in the
country, funded through the PDAF of
Sen. Juan Flavier Jr. Its total 2006 budget
amounting to P20,152,969.02 was
supplemented by resources from partners
estimated to amount to more than P16
million.
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DOST – National Capital
Region
The DOST Regional Office in the
National Capital Region focused on
implementing the SETUP having
endorsed 9 client-MSMEs, 5 of which
were granted a total technical assistance
valued at P4,402, 200. It provided 22
technology interventions for its clientMSMEs.
NCR
9
26
22
19
•No. of experts deployed
58
•
•Gross sales generated
57.04
60.4 M
B. HRD, Scholarship and Promotions
•No. of technical trainings conducted
23
•No. of participants
1,230
558
and financing resources thus fostering
inter-agency Science and Technology
collaboration between local government,
academe, other government agencies and
the private sector.
To promote sustainable development
and strengthen the competitiveness
of industries in NCR through the
adoption of cleaner production and clean
technologies, it jointly implemented the
Cleaner Production Technology Project
with ITDI-IPCT and ICETT of Japan.
Through the Project, it organized the
Cleaner Production Assessment Training
benefiting 12 specialists from MSMEs,
LGUs, financial institutions and DOST
agencies, paving the way for building
capabilities of CP assessors. 11 companies
also benefitted from the program.
In support of the government’s
Barangay Micro Business Enterprise
project under Republic Act No 9187,
it initiated technical training programs
for MSMEs. It submitted 2 proposals
which were approved for funding under
the BMBE Development Fund and for
implementation in 2007.
It also facilitated the signing of
Memorandum of Agreements with
MIRDC and CATC for the provision of
It deployed 58 experts to conduct
technology needs assessment prior
to availing of SETUP assistance and
benefiting 26 client-MSMEs. These
interventions resulted into average
productivity increase at 57.0 %, gross sales
of P 60.4 M and created 19 jobs .
It initiated the Metropolitan Manila
Industry and Energy Research and
Development Consortium (MMIERDC)
with the objective of promoting the
adoption and utilization of the DOST’s
research and development projects
and generally help the industry and
energy research activities through
sharing of human expertise, machinery
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Mr. Justino Buendia of Forest Products Research and
Development Institutes demonstrates the handmade paper
making before the soldiers/benefactors from Camp Aguinaldo
General Headquarters.
technical assistance to automotive
assemblers. Memorandum of agreements
tackling livelihood projects were
likewise signed with two cooperatives,
namely Pambansang Tagapag-ugnay ng
Mangagawa sa Bahay (PATAMABA)
and Community Organization of
the Philippines Enterprise (COPE)
Foundation
DOST-NCR also took part in various
trade fairs and conducted a total of 23
technical trainings, seminars and three
technology fora that benefited a total
of 1,447 participants and 560 firms.
Seminars were conducted in coordination
with the different DOST agencies,
including ITDI, MIRDC, TAPI,
FPRDI, FNRI, PTRI, PHILVOLCS,
other government agencies, private
and industry associations. As part of its
S&T promotion efforts, it gave 8 radio
interviews and 2 television interviews.
Cleaner Production Assessment of Hi-Las Marketing
Corporation in Taguig City as part of the Cleaner Production
Assessors Training held last August 21-22, 2006 in
collaboration of DOIST-NCR, ITDI-IPCT and ICETT of Japan.
sales of P15.144 million, exceeding
the P1.708 million target and to have
created job opportunities in terms of 687
man-months both direct and indirect.
Likewise, average productivity of client
firms was also reported to have increased
from the targeted 15% to 39.5%.
DOST Region IV
Southern Tagalog focused its efforts on
providing technology assistance to various
MSMEs and intensified its delivery of
S&T services, technical trainings and
consultancy. In 2006, it sourced P 5.42
M in grants and assistance to implement
seven SETUP projects; four in food, two
in metals and engineering, and one in
gifts and toys industries.
Region IV
12
32
•
95
3,819
17.6
16.63 M
Region V
The Bicol Consortium for Agriculture Resources Research
and Development (BCARRD) based in Bicol University,
Legazpi City is maintained by DOST Region 5.
(COD), chloride content, nitrateN content, oil and grease, and total
suspended solids (TSS) including other
test parameters like biological oxygen
demand (BOD), fecal coliform, total
coliform, dissolved oxygen (DO), pH,
temperature, and total dissolved solids
(TDS) having been accredited by the
Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) and the Department
of Health since 2003.
3,486
•No. of samples tested
1,398
645
328
1.873 M
Laboratory in Los Baños earned its ISO/
IEC 17025 certification for the term
covering the period from December 23,
2005 to December 23, 2008. It has been
accredited to conduct micro-biological
testing for fruits, vegetables and nuts, fruit
and vegetable products in hermetically
sealed containers, as well as, sun dried
fruits, spices, condiments and food
supplements. It has the capacity to detect
Salmonella in meat and poultry products,
fruits, vegetables and nuts, and spices.
It can also test water and wastewater
measuring chemical oxygen demand
In 2006, service and testing
laboratories in Los Baños, Batangas and
Cavite conducted 3,900 tests, analyzed/
calibrated 1,400 samples for 645 clients
and earning P1.86 M income.
It maintained strong linkages with 211
organizations and its membership in the
LBSCFI and other regional consortia.
DOST Region V
The DOST Regional in Bicol
increased the number of its SETUP
firm beneficiaries. Of the 17 MSMEs
assisted during the year, five were funded
under SETUP, ten under the Grantin-Aid Program and two under the
technology transfer program. Its client
MSMEs reported to achieved gross
5
17
•
19
687
27.25
15.14 M
509
288
138
0.227 M
Packaging assistance was given to
26 client MSMEs while nine STEVPP
experts were deployed benefiting 112
entrepreneurs in the four provinces. It
conducted training on food processing,
VCO production, gifts and decors
and housewares, GMP/HACCP and
information technology benefiting
1,273 participants. It also conducted
15 technology fora benefiting 824
participants from 15 MSMEs.
Despite the unavailability of power
supply for over a month, its Regional
Standards and Testing Laboratory was able
to conduct 509 testing and calibration
services for 288 clients and generating an
income of P 227,372.00.
It facilitated the assistance of the
Technology Application and Promotion
Institute (TAPI) to the Bicol SME
One Stop Shop of the Naga Chamber
of Commerce and Industry under the
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DOTCOM project. Nine STEVPP
experts were deployed benefiting 112
entrepreneurs in the Albay, Camarines
Sur, Camarines Norte and Sorsogon.
It initiated and co-funded with the
Calabanga Municipal Government a
project on the Improvement of Quality
of Dried Fish through Advanced Drying
Technology. It conducted nine technology
trainings on virgin coconut oil, waste
recyling, squash processing, packaging and
labeling, bamboo processing, open source
Linux software in collaboration with other
LGUs.
It administered 117 new and 514 ongoing undergraduate scholars, of whom
165 graduated in 2006.
The Kauswagan Design and Packaging Center in Iloilo Cityestablished by DOST
Region 6 in cooperation with an NGO, the Taytay Sa Kauswagan Inc. (TSKI). The
packaging center is the first ever facility in the Visayas and Mindanao area to
provide a wide range of services related to packaging such as label design, toll
packaging, technical consultancy, low-volume printing and sales of packaging
materials among others. Since the time it operated last June 8, 2006, the center
was able to assist 92 MSMEs already.
It maintained 27 networks including
the Bicol Consortium for Agriculture and
Resources Research and Development
(BCARRD) based in the Bicol University,
Legazpi City and the Bicol Consortium
for Industry and Energy Research and
Development (BCIERD) based in
Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges
(CSPC), Nabua, Camarines Sur.
the amount of P7.35M which in return
generated equity investment worth
P 50 M from SET-UP clients. In assisting
client-MSMEs, DOST VI was provided
with substantial and critical support by
DOST RDIs, particularly DOST-FPRDI,
DOST-ITDI, DOST-MIRDC, DOSTFNRI and DOST-PTRI.
DOST Region VI
Western Visayas widened its technology
interventions for MSMEs. In 2006, it
catered to 103 MSMEs ranging from
household-level subcontractors involving
one or two family members to existing
manufacturing firms catering to the
export market and employing hundreds
of workers. Of these, 18 MSMEs availed
of the SETUP innovation system
support fund for technology acquisition
particularly in terms of equipment and
process upgrading. In 2006, DOST IV
accounted for the biggest share of the
SETUP innovation system support in
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Technical consultancy had been a
major focus area of DOST VI. Through
DOST-TAPI support, it assisted 11
MSMEs under the Manufacturing
Productivity Extension (MPEX)
Program and 15 MSMEs under the
Consultancy for Agricultural Productivity
Enhancement (CAPE) Program.
Also, it deployed 49 experts under the
S&T Experts Volunteer Pool Program
(STEVPP) and assisted 2 schools
and 14 students under the DOSTAcademe Technology-Based Enterprise
Development (DATBED) Program.
It intensified its packaging and labeling
assistance as Western Visayas has had
the biggest number of client-MSMEs,
outside of NCR, being served by the
DOST-ITDI Packaging Research and
Development Center (PRDC). It forged
a partnership with the
Taytay Sa Kauswagan Inc.
(TSKI), a non-government
organization, to establish
the Kauswagan Design and
Packaging Center in Iloilo
City, the first ever facility in
the Visayas and Mindanao
area to provide a wide range
of packaging services such as
label design, toll packaging,
technical consultancy, lowvolume printing and sales
of packaging materials,
among others. Since its
initial operations on June 8,
2006, the Center had already
assisted 92 MSMEs.
It provided mass and
volume calibration, formula
of conversion, chemical testing and
microbiological testing services to 1,269
clients generating P 674,189.00 income.
Region VI
18
103
144
•
3,365
96
229 M
2,404
1,269
826
0.647 M
To develop human resources, it
conducted 100 technology trainings and
seminars benefiting 2,672 participants in
collaboration with strategic institutional
partners.
Moreover, it coordinated the
implementation of the DOST-SEI S&T
Scholarship Program in Western Visayas
attracting 1,139 student applications for
the academic year 2006-2007, of whom
115 scholars qualified.
It established and maintained scientific
linkages and cooperation through the
sending of its personnel to attend and
participate in various international
scientific trainings and similar activities
in Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Singapore,
Taiwan and India, and thus enhancing
its capacity to implement region-based
programs and projects.
Its significant linkage has been with
Taytay sa Kauswagan, Inc. (TSKI),
currently the biggest micro-finance
corporation in the country, and with
Fundacion CODESPA, a Spanish NGO
which made possible the upgrading of
laboratory facilities of DOST Region VI
to become a design and packaging center
established in Iloilo City.
The unified workforce of Region 7 upholds its commitment to total quality service, while conquering the odds on the way to a
globally competitive region, through advanced science and technology
MSME under the Cleaner Production
Technologies (CPT), and deployed
59 S&T experts benefiting 780 client
under the S&T Experts Volunteer Pool
(STEVP). It conducted 11 investors’ fora
assisting 709 participant from 47 firms.
Moreover, it conducted 118 technology
trainings benefiting 2,625 participants
from 47 firms from various industry
sectors.
DOST Region VII
Region VII
The DOST Regional Office in Central
Visayas assisted 174 MSMEs resulting
to the establishment of six new firms,
the generation of additional 1,190 manmonths of job opportunities, total gross
sales of P 20,627,000 and an average 23%
productivity improvement among clientMSMEs.
In assisting client-MSMEs, it rendered
175 S&T interventions relating to
technology transfer and innovation system
support. It provided consultancy services
to 30 MSMEs under the Manufacturing
Productivity Extension (MPEX)
Program, 8 client-MSMEs under the
Enhancement (CAPE) Program, 1 client-
6
174
•
175
1,190
23
20.6 M
5,741
1,227
•Value of assistance rendered
800
2.5 M
0.043 M
It also served 54 firms through a
total of 70 interventions in terms of
package development, label design,
product/process development and
nutrition information assistance under
its product packaging and development
services. As an outcome, 6 new markets
were penetrated which in turn yielded
P799,000 sales increase.
Its ISO-accredited testing and
calibration services generated an income
of close to P2.5 million with assistance
rendered to client-MSMEs valued at
P43,000 from the 5,741 laboratory test
performed for performed for 1,227 client
or 800 firms.
It supported 979 on-going SEI scholars
and 25 PSHS deserving students yielding
205 DOST-SEI scholar graduates.
It rendered adequate and up-to-date
scientific and technological information
services to 2,914 students, researchers,
professionals and entrepreneurs. It
promoted S&T culture through 169 press
releases, 30 of which for radio, 132 in
print, and 7 for television; 19 regional
fairs in cooperation with other agencies
and 15 press conference and interviews.
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It established and maintained a total
of 121 networks to bring science and
technology closer to the people. It also
strengthened its partnership with local
government units (LGU) by co-funding
two projects and conducted 7 technology
trainings.
To support SET-UP implementation,
DOST 7 created the first
multidisciplinary food safety team in
the country. It spearheaded also in the
development of interregional value chain
for furniture and home furnishings
industry in Visayas and Mindanao.
Overall, the agency satisfactorily fares
in meeting its performance targets for
2006 as it continues to explore new ways
to develop and advance S&T as a vehicle
to accelerate growth and development in
the Central Visayas region.
DOST Region VIII
The DOST Regional Office in Eastern
Visayas assisted a total of 85 existing
MSMEs through 126 S&T interventions
resulting into the establishment of 16 new
firms, the generation of P9,008,000 gross
sales, creation of 1,292 job opportunities
and an average 55.8 % productivity
improvement.
It assisted 4 MSMEs under the
Manufacturing Productivity Extension
Program (MPEX), 12 MSMEs under the
Enhancement (CAPE), 1 MSME under
Cleaner Production Technology (CPT),
and 188 firms on other consultancy/
technical assistance on specific
technology/concern.
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The DOST Region 8 has
continued the implementation of
programs and projects in Eastern
Visayas, anchored towards
the realization of the National
Science and Technology Plan
(NSTP) for 2002 – 2020
It deployed 530 experts under
the Science and Technology Experts
Volunteer Pool Program (STEVPP)
benefiting 1,160 clients. Also , it
coordinated the availment of 6 inventors
of patenting assistance.
Moreovet it assisted 15 MSMEs in the
food processing sector on packaging and
labeling. Such client-MSMEs reported
penetration of 20 new markets and an
increase in sales amounting to P 212,556.
It assisted 43 students-beneficiaries from
12 SUCs from the provinces of Leyte,
Southern Leyte and Biliran under the
DOST-Academe Technology Based
Enterprise Development (DATBED)
Program.
It conducted 47 technology trainings
benefiting 1,388 participants and 322
MSMEs. Jointly with local government
units and state colleges and universities,
it conducted 15 investment fora reaching
out to 1,219 participants from 384
MSMEs.
Through its 3 laboratories, physicochemical, microbiological, and metrology
and calibration laboratories, it provided
536 testing/calibration services for 93
firms and 202 clients, and generated
P219,631.00 income.
Likewise it promoted the
implementation of the Technology
Incubation for Commercialization
(TECHNICOM) Program in Eastern
Visayas having facilitated the provision
of assistance for the Saline- Tolerant
Tilapia project in Sta. Margarita, Samar
in cooperation with PCAMRD and
PLAN Philippines, and the conduct of a
TECHNICOM Forum/Orientation for
95 participants.
It administered 261 on-going DOST
Undergraduate scholars, of which 251 had
been in Program A (RA 7687) and 10 in
Program B (DOST-SEI Merit). A total
of 76 scholars graduated, with 4 receiving
magna cum laude and 2 cum laude
recognitions.
During the year in consideration, it
maintained 97 networks, co-funding 8
projects and conducting 15 technology
trainings in cooperation with LGUs. It
maintained three regional consortia: 1)
the Visayas Consortium for Agriculture
and Resources Program (ViCARP)
Region VIII
16
85
•
126
1.292
55.83
9.008 M
536
202
93
0.219 M
wherein 158 studies/proposals have been
reviewed and evaluated; 2) the Eastern
Visayas Consortium for Industry and
Energy Research and Development
(EVCIERD) which formulated/packaged
16 proposals, of which 3 had been
funded; and 3) the Regional Health
Research and Development Committee
(RHRDC) which deployed 16 experts
and conducted 15 trainings benefiting
261 health researches.
In promoting S&T culture in the
region, it made press releases, 41 radio,
110 print, 19 TV and 31 interviews.
It participated in 4 DOST-sponsored
regional/provincial fairs. It acquired
30 technology packages and catered to
1,033 library users. It generated external
resources worth P33,333,430.00. It
earned 11 recognitions at regional level
and 2 at provincial level.
DOST Region IX
The DOST Regional Office in Western
Mindanao vigorously embarked into
modernization of the business enterprises
in the region through technology
innovations under the Small Enterprise
Technology Upgrading Program
(SETUP). A total of 18 MSMEs, 4 of
which are new client-MSMEs in 2006,
in food processing, furniture, fashion
accessories, aqua-marine, metals and
horticulture sectors were provided with
necessary technological support in
the form of production facilities and
equipment upgrading, firm productivity
improvement and product quality
enhancement.
On top of its SETUP client-MSMEs,
it provided 44 technological interventions
to another 18 MSMEs in terms of
provision of equipment, equipment
Region IX
4
18
•
35
2,652
21
62.9 M
2,525
405
220
0.619 M
upgrading, process improvement, system
improvement, manpower development,
analytical testing and product
development resulted to more effective
and efficient production processes.
These interventions resulted into 21%
average productivity improvement,
enabling client-MSMEs to penetrate
3 new markets, the creation of 2,652
job opportunities, and gross sales of P
62,915,883.11.
of P873,037.00, an impressive 41%
increase from its income in the previous
year. It also provided free laboratory
analyses valued at P44,115.65.
It awarded 19 undergraduate
scholarships out of 332 applicants in
2006. It enabled 23 undergraduate
scholars to graduate while administering
56 on-going S&T undergraduate scholars.
It catered to 9,555 library users.
In promoting S&T culture in the
region, it made 57 radio and 120 print
press releases and organized 8 press
conferences and interviews. It has also
established and maintained 17 networks
and linkages with various agencies to
make Science and Technology relevant
and closer to the people.
DOST Region X
Northern Mindanao surpassed its 2006
SETUP targets by 26%. It provided 38
technology interventions for 58 existing
MSMEs and 2 new client-MSMEs,
It deployed 13 experts benefiting 333
client-MSMEs; conducted 33 technology
trainings benefiting 1,115 participants
from 59 MSMEs, and conducted 3
technology fora.
It transferred 8 high-impact
technologies to 8 MSMEs that included
labeling/capping machine for bottled
sardines production, bioreactor
technology, bamboo treatment and
finishing, soap making and various food
processing technologies.
Laboratory (RSTL) rendered 2,525
chemical, microbiological, and
metrological services for 405 clients from
220 MSMEs, generating a gross income
The DOST Region 9 Regional Standards and Testing
Laboratory (RSTL) had continually improved its services
paving the way for the Microbiological Laboratory and
Physical & Chemical Laboratory to maintain its ISO 17025
Accreditation
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exhibition and traveling planetarium with
a total attendance of 46,984 students,
teachers and the general public.
resulting into gross sales of P 124.6 M and
the creation of 6,544 job opportunities.
It may noted that SETUP clients in the
food processing achieved the highest gross
income at P62,624,271.00, 50.2% of
the reported total gross sales. However,
SETUP clients in the marine and fishery
reported the highest growth from P
202,500 in 2005 to P 39.5 M in 2006.
SETUP clients provided about P 100M
equity investments. It may be noted that
its 3 SETUP clients garnered regional and
national awards for being outstanding
entrepreneurs and technology innovators.
It deployed experts through MPEX,
CAPE, CPT, STEVPP and conducted
trainings to about 1,691 clients and about
103 MSMEs.
Region X
2
58
•
38
6,544
71
124.5 M
1,864
616
410
•Value of assistance rendered
0.7 M
0.144 M
It has emerged as the leading
government agency in the provision of
scientific and technological services in
Northern Mindanao. Maintaining its
ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation acquired in
2005, its RSTC with three laboratories,
the Regional Calibration Center,
Microbiological Testing and Chemical
Testing, rovided timely and high quality
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It made 172 press releases, 12 press
interviews, 38 networks and 65 linkages.
It also coordinated two science exhibits
for children with a total attendance of
46,984 pupils, students and teachers. It
may be noted that these activities jointly
sponsored by the LGU of Lanao del
Norte and Oro Science and Technology
Centrum grossed a P1.8 M income.
DOST has emerged as the leading government agency in
the provision of scientific and technological services in
Northern Mindanao. Through the Regional Standards and
Testing Center (RSTC), it has provided timely and high quality
calibration and analytical services to industries particularly
the small and medium scale. entrepreneurs and researchers.
Its operation is further improved by the acquisition of
state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and facilities, quality
systems implementation and human resource development.
Its operation was further enhance by the acquisition of
state-of-the art laboratory equipment and conferment
of ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation to its Chemical and
Microbiological Laboratories by BPS-DTI. Under the RSTC
are three laboratories, namely -- regional Calibration center,
Microbiological testing, and Chemical testing.
calibration and analytical services
rendering 1,864 testing services to various
clients and SMEs, generating an income
of P 700,505. Its RSTL operation was
further enhanced by the acquisition of the
state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and
conferment of ISO/IEC Accreditation
to its Chemical and Microbiological
Laboratories by BPS-DTI.
It continued to administer the S&T
undergraduate scholarship program for
807710 students, 142 of whom graduated
in 2006 with 33 earning academic honors
(16 cum laude, 4 magna cum laude, and 2
summa cum laude). Installing its e-library
facilities to serve the
DOST Region XI
Southern Mindanao focused on SETUP
implementation. It assisted 36 clientMSMEs, particularly in packaging
and labeling design resulting into
their achieving of a gross income of
over P11.37M and generation of job
opportunities of 1,241 man-months.
It assisted 7 client-MSMEs under the
MPEX program. Its ISO/IEC 17025
accredited Microbiology and Chemistry
laboratory reduced the need for regionbased food processors send samples for
testing to Metro Manila. It also played
a big role in the penetration of the
various products of the region into the
global market. In line with the call for
product standardization, higher quality
and competitiveness of local products, it
R&D needs of local researchers,
students and teachers, it catered to 10,785
library users. It also coordinated the
hosting of the traveling science centrum
Region XI
3
18
•
22
1,241
40.51
11.37 M
817
672
507
0.896 M
has continuously operated the Regional
Metrology Center which aims to ensure
the accuracy of measuring instruments
through calibration. Its Regional
Metals Testing Center also contributed
to the quality enhancement of metal
products, productivity improvement
of metal enterprises, and dissemination
of technologies needed by the metals
industry and user industries in the region
like manufacturing, both food and
non-food. The Center provides metals
testing, quality control, consultancy and
training services. Testing and Calibration
services were provided to 672 clients and
generated P.896M income.
To help address the problems of
region-based micro food enterprises,
it launched on October 16, 2006 the
Mobile S&T Laboratory (MoLAB) jointly
with SDCAsia to conduct basic analytical
laboratory services in remote areas in
the region. Moreover, it conducted 92
technology trainings on 127 technologies,
mostly on food processing with 1,999
participants. On-air trainings on meat
and fish processing were also conducted
in cooperation with a local radio station,
DXSS under Southern Broadcasting
Network.
With the help from DOST VII, it had
organized its Food Safety Team whose
members underwent several trainings
on GMP and Food Hygiene and ably
conducted training and seminars for
personnel of MSMEs-customers..
Encouraging discovery and innovation,
it provided Php 80,000.00 funding
support with TAPI’s assistance to the
Mindanao-wide inventors’ exhibit
organized by the Davao Inventors
Association. Moreover, it maintained
linkages with 176 firms, government
agencies and local government units.
others. Said interventions resulted into
their penetration 12 new markets and P
18 million gross income.
It conducted 37 technology
demonstrations and workshops, diffusing
93 technologies on food/fruit processing,
furniture-making, metal fabrication,
hand-made papermaking, loom-weaving;
floor tile production, table top and panel
production, special effects finishing,
dyeing and bleaching of non-wood forest
products, jewelry making, wooden novelty
items, among others. It also conducted
trainings on good manufacturing practices
(GMP), hazard analysis critical control
point (HACCP), packaging and labeling,
cleaner production technology and food
safety. It had also supported 70 firms
through seminars and workshops on
packaging and labeling.
Region XII
12
15
DOST Region XII
105
2,141
18 M
The DOST Regional Office in Central
maximized its efforts to effectively
implement the SETUP, providing 27
client-MSMEs with 105 interventions
in terms of state-of-the-art equipment,
seminars, consultancy, techno-clinics,
plant designing, marketing assistance and
1,769
1,111
496
0.879 M
It assisted 10 client-MSMEs under
MPEX and 2 groups, the muscovado
producers and livestock owners in Sultan
Kudarat, under CAPE. It deployed 27
experts under the S&T Experts Volunteer
Pool Program benefiting 1,472 clients/
participants.
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L-R: Products of one of the candle-making seminars conducted by
DOST Region 12; basic handloom weaving workshop; DOST Region
12 director keynoting the seminar on bamboo preservation and
livelihood technology
It implemented 16 projects jointly with
local government units and conducted 11
trainings to support said projects.
Its ISO/IEC 17025-accredited
microbiological and physico-chemical
laboratories conducted 1,031 tests and
analyses benefiting 435 clients and 52
MSMEs and generating P 176,015.00
income.
As a PREGINET network service
provider in Central Mindanao, it played
the lead role in the diffusion, promotion
and application of ICT. It established
the Cotabato Region Information
Sharing Network (CRISNET), providing
interconnectivity to its partner institutions
down to DOST provincial offices,
connecting local partners in the academe,
LGUs and industries. Also, it served
as co-locator server of some regional
line agencies, SUCs and LGUs. It had
conducted several ICT trainings for its
partner institutions and maintained an
online Management and Information
System, thereby, making other ICTrelated projects like the eLibrary, available
and accessible to the general public.
It administered 127 SEI undergraduate
scholars. Its massive information
campaign efforts resulted into the increase
of region-based qualifiers from 40 in
2005 to 98 in 2006 in the scholarship
examination. It spearheaded the
implementation of SEI-supported Project
Great M scholarship for Muslims and
Indigenous People.
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It coordinated the taking of PSHS
qualifying examinations by 562
graduating elementary students from the
region. Of these, 25 students qualified
and were given the opportunity to enroll
in any PSHS campus in the country.
To effectively communicate S&T
to the public, it made 38 local radio,
36 local television and 36 print media
press releases. It also spearheaded the
celebration of the NSTW on July
25, 2006 attended by more than 600
participants, leaders of the industry/
academe, local executive officials, heads
of the regional line agencies of the
government, representatives from NGOs
and the Civil Society. The event featured
the holding of the S&T forum, “Defining
Market-Driven R&D Direction for
Mindanao”. It had hosted the Mobile
Science Centrum of the Philippine
Foundation for S&T on July 26, 2006 up
to September 16, 2006 which was visited
by about 30,000 students, teachers/
faculty and the public. The Sci-Fun
Caravan opening program was attended
by more than 2,000 supporters from all
over the region.
It strengthened its linkaging and
networking with local and international
partners from the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei,
Thailand and other ASEAN countries,
among others. It maintained 43 local
networks and 2 consortia, namely: the
Cotabato Region Industry and Energy
Research and Development Consortium
(CRIERDC) and the Regional Laboratory
Consortium (LABCON 12), both of
which presided over by the DOST
Regional Director. As a member of the
board of regents/trustees of region-based
SUCs, it had influenced R&D priorities
as well as S&T activities of said SUCs.
DOST- Caraga
Caraga assisted 21 core funded projects
under the SET-UP Program. Among
these is the project on Upgrading of the
NORMISIST Tissue culture Laboratory,
a strategic S&T intervention to produce
and market disease-free abaca and banana
plantlets among farmers and plantation
owners. The project enables NORMISIST
to curve a niche in the large market for
abaca and banana planting materials not
only in Caraga Region but also in the
neighboring regions. It should be noted
that NORMISIST fully reimburse in
2006 the seed funding provided by SETUP. Other successful project implemented
in Caraga include among other kaong
processing, nipa wine production and
coconut cooking oil processing.
DOST-Caraga focused its S&T
inventions to food processing MSMEs
complementing the support being
provided by the local government units
and other government agencies. Thirtynine existing firms and 5 new firms were
assisted generating 2,427 jobs. These
S&T interventions include training in
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP),
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Points (HCCP), packaging and labeling,
laboratory tests and analysis and food
processing trainings and plant consultancy
services. The Regional Standards and
Testing Laboratory catering to physical/
chemical, microbiological and calibration
CARAGA
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0.003 M
249
661
48
0.063 M
services performed 249 tests and analysis
to 661 clients and 48 firms. Packaging
and labeling assistance was provided to 93
MSMEs. It forged an agreement with the
Caraga Regional Association of Traders
and Entrepreneurs (CREATE) in food to
collaborate on the provision of trainings
and consultancy services. Consultancy
services were extended to SMEs and
individual clients in the region by four
(4) national experts. There wee thirtyfive (35) trainings/seminars and for a
conducted with 954 participant.
of Bayugan National Comprehensive
High School won the 3rd Grand award,
Life Sciences, Cluster 1, Team Category,
on Postsynaptic Neurotransmitter Binding
Inhibition of Opposite Leaf Spot Flower,
Flower Isolate: A Prospect Agent Against
uncontrolled Neuronal Firing (Epilepsy).
In the Intel Philippines Science Fair
(IPSF) in February 2006 in Metro
Manila, Daryl Romero, Mary Ann
Tijana and Clarissa Cachero of Bayugan
National Comprehensive High School
were awarded the 2nd Grand Award for
Physical/Applied Science, Cluster 1, Team
Category for their work on Cassava Rules:
Starch as an Effective Component for Ideal
Biodegradable Plastic.
In the Mindanao Invention Contest
and Exhibit (MICE) from October 18-20,
2006, Caraga had two entries from Engr.
Roderico B. Cane of Butuan City, namely:
single phase Elevator/Dumb Waiter and
Rope Making Machine.
entry into the National Inventors contest
at the Philippine Trade and Training
Center, Pasay City from November 13-17
2006.
DOST- Caraga signed agreement to
support three foreign-funded programs,
namely; the Philippine-Australia
Community Assistance Program
(PACAP), the Department of Agrarian
Reform-Philippine-Australia Technical
Support for Agrarian Reform and Rural
Development (DAR-PATSARRD) and
the Local Government Unit Management
Training Program (LGUMTP) funded by
the New Zealand Agency for International
Development (NZAID). Moreover, it
established linkages with 52 councils,
boards, committees and teams.
The Single Phase Elevator/Dumb
Waiter was judged first place under the
Utility Model Category and garnered an
For the scholarship program, there
wee 46 qualifiers for the DOST-SEI
Undergraduate program and 11 qualifiers
for the PSHS scholarship.
It supported the sending of entries
to local and international research
and science competitions. In the 2006
International Science and Engineering
Fair (ISEF) held in Indianapolis, Indiana,
USA in May 7-13, 2006 4 high school
students from Caraga were awarded,
namely: Jose Alfonso Casurra of Caraga
Regional Science High School received the
3rd Grand Awards in Life Sciences (Cluster
2, Individual Category) for his study,
Spirulina platensis: Potential Biosorbent
for Lead; and Beverly Casimero, Kenneth
Joseph Bureros and John Paul de la Cruz
The images of the exciting world of DOST Caraga
(Clockwise)— the mobile technology classroom, DOST
Caraga workforce, tissue culture lab in Butuan City,
nipa wine distiller in Surigao del Norte, cutflower nursey
in Surigao City, kaong processing in Surigao City, and
noodles processing in Butuan City
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
AND SUPPORT SERVICES
The major final outputs (MFOs) of the
Office of the Secretary have been achieved
through effective general administration
and efficient support services particularly
through human resources management
and development, recognition awards
and incentives, compliance with the
Procurement Act, and the provision of
internal audit services.
Human Resource Management /
Development
In 2006, policy recommendations
and strategies for the training and
development of Central Office personnel
were drafted and submitted to the
management. These included proposed
modification in the procedures and
availment of training opportunities vis-avis budget restrictions.
In accordance with EO 366, the
DOST Rationalization Plan was
consolidated and submitted to the
DBM. To help mitigate the impact of
the DOST Rationalization Program on
affected personnel, 2 Skills/Livelihood and
Investment Program (SLIP) road shows
were conducted in May and June, 2006.
In said roadshows, the following were
taken up, namely: the salient features of
EO 366; payment of financial benefits;
skills trainings; job placement (local and
overseas); emerging business opportunities
(e.g. franchising, retailing, food cart
business, subcontracting of export
products); livelihood workshops (e.g.
soap making, perfumery, beads/jewelry
making). The roadshows benefited some
300 employees from the Office of the
Secretary and DOST attached agencies.
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Moreover, a 3-day training on leave
administration was conducted for HRM
officers from selected Regional Offices and
DOST agencies to equip with technical
skills in computing leaves and interpreting
leave laws to ensure accuracy of leave
credits and timely payment of terminal
leave benefits.
signed a Memorandum of Agreement
with the DOST Multi-Purpose
6 MS scholars and 5 PhD scholars; and 2
MS scholar graduates were approved for
Re-entry Program incentives.
The HRD Program supported 6
non-degree training as follows: Internal
Control Structure (January 17-20, P
80,602.25); Enhancement of Capability
of Meteorological Personnel and
Technicians (January 2 – June 30, 2006,
P 689,961.00); Preparing a Classification
and Filing Guide / Scheme and Managing
The DOST was accorded by the Presidential
Anti-Graft Commission the recognition as the
3rd “Most Compliant Agencies for 2006” from
among the 70 government agencies.
Cooperative for the latter to operate the
DOST canteen. This was viewed by many
as an empowerment of DOST employees.
As a policy of developing the
full potentials of DOST employees,
the Human Resource Development
Program (HRDP) was continued to be
implemented providing graduate degree
scholarships, short-term trainings and
other relevant benefits to deserving
officials and employees of the department.
In 2006, 5 new MS scholars were
approved while 24 on-going scholars (11
PhDs and 13 MS) were supported. Of
these, 20 had been on full-time and 4
on part-time basis. Also, 21 of them (4
PhDs, 17 MS) had been on scholarship
extension. Thesis grants were provided to
Inactive Files (March 27 – 28, 2006, P
24,503.65); Special Training Course on
DOST Rules of Disciplinary Procedure
for Regional Offices (April 27-28, 2006,
P 112,537.85); Strategic Planning
Workshop (June 1-2, 2006, P 25,000.00);
Skill Livelihood and Investment Program
(SLIP) (June 7-8, 2006, P 68,027.00).
Recognition Awards and
Incentives
For its continued compliance to
the requirements of the government’s
campaign against graft and corruption
under its Integrity Development
Action Plan (IDAP), the DOST was
accorded by the Presidential Anti-Graft
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES
Commission the recognition as the 3rd
“Most Compliant Agencies for 2006”
from among the 70 government agencies.
The DOST successfully implemented
anti-graft and corruption measures.
The recognition is an indication of the
Department’s commitment not only
in aligning its systems and procedures
with government standards but also in
sustaining the culture of honesty and
integrity in the service.
Internal Audit
Internal audits were conducted
to assess the status of operations,
implementation and management of
programs and projects, adherence to
set operating systems and procedures,
and compliance with policies, rules
and regulations. Internal audit teams
composed of selected DOST agency
directors, deputy executive directors,
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Compliance with RA 9184
The Office of the Secretary successfully
complied 100 % with the provisions
of RA 9184 (Procurement Act). It also
maximized the use of the PhilGepS
for posting bid invitations not only for
public bidding process but also for sealed
bidding process. In terms of property
management, it completed on time
the conduct of physical inventory of
equipment and the submission of the
required Inventory Report for CY 2006.
technical, administrative and financial
staff are created and tasked to conduct
internal audits.
Under the Office of the Secretary, 2
areas, the Small Enterprises Technology
Upgrading Program (SETUP) and its
systems on repair and maintenance
of vehicles, were subjected to internal
audit. Among the DOST agencies, the
following were also subjected to internal
audit: 1) the Technology Application
and Promotion Institute (TAPI); 2) the
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration
(PAGASA); and 3) the Industrial
Technology and Development Institute
(ITDI) specifically the review of fund
utilization, verification of status and
location of equipment purchased and
identification of the items that need to
be procured for the project “National
Metrology Program: Upgrading of the
National Metrology Laboratory”.
On December 13, 2006, an internal
audit team was constituted and deputized
to audit the “Technology Innovation for
Commercialization (TECHNICOM)
Program” in order to assess its overall
status of implementation to determine
whether progress had been made towards
the levels originally envisioned for the
project, to determine whether policies and
strategies were still relevant in addressing
the requirements of the intended program
beneficiaries and to provide management
recommendations to areas of program
management that need to be enhanced,
including the strengthening of program
staff capability, where necessary.
The DOST continued to build its
internal audit capability through training:
Among the training participated by
DOST officials and staff were: the 3rd
Annual Conference on Institutionalization
of ISO9001:2000 – Aligned Quality
Management Systems in Government
conducted by the Development Academy
of the Philippines and the Basic Internal
Audit Principles and Procedures and
Fraud Auditing conducted by the
Association of Government Internal
Auditors. In-house trainings were also
organized on Internal Control Structures
(ICS), Risk-Based Auditing (RBA) and
Project Logical Framework (PLF), with
resource persons from the Professional
Development Center of the Commission
on audit (for the ICS & RBA) and from
the Technological Management Center
of the University of the Philippines (for
the PLF) participated by agency directors,
regional directors, senior staff in charge of
program/projects, service directors, heads
of executive offices and operating units
and designated internal auditors.
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PART 2
SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
ON DOST AGENCIES
INTRODUCTION
The “core business” of the Department
of Science and Technology is to ensure
that S&T efforts in the country redound
to the maximum socio-economic
benefits of Filipinos. Given its mandate,
the DOST has always been “in search
of results” mode, exerting efforts
continuously to enhance performance
management within its organization.
Concurrently, the national budget is
being reformed to make it results-focused
and performance-based. The Department
of Budget and Management (DBM) in
partnership and coordination with the
National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA) and the Commission
on Audit (COA) has been implementing
the Organizational Performance Indicator
Framework (OPIF) requiring government
agencies to identify and define their
respective major final outputs (MFOs) to
enable them to focus efforts and resources
on core functions and on delivering high
impact activities at reasonable costs and
qualities.
This encouraged the DOST to adopt a
set of MFOs at the department level14 in
its efforts to directly and effectively link
its total budget with the implementation
of the Medium-Term Philippine
Development Plan (MTPDP) covering
2005 to 2010. These department-level
MFOs are:
1. Knowledge and technologies diffused;
2. New knowledge and technologies
generated;
3. S&T human resources developed;
and
4. S&T services provided.
For each department-level MFO, the
DOST has been required by the DBM to
come up with performance indicators15
that would track organizational
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outputs and provide some means of
demonstrating that performance have or
have not been achieved. Because DOST
has multiple projects, programs, and
policies implemented at any one time by
20 attached agencies and 15 Regional
Offices, it is essential to have some means
of tracking how well they are working.
Ideally, MFO performance indicators
should be designed to help policy makers,
decision makers, and other stakeholders
answer the fundamental questions of
whether goals and objectives have been
achieved. Reporting MFO performance
information should promote credibility
and public confidence in S&T programs
as well as help push a development agenda
towards greater accountability.
Also, MFO performance information
should ideally be useful as a management
and motivational tool to help focus the
attention of DOST staff and officials
on achieving organizational outputs
that are important to the whole DOST
organization and its stakeholders. It
should give timely indication to DOST
officials and staff about implementation
progress, the early identification of any
weaknesses that could require corrective
action and for streamlining and improving
interventions to maximize the likelihood
of success. It should help with early
identification of promising interventions
that could potentially be implemented
elsewhere. It should provide useful
information for formulating and justifying
budget requests, and for allowing
judicious allocation of scarce resources
to the interventions that would provide
the greatest benefit. It should provide an
impetus for establishing key goals and
objectives that address the desired DOST
outcomes.
KNOWLEDGE AND
TECHNOLOGIES DIFFUSED
Technology diffusion is defined as the
widespread adoption of technologies by
users other than the original innovators.
It is a process recognized as necessary
for generating economy-wide benefits
from innovation in terms of productivity
gains and job creation. Knowledge and
technologies are diffused through various
channels and involve a broad range of
private and public institutions that,
taken as a whole, make up the national
innovation system.
The DOST gives primary focus on
technology and knowledge diffusion as
“the dissemination of knowledge and
technologies is especially important to the
poor because poverty is linked to their
low productivity.”16 More importantly, the
diffusion of knowledge and technologies
demonstrates visibly how the DOST
efforts redound to real socio-economic
benefits for the Filipinos.
The Department implements a wide
range of technology diffusion programs
and projects that can be categorized as
follows:
These were enunciated through DOST
Administrative Order No. 003 series of 2005 issued
on May 12, 2005 based on Executive Order No. 391
dated December 13, 2004 that cited the MediumTerm Public Investment Program (MTPIP) formulation
guidelines issued by the NEDA on July 26, 2004 and
the Programming and Budgeting Guidelines for 20062010 issued by the DBM in its Circular Letter No.
2004-11 dated August 3l, 2004.
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Initially, performance indicators have been required
by the DBM at MFO or output levels. Ideally, however,
performance indicators should measure not only
outputs (i.e. MFOs) but also impact, outcome, input,
efficacy, and risk. While performance indicators can
be expressed and gathered in different ways, the
choice of indicator and means of collection depend
on data availability, time constraints, and cost-benefit
considerations as well as the relationships between
the variables.
15
As cited in the July 26, 2004 NEDA planning
guidelines.
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1. Technology Transfer Programs/Projects
are those that are basically designed to
support, promote, facilitate or fast-track
the transfer of technologies developed by
DOST institutions and/or by DOSTfunded/assisted R&D programs.
2. Technology Receptor Capacity
Building Programs/Projects are those
that are essentially designed to enhance
the capacity of firms, particularly
the SMEs, to diagnose their specific
technology needs, to solve their technical
problems and overcome their obstacles
to the successful adoption and use of
technologies arising from deficiencies in
labor, management and organizational
change. These projects include the
provision of consultancy services and
of access to information on technology
sources.
3. Innovation Capacity-Building
Programs/Projects are those that are
designed to promote greater awareness
of the value of innovation among firm
managers and owners particularly
of SMEs, and stimulate demand for
technological and organizational change
within firms, essentially through greater
collaboration, partnerships, clustering
and networking among firms and with
knowledge providers. These projects
include collaborative and systematic
planning for future strategic technology
investments for a particular sector/cluster
as well as the sharing of diagnostic tools,
best practices, and knowledge sharing
among firms and academic/government
institutions.
This department-level MFO on
technology and knowledge diffusion is
directly linked with the following priority
sectoral activities (PSAs) outlined in the
MTPDP:
1. Under the Trade and Investment
Chapter, the strategy “to mobilize and
disseminate knowledge to upgrade our
technologies and increase our people’s
productivity” as among the five strategies
in attracting investments to create 10
million jobs in six years in order to
alleviate poverty in the country.
2. Under the Agribusiness Chapter,
the strategies to “intensify science and
technology application in Philippine
farms by transforming research,
development and extension (RDE)
institutions into market-sensitive and
demand-driven change agents; NG to
focus on capacity building of LGUs to
deliver extension services using, among
others, the PhilRice, PCARRD and other
provincial extension models” and “to
transform relevant agencies as centers
for agriculture, fishery and natural
resources knowledge management systems
by maximizing the use of up-to-date
information technology for intra- and
inter-agency as well as national and
international information exchange
that will provide timely and adequate
information for rational decision-making”
as part of attaining the objective of
raising factor (land, labor and capital)
productivity to approach the regional
average within six years in order to
achieve the goal of “making food plentiful
at competitive prices where the cost of
priority wage goods such as rice, sugar,
vegetables, poultry, pork and fish and
other important non-wage goods like corn
must be reduced.”
3. Under the Science and Technology
Chapter, the strategies “to adopt S&T
policies focused on making the Philippine
National Innovation System work” and
“to accelerate knowledge creation and
transfer to upgrade technologies and
increase productivity”.
NEW KNOWLEDGE AND
TECHNOLOGIES GENERATED
An important source of new
knowledge and technologies is research
and development (R&D). Research and
development is defined as comprising
creative work undertaken on a systematic
basis in order to increase the stock of
knowledge, including knowledge of
man, culture and society, and the use of
this stock of knowledge to devise new
applications.
The DOST implements a range of
R&D programs and projects from those
being directly implemented by the R&D
institutes including contract researches to
those R&D programs and projects being
funded and/or supported by the DOST
Central Office, the sectoral planning
councils and the NRCP. They also include
the R&D projects being implemented by
other DOST agencies such as PAGASA
and PHIVOLCS.
This department-level MFO is directly
linked with the following PSAs outlined
in the MTPDP as follows:
1. Under the Trade and Investment:
• The establishment of a center of
excellence as part of the Auto Parts
Industry Roadmap to “support the
development of the motor vehicle
industry in terms of research and
development (R&D), technology
scanning, selection and adoption,
provision of incubation program and
extending facilities for SMEs in parts
development” (p.16)
• The strengthening of the value-chain
structure of the Electronics industry
“to help promote high value added
activities and improve the R&D and
design and testing capability of the
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Performance Indicator 1 : List of Technologies Transferred to Beneficiaries by DOST
Agencies by Region, 2006
Agency
Region
Name of Beneficiary
Technology
PCARRD
Region I
1. Mr. Eliseo Para
•off-season vegetable
2. Mr. Nestor Acosta
•organic vegetable
Region II
3. Mr. Josue Balderama
•small ruminant
Region III
4. Mr. Alfredo Abesamis
•mango production
Region IV-A
5. Cavite Modern Growers, Inc.
•lakatan banana produc(cooperative) - 100 farmers
tion
6. Mr. Delfin Ona
7. Mr. Edilberto Silan
8. Mr. Rene Alday/Eli Alday
9. Mr. Rusty Perez
10. Mr. Edilberto Marino
•malapapaya planting
stocks
11. Lipa City LGU
•organic fertilizer from
bio/market wastes
Region VI
12. Mr. Norberto Ceballos
•rehabilitation of
bamboo plantation/
improved bamboo
woven products
Region X
13. Mr. Buenaventura delos
•forage corn
Region XI
14. Mr. Alex Navales
•mango production
PCAMRD
Region I
15. Matuguinas Hatchery
•tilapia breeding and
culture
Region II
16. Castillo Fishfarm
17. Galang Hatchery
18. Ilayat Fishfarm
19. Jacob Fishfarm
20. Judi Fishfarm
21. Layno Fishfarm
22. Quindayagan Fishfarm
23. Rosales Fishfarm
24. Wanol Fishfarm
Region III
25. Obando Ugnayan Multipur•polyculture of seabass
pose Cooperative
and milkfish
Region IV-A
26. Mr. Antonio G. Lopez
•vermicomposting /
vermimeal production
Region IV-B
27. Ambay Fishfarm
•tilapia breeding and
culture
28. de Honor Fishfarm
29. de la Cruz Fishfarm
30. del Rosario Fishfarm
Region VIII
31. Bacalando Hatchery
32. Ceriaca Fishfarm
33. Gamutan Fishfarm
34. Lopez Fishfarm
35. Morales Fishfarm
36. Santizas Fishfarm
37. Inoraguiao Hatchery
•production of salinetolerant tilapia
NCR
38. Barfarm Agro Development
•vermicomposting /
vermimeal production
39. DOST NCR
40. Tuloy Foundation
•african catfish production in concrete tanks
PCIERD
NCR
41. Auden Enterprises
•ready-to-serve lumpia
sauce and lumpia wrapper mix
42. Globaltrust Corp.
•ready-to-serve pinakbet
PCASTRD
NCR
43. ASET Distribution Corpora•titanium nitride coating
tion
using a magnetized
sheet plasma source
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Agency
Region
Name of Beneficiary
Technology
PCHRD
NCR
44. Hearbs and Nature
•lagundi pediatric syrup
•lagundi tablet
45. Pascual Laboratories Inc.
•akapulko lotion
•lagundi pediatric syrup
•lagundi tablet
•sambong tablet
•yerba buena tablet
ASTI
Region III
46. Kazama Grameen, Inc.
•bayanihan linux 4
Region IV-A
47. Laguna College of Business
& Arts
48. Southern Luzon Polytechnic
•GSM data terminal
College
49. Municipality of Ibaan
•bayanihan linux 3.1
Region V
50. Naga College
Region VIII
51. DTI Region VII
52. Tiburcio Tancinco Memorial
•GSM data terminal
Institute of Science and
Technology
NCR
53. Cerulean Software Technologies
54. DZRH/Manila Broadcasting
Co.
55. Imperium Technology, Inc.
56. Molave Foundation, Inc.
57. Office of Civil Defense, National Disaster Coordinating
Council
58. Department of Agricultural
•bayanihan linux 4
Reform (for evaluation)
59. Social Security System (for
evaluation)
60. Trinity University of Asia
61. Department of Trade and
•bayanihan linux 3.1
Industry
62. Philippine Coast Guard
63. Philippine Association of
•ASTI interactive
National Advertisers (PANA)
billboard
FNRI
Region III
64. E. J. Baker
•squash supplemented
bakery products
NCR
65. Moonbake, Inc.
•iron fortification of
chocolate crinkles
66. South East Asia Food Inc.
•fortified soy sauce
(SAFI)
67. St. Martin Pharmaceutical
•iodine-rich drinking
Laboratory, Incorporation
water
FPRDI
Region I
68. David’s Well Craft
•handicraft and house
décor production
69. Laong International Craft
•labtang products
bleaching
70. Randulf Industries
•wooden bowls and
antique furniture finishing
71. Sevilla Woodcraft
•centralized dust collection system
Region II
72. Northlandia Enterprises
•kiln dryer
73. Esmeralda Furniture Shop
•furnace type lumber
dryer
Region III
74. S.P. Tababa Furniture Shop
Region IV-A
75. Dictado Trading and Gen.
Merchandise
76. Action DPS, Inc.
•handicraft dryer
77. Angels and Snowflakes
•glued abaca products
drying
78. MP Wood Philippines Inc.
•kiln dryer
79. N.S. Alba Handicraft
•wet-type spray booth
finishing facility
Region IV-B
80. LGU – San Agustin, Rom•furnace type lumber
blon
dryer
Region VII
81. Central Lumber Corp.
Agency
Region
Name of Beneficiary
Technology
82. Classique Ideas Interior
Region VIII
83. MAC Builders, Inc.
Region IX
84. Adaza Enterprise
CAR
85. Balbin’s Quality Furniture
86. Dolyn’s Furniture Shop
87. Kimmayong Handicrafts
88. M.A.L. Furniture Shop
ITDI
Region I
89. LGU - Vigan
•bioreactor and inoculant
Region II
90. LGU - Camalaniugan
91. LGU - Tuguegarao City
92. HOMM’s Food Products
•product quality
improvement
93. Isabela Citrus Growers
•calamansi processing
Develeopment Cooperative
(ICGDC)
94. LGU -Mayor Epifanio G.
•salt facility establishGaspar
ment
Region III
95. LGU
•pottery and clay brick
industry production
96. LGU - Mayor O. Rodriguez
•waste polysterene
conversion into valueadded products
97. Dr. Felomino Mamuad
•accelerated vinegar processing establishment
98. LGU - Mayor Nestor Alvarez
Region IV-A
99. Hacienda Zabarte
100. LGU - Pagbilao
101. ESCABA Food Corp.
•steam retort installation
102. Jupri Delantar
•vigin coconut oil
production
103. LGU - Sta. Cruz
104. Rey Rozul
•biomas-fired coffee
roasting system
105. RAGSA Agro Produce
•coco methyl ester
Corporation (RAPC)
production facility
Region IV-B
106. SVFPMPCI
Region VI
107. Golden Ladies Association
•ilang-ilang and other
essential oil extraction
project
108. LGU - Boracay
109. Semirara Mining Operation
•brick/pottery plant
establishment
Region VII
110. Agahay Nipe Growers
•accelerated vinegar proAssociation (AGNIPA)
cessing establishment
111. Nagkahiusang Kababayinan sa Loon (NAGKALO) c/o
Central Visayas Farmers Development Center (FARDEC)
and Philippine-Australia
Community Assistance
Program (PACAP)
112. Paterno Genaro A. Kintanar,
Jr.
113. San Isidro Labrador
Multi-Purpose Cooperative
(SISLAMPCO) c/o FARDECPACAP
Region VIII
114. Alfa (Spinx) Company 52nd
Inf. Batallion (CADRE)
115. Leyte State University
116. LGU - Mayor Abalon
117. Local Initiative for Rural
Industries and Occupational
Sustainability
118. Essential Oil Manufacturing
•essential oil product
Plant
standardization
Agency
Region
Name of Beneficiary
Technology
•smoked/bottled fih,
119. LGU - Cong. Remdios L.
Petilla
dried vacuum fried
fruits and virgin coconut
oil
120. LGU - Capul
Region IX
121. LGU - Pagadian City
Region X
122. LGU - Ozamiz City
Region XI
123. Claire Ablan
•accelerated vinegar processing establishment
Region XII
124. LGU - Cotabato City
CAR
125. LGU - Baguio City
126. LGU - La Trinidad
NCR
127. LGU - Muntinlupa City
128. Bella Intia
•vigin coconut oil
production
129. Malou Gervacio
MIRDC
PTRI
130. Brookly Pizaa Co.
•essential oil extractor
131. EAL Air & Water Technology
•ceramic-based water
filter
•water retort
Region IV-A
132. National Dairy Authority
(NDA)
133. Fernandez Plating Shop
Region VI
134. MAGS Pipe Bending
Region X
NCR
135. HACI de Oro
136. Soumak Collections
•decorative chrome
plating
•electropolishing of
stainless steel and
handchrome plating
•wrought iron forming
•natural dye extraction
and crude extract application technology for
cotton
•natural dye powder
application technology
for cotton
•natural dye powder
printing technology for
cotton
•scouring and bleaching
of cotton fabrics
61
Performance Indicator 2 : Number of Technology Transfer
Beneficiaries of DOST Regional Offices by Sectoral Classification, 2006
No. of
Beneficiaries
Core
Funded
24
14
3
3
2
2
Region II
39
Food Processing
20
Furniture
2
Gifts and Holiday Decors
1
Metals and Engineering
1
Aquatic and Marine Resources
6
Others
9
Region III
31
Food Processing
16***
Furniture
6
4
4**
1*
Region IV-A
28
Food Processing
8
Furniture
1
19
Region IV-B
6
Food Processing
2
1
2
1
Region V
18
Food Processing
6
1
1
Others
10
Region VI
38
Food Processing
20
Furniture
7
3
3
1
Others
4
Region VII
76
Food Processing
36
Furniture
20
4
9
3
Others
4
*** 3 Beneficiaries were also supported under Regional GIA Funds
** 2 Beneficiaries were also supported under Regional GIA Funds
* 1 Beneficiary was also supported under Regional GIA Funds
12
8
2
1
0
1
4
1
1
0
0
0
2
9
4
1
0
3
1
7
1
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
18
6
7
3
0
0
2
4
2
1
0
1
0
0
Region
Region I
Sector
Food Processing
Furniture
Others
Performance Indicator 3 : Number of Client Firms
Assisted in Technology Business Incubation Program by
DOST Agency by Sector, 2006
Agency
Non-Core
Funded
12
6
1
2
2
1
35
19
1
1
1
6
7
22
12
5
4
1
0
21
7
1
13
6
2
1
2
1
15
4
0
1
10
20
14
0
0
3
1
2
72
34
19
4
8
3
4
Region
Region VIII
Region IX
Region X
Region XI
Region XII
CARAGA
CAR
NCR
Sector
Food Processing
Furniture
Others
Food Processing
Furniture
Others
Food Processing
Furniture
Others
Food Processing
Furniture
Others
Food Processing
Furniture
Others
Food Processing
Furniture
Others
Food Processing
Furniture
Others
Furniture
Others
TOTAL
Sector
Agency
Name of Licensee
2
Food
2
ITDI
PCHRD
Herbs and Nature Corporation
27
Food
15
Health Care Products
6
Metals
3
Material/Energy Products
3
MIRDC
FNRI
5
Metals
1
Material/Energy Products
4
PTRI
1
Textile
TOTAL
1
35
No. of
Beneficiaries
Core
Funded
83
48
4
2
6
15
8
12
6
1
2
2
1
76
21
8
4
5
14
24
43
22
2
2
2
15
57
14
4
3
1
4
31
33
9
3
4
1
7
9
22
8
8
1
1
4
7
1
5
1
593
8
5
1
1
0
1
0
4
1
0
2
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
78
Non-Core
Funded
75
43
3
1
6
14
8
8
5
1
0
1
1
74
19
8
4
5
14
24
42
22
2
2
2
14
56
13
4
3
1
4
31
32
9
3
4
1
6
9
18
8
6
1
1
2
7
1
5
1
515
Performance Indicator 4 : List of Licensing Agreements Executed by DOST Agencies, 2006
No. of
Firms
FNRI
62
Performance Indicator 2 : Number of Technology Transfer
Beneficiaries of DOST Regional Offices by Sectoral Classification, 2006
ITDI
Title
• Lagundi Tablet (as cough
remedy and for the control of
asthma)
• Lagundi Pediatric Syrup (as
cough remedy and for the
control of asthma in children)
Date Signed
December 7, 2006
December 7, 2006
Mrs. Anita B. Cerbas
Ipil Market Vendor MultiPurpose
Cooperative (IMAVEMPCO)
• Canton Noodles with Squash
August 7, 2006
Mr. Ernesto C. Lim
• Squash Supplemented
Bakery Products: pan-de-sal,
buns and loaf bread
December 7, 2006
Mr. Romulo M. Awayan
RAGSA Agro Produce Corporation
(RAPC)
• Production Facility for Coco
Methyl Ester
November 1, 2006
Performance Indicator 5 : List of Inventors Assisted by Type of Assistance and by Cost, 2006
Type of Assistance
Name of Inventors
No. of Beneficiaries
Product Demo /
Promotion / Exhibit
Cost
24
70,000
• Davao Inventors Association
• Advincula
• Agnes Cas
• Anna Manrique
• Antonio Agtoto
• Bhen Navarro
• Bheng Salido
• Carlita Rex Doran
• Carmela Santiago
• Eric Ngo
• Feliza Velonza
• Gonzalo Catan, Jr.
• Hannah Mojica
• James Foz Reamon
• Jesus Alburo
• Joseph Sy
• Laura Lazaro
• Maja Prevendido
• Manuel Corleto
• Manuel Dono
• Rafael Santos
• Roberto Salido
• Rodolfo Biescas
• Sonia de Leon
70,000
industry. The industry and academe will
initiate the establishment and operation
of a Center of Excellence that will
provide facilities and training programs
for skills development, technological
upgrading, R&D and other productivity
enhancement. It will also serve as a
convergence center for industry leaders
to keep the industry in pace with global
technological advancements.” (p.16)
• the continued “experimentation and
R&D on new materials and material
application” (p. 19)
Pilot Plant Assistance
2
1,299,300
945,000
• Angel B. Ong
354,300
• Gregorio G. Carballo
Testing Assistance
2
50,038
22,088
27,950
• Lorenzo Cunanan
• Jose C. Mordeno
Duty/Tax Exemption
6
• Benjamin Santos
• Edelmiro Quibilan
• Johnson Fong
• Marcelo Tomas
• Roberto Ronquillo
• Rolando Hortaleza
Prototype Assistance
1
60,000
60,000
35
1,479,338
• Salvador G. Flores
TOTAL
Performance Indicator 6 : Number of R&D Projects Implemented by DOST Agencies by Funding Source, 2006
Agency
No. of
R&D
Projects
Funding Source (in peso)
Total
Own Budget
Other Gov’t
Source
Private
Funding
Foreign
Funding
Others
ASTI
14
44,992,966
325,034
44,374,445
0
293,488
0
FNRI
50
67,668,936
31,293,000
16,881,784
6,613,494
12,880,658
0
FPRDI
59
2,310,760
2,002,031
0
308,729
0
0
ITDI
108
12,622,628
2,667,000
8,081,171
1,812,501
0
61,956
MIRDC
29
3,957,190
3,024,954
615,000
317,236
0
0
PNRI
41
58,409,229
25,731,000
18,001,964
0
14,387,040
289,225
PTRI
12
12,719,003
12,545,532
19,500
153,971
0
0
9
32,312,944
2,529,000
26,178,128
2,325,845
12
12,212,527
1,048,945
3,552,119
6,908,300
81,166,496 117,704,111
18,440,076
PAGASA
PHIVOLCS
TOTAL
334 247,206,183
0 1,279,971
703,162
0
28,264,348 1,631,152
• “The possibility of generating wealth
from high-end technology (Chapter
1) must be continuously explored,
with new emphasis on biotechnology
(Chapter 19), as part of the program to
build a knowledge economy.” (p. 20)
2. Under the Environment and Natural
Resources Chapter, the development of
“technology options for water supply (e.g.
solar desalination for isolated islands,
windmill technology, etc.); (p. 53)
3. Under the Energy Independence
Chapter, the “undertaking of R&D for
renewable energy systems in support of
the energy independence agenda.” (p.
125)
4. Under Chapter 12, Responding
to the Basic Needs of the Poor, “the
improvement of health and productivity
through R&D” by “promoting,
implementing and monitoring the
activities of the Philippine National
Health Research System (research,
research ethics, research management,
research utilization, capacity building,
system governance, and resource
generation); and by conducting “health
R&D in priority areas in support
of HSRA such as natural products
development for priority health
63
problems, development of vaccines and
pharmaceutical products, development
of other technologies, processes for
priority health problems, development of
telehealth / bioinformatics.” (p. 166)
Chapter, the strategy “to accelerate
knowledge creation and transfer to
upgrade technologies and increase
productivity.”
Performance Indicator 7 : Number of R&D Personnel of DOST Agencies by Position Category, 2006
Category of R&D Personnel
Number of R&D
Personnel
Agency
ASTI
FNRI
FPRDI
ITDI
MIRDC
PNRI
PTRI
PAGASA
PHIVOLCS
TOTAL
90
186
109
195
65
78
Scientists
and Engineers
88
114
52
129
21
60
51
159
77
1,010
22
56
61
603
Technician
Auxiliary
2
20
39
5
41
7
0
52
18
61
3
11
25
9
7
155
4
94
9
252
Performance Indicator 8 : Number of Scientists and Engineers Engaged in R&D in DOST Agencies by Sex, Age Group, Educational Attainment,
Research Field, 2006
Total
ASTI
FNRI
FPRDI
ITDI
MIRDC
PNRI
PTRI
PAGASA
PHIVOLCS
603
88
114
52
129
21
60
22
56
61
264
339
63
25
17
97
29
23
46
83
19
2
21
39
12
10
19
37
38
23
By Age Group
20 years old and below
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
60 years old and over
0
125
131
180
136
31
0
78
10
0
0
0
0
20
24
33
35
2
0
2
15
14
17
4
0
6
24
54
35
10
0
0
8
12
1
0
0
7
11
18
17
7
0
5
2
11
4
0
0
0
11
24
14
7
0
7
26
14
13
1
By Educational Attainment
With PhD
MS/MA
Post BS/BA
BS/BA
Post High School
High School and below
38
168
139
253
5
0
0
7
9
71
1
0
6
41
0
67
0
0
9
26
6
11
0
0
7
36
42
44
0
0
2
10
2
7
0
0
4
19
19
17
1
0
1
4
1
16
0
0
4
12
17
20
3
0
5
13
43
0
0
0
By Field of Research Work
Natural Science
Engineering & Technology
Agricultural Science
Medical Science
Social Science
Humanities
Others
256
164
78
81
18
6
0
44
35
0
0
5
4
0
25
13
2
61
11
2
0
15
12
25
0
0
0
0
45
61
3
19
1
0
0
0
21
0
0
0
0
0
42
7
9
1
1
0
0
0
10
12
0
0
0
0
24
5
27
0
0
0
0
61
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total Number of S&E
By Sex
Male
Female
64
Performance Indicator 9 : Number of R&D Projects Supported by DOST Agencies through Grants by Amount and
Sector of R&D Performance, 2006
Amount (in pesos) of R&D Grants by Sector of R&D Performance
Funding
Agency
OSEC
PCARRD
PCAMRD
PCIERD
PCASTRD
PCHRD
NRCP
TOTAL
No. of
R&D
Projects
87
35
4
11
13
25
12
187
Total
207,663,280
13,795,236
7,210,698
2,183,939
18,289,607
31,190,863
1,662,632
281,996,255
Government
RDIs
Higher Education
Public
HEIs
Private HEIs
121,189,051 83,352,497 3,121,732
2,651,506
9,225,813 1,847,917
0
7,210,698
0
910,595
677,844
0
987,277 10,017,077 7,285,253
6,561,993 22,008,897
0
629,750
676,614
259,308
132,930,172 133,169,440 12,514,210
Private
Non-Profit
0
70,000
0
535,500
0
2,119,974
96,960
2,822,434
Private
Businesses
0
0
0
60,000
0
500,000
0
560,000
Performance Indicator 10 : Number of Contract Research Projects Implemented by DOST Agencies
2. Under the Education Chapter:
Amount (in pesos) by Funding Source
Agency
ASTI
FNRI
FPRDI
ITDI
MIRDC
PNRI
PTRI
Total
No. of
Projects
1
20
3
37
13
5
Higher Education
Total
Govt. RDIs
200,000
29,016,818
308,729
2,209,665
932,236
1,930,500
200,000
18,032,974
0
0
655,000
0
Public
HEIs
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
173,471
19,500
0
85
34,771,419
18,907,474
0
S&T HUMAN RESOURCES
DEVELOPED
The development of human resources
for the S&T sector involves a wide range
of interventions from the provision of
high-quality formal education at all
levels, elementary to university level,
to specialized training, with a focus on
young scientists and engineers; and the
development, attraction and retention of
the country’s S&T talents.
In producing this department-level
MFO, various programs are being
implemented from specialized science
secondary school program by the
Private
HEIs
Private
NonProfit
0
0
0
0
59,000
0
0
50,000
0
61,956
0
0
0
0
59,000 111,956
of the Math and Science curriculum
in the primary, secondary and tertiary
levels, encouraging industry-academe
initiatives in increasing number of MS
and PhD graduates in Math, Engineering
and Computer Science courses, making
state universities and colleges, private
universities and technical-vocational
institutions to offer specialized ICT degree
programs and specialized ICT courses
in their curricula, the implementation
of an internationally recognized ICT
certification programs for individuals/
professionals and organizations/
institutions particularly the Capability
Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
certification. (p. 21)
Private
Firms
Foreign
Org’n
0
1,426,521
308,729
2,147,709
218,236
0
0
9,507,323
0
0
0
1,930,500
153,971
0
4,255,166 11,437,823
Philippine Science High School (PSHS),
undergraduate scholarship programs
and teacher upgrading programs by
the Science Education Institute (SEI),
graduate scholarship programs by the
sectoral planning councils to the BalikScientist Program, the awards and
recognition programs and other HRDrelated programs.
This department-level MFO is directly
linked with the following PSAs outlined
in the MTPDP:
Chapter, the “improvement of the ICT
manpower” for the five priority areas for
ICT services through the enhancement
• In “upgrading of mathematics,
science, and english teaching and
learning in formal basic education”,
the DOST and Philippine Science
High School will contribute to the
upgrading the formal basic education
curriculum by taking the “lead in the
development of the Philippine Science
Digital School (PSDS), an e-facility
envisioned for the following purposes:
(a) development and implementation
of e-learning modules for special,
regular and remedial courses in science,
mathematics and English in high
schools; (b) e-training for science
and math teachers; (c) pre-service
education and training; (d) assessment
and achievement and testing; and (e)
testing and certification online.” (p.
204)
• In “upgrading the quality of
science, math and english teachers,”
the “The DOST-Science Education
Institute (SEI) shall strengthen the
capabilities of TEIs by providing
scholarships for Ph.D. in Science
65
Performance Indicator 11 : List of Scientific Papers Published by DOST Agencies by Country, 2006
Agency
ASTI
FNRI
Title of Scientific Papers
1.
Bioinformatics Initiatives in the Philippines and the Proposed Philippine e-Science Grid
2.
E-Nutrition paper and presentation slides (for proceedings booklet) for ADOC (APEC Digital Opportunity Center)
Awards 2006 (won 1st place in both Nationall, and International ICT Best Practice for e-Government (Asia Pacific
Level Competition)
Operational Weather Forecasting Using Linux Clusters, paper presentation during the ECE Conferece 2006
Dietary Changes and Their Health Implications in the Philippines
Dietary Fiber from Coconut Flour: A Functional Food
Philippine Nutrition Facts & Figures 2003
Steady Progress Against IDD in the Philippines
Characterization of Rubber [Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex Juss.) Muell.-Arg.] Seed Oil by Gas-Liquid Chromatography
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
FPRDI
ITDI
PTRI
PAGASA
PHIVOLCS
DOST XI
66
Country
New Delhi, India;
Philippines
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
Chemical Composition of Industrial Tree Plantation Species (ITPS) Barks
Chemical Removal of Cutin from Bamboo Twigs and Branches
Design and Development of the FPRDI Shop-Fabricated Foldaway Shelter
Design and Fabrication of a Handmade Paper Room Dryer
Effect of Board Constituents and Curing Time on the Creep and Physical Properties of Wood Wool Cement Board
Manufactured from Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata D. Don)
Enzymatic Deinking of Laser and Xerographic Printed Wastepaper
Formulation and Evaluation of Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL)-Based Varnish
Gluing Techniques and Strength Evaluation of Corrugated Bamboo sheets (CBS) for Roofing
Improvement of A Steam Distillation Unit for Essential Oil
Natural Durability of Some Lesser-known Wood Species
The Identification and Utilization of Philippine Climbing Bamboos
Towards Sustainable Harvesting of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP): The Role of Gender
Utilization of Bamboo for Cement-Bonded Board
A Non-Cellulytic, Thermophilic Xylanolytic and Pectinolytic Fungus, Thermomyces Lanuginossus C1a
23. Evaluation of pDNA-PEI-Carrageenan Complex in Gene Delivery
24. Microstructural Development of
Pani-EB Ultrafine Fibers Processed
by Electrospinning
25. Preparation and Mechanical Properties
of the UP and HIP Fabricated Aluumina
Ceramics
26. Production of High Temperature Tolerant Buttom Mushroom in Lowland Areas
27. Study on the Effect of Philippine
Bentonite as Filler on the Permeability
of Geosynthetic Clay Liners
28. Double Sley Picker for Upright Handloom
29. Mulberry Sapling Development as Affected by Variety and Planting
30. Phenotypic Characters of Silkworm Purelines LAT2, LAT71 and ST2
31. Prevention of Mildew Formation of Tikiw, Bangkuang and Raffia using Commercially Available Mildewcide
32. Textile Potential of Different Banana Fiber Varieties
33. Seasonal Reversal of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Rainfall Signal in the Philippines
34. Geochemistry of silicic magmas in the Macolod Corridor, SW Luzon, Philippines: evidence of distinct, mantle-derived,
crustal sources for silicic magmas
35. Neotectonics of the Marikina Valley fault system (MFVS) and tectonic framework of structures in northern and central
Luzon, Philippines
36. Aflatoxin and Aspergillus Section Flavi in Dusts Generated by Agricultural Processing Facilities in the Philippines
37. Aflatoxins and Aflatoxigenic Fungi in Rice and its Byproducts
38. Studies on Aflatoxin and Aspergillus Section Flavi Contamination in Rice and Other Major Agricultural Commodities
from the Philippines
Taiwan
Philippines
Rome, Italy
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Sweden
Philippines
Philippines
Japan
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
U.S.A.
USA
Philippines
United Kingdom
Thailand
Japan
Performance Indicator 12 : List of Intellectual Property Rights Filed by DOST Agencies by Date of Filing as of 2006
Date Filed
December 22,
2006
Nov 30, 2006
Title/Registry No./ Type
Waste paper and paper mill sludge as cellulosic component in asphalt road
pavement and related molded products (Invention)
Atis Lotion as Mosquito Repellent (Utility Model)
Nov 21, 2006
November 13,
2006
November 13,
2006
Nov 13, 2006
November 13,
2006
November 03,
2006
October 25,
2006
October 25,
2006
October 25,
2006
October 25,
2006
Oct 13, 2006
Ampalaya Tablet (Invention)
Apatite/Mica bioactive glass ceramics using bone ash / 2-2006-000488
(Uitlity Model)
Apatite/Wollastonite bioactive glass ceramics using bone ash /2-2006000489 (Uitlity Model)
Bioactive glass using eggshell / 2-2006-000486 (Uitlity Model)
Manufacture of tiles from electrostatic precipitator (EP) dust / 2-2006000487 (Uitlity Model)
Modified plastic block from polystyrene and low density polyethylene / 22006-000485 (Uitlity Model)
Thermally Processed Kare-Kare Vegetable Mix/ Applic. #:2-2006-000457.
(Utility Model)
Thermally Processed Pinakbet Vegetable / Application#: 2-2006-000460
Application B1: 2-2006-000459. (Utility Model)
Thermally Processed Putsero Vegetable Mix / Application #: 2-2006000459. (Utility Model)
Thermally Processed Sinigang Vegetable Mix / Applic. # 2-2006-000458.
(Utility Model)
E-Nutrition Information Trade Name / 04-2006-011276 (Design)
Oct 13, 2006
e-Nutrition Logo / 04-2006-011276 (Design)
Rotary Press for Flattening Handwoven Abaca Fabric / Application No. : 22006-000392 (Utility Model)
Rotary Press for Flattening Handwoven Abaca Fabric / Application No.:
22006000392 (Utility Model)
Salt Iodine Meter Device (Invention)
Sept 14, 2006
Sept 14, 2006
Sept 07, 2006
Sept 07, 2006
August 11,
2006
Agency
FPRDI
PCHRD
PCHRD
ITDI
ITDI
ITDI
ITDI
ITDI
PCIERD
PCIERD
PCIERD
PCIERD
FNRI
FNRI
MIRDC
PTRI
PCHRD
PCHRD
June 02, 2006
Salt Iodine Test Kit (Invention)
No Degumming Pretreatment Technology for Piña Fibers for the Production
of Textile Yarns / Application No.: 1-2006-000392 (Invention)
Process for preparing jathropa methyl ester from extracted oil of jathropa
curcass (tuba-tuba) / 2-2006-000230 (Uitlity Model)
December 19,
2005
ASTI Interactive Billboard / Application no. 2-2005-000534 (Utility model)
ASTI
June 03, 2005
A Stable Rice Premix Process Thereof and Rice Fortified with Rice Premix /
Applic.#: 1-2005-000281. (Invention)
A Stable Rice Premix, Process Thereoff and Rice Fortified with Rice Premix
/ 1-2005-000281 (Utility Model)
A Double Sley Beater for Upright Handloom / Application No.:
22005000159 (Utility Model)
ASTI GSM Data Terminal / Application no. 2-2005-000123 (Utility model)
Microprocessor Controlled Human Milk Pasteurizer / Application no. 22003-000475 (Utility model)
Iodine Premix and Iodine-Rich Drinking Water / 1-2002-000849
(Invention)
Process of Pretreatment of Plant Fibers for the Production of Textile Yarns /
Application No.: 02648 (Invention)
Process for the Production of Yarn and Fabrics from Indigenous Natural
Fibers / Application No.: 58962 (Invention)
E-Calculator Software (Copyright)
PCIERD
June 03, 2005
April 18, 2005
Mar 28, 2005
December 04,
2003
December 18,
2002
October 25,
1999
December 01,
1997
Modules (Design)
Ready-to-Serve Ethnic/Vegetable Food Mixes Thermally Processed
Pinakbet, Sinigang, Putsero and Kare-kare (Utility Model)
The e-Calc Software (Copyright)
PTRI
ITDI
FNRI
PTRI
Education to 140 faculty members and
MA in Education major in Science
Education to 25 faculty members
of the Regional Science Teaching
Centers and other identified tertiary
institutions. Moreover, it shall provide
e-training for 450 science and math
teachers annually. It shall conduct
training for 1,250 science and math
teachers under project MUST or
Mindanao Upgrading for Science
Teachers; and 1,050 science and math
teachers annually under project CARE
or Capability Building for Rural
Enhancement. DOST-SEI will also
develop 10 science and math teaching
modules each for different grades and
year levels for teachers’ use. (p. 204)
• In “utilizing existing good practices/
models”, the DOST-SEI shall provide
public and private schools with
inventory of available science materials
from DOST, which these schools may
wish to replicate or adopt.”
• In “providing and connecting
computers in every public high school
for teaching and learning, the DOSTSEI shall: (a) provide one server and
connectivity to 20 schools, which
can solicit from 10 to 15 functioning
computers annually; and (b) provide one
server and 10 to 15 client computers
with connectivity to 10 schools also
annually.”
ASTI
ASTI
FNRI
PTRI
PTRI
Chapter, the implementation of the
strategy to “improve the competitiveness
of the country’s knowledge and S&T
workers”.
FNRI
FNRI
FNRI
FNRI
67
Performance Indicator 13 : List of Intellectual Property Assets of DOST Agencies by Date of Approval as of 2006
Date Granted
Title/Registry No. / (Type)
Agency
November 15, 2006
Self-Paced Learning Modules for Digital and Analog Integrated circuit Design Courses (Unit 1-4, and Laboratory
Manual) / A 2006-3242 (Copyright)
August 16, 2006
Process of Pretreatment of Plant Fibers for the Production of Textile Yarns / Application No.: 02649 (Invention)
August 2006
Herbal Composition Containing Sambong as Active Ingredient / (Invention)
March 7, 2006
Syringe / Reg. No. 2-1997-15232 (Utility Model)
2006
Device for Determining the Elasticity of the Arterial Wall (Invention)
2006
Vitamin A Fortified Cooking Oil / Registration No. 2-998-00477 (Utility Model)
FNRI
December 8, 2005
Bayanihan Linux Thin Client Manager Software / N 2005-185 (Copyright)
ASTI
December 8, 2005
Handbook of Practical Tips in FPGA-Based Design Using VHDL / A 2005-2507 (Copyright)
ASTI
December 8, 2005
User Manual: Bayanihan Linux Thin Client Manager, Your Total Linux Thin Client Solution / A 2005-2508 (Copyright)
ASTI
November 30, 2005
An Improved Steel Truss / Reg. No. 2-2003-000153 (Utility Model)
TAPI
September 30, 2005
Multi-layered Filter Face Mask Utilizing Non-woven Polyester Fabric Impregnated with Titanium Dioxide / 2-2004000339 (Uitlity Model)
ITDI
January 23, 2004
Process for the Production of Yarn and Fabrics from Indigenous Natural Fibers / Application No.: 58963 (Invention)
PTRI
2004
Handbook on Pretreatment and Dyeing of Indigenous Plant Materials for world Class Products / ISBN: 9719316411
(Copyright)
PTRI
2004
Kalamata: A Source Book of Weave Designs, Volume 1 / ISBN: 971-93164-0-3 (Copyright)
PTRI
2004
The Human Face of PTRI S&T Interventions / ISBN: 971-93164-2-X (Copyright)
PTRI
August 7, 2003
Instant Kalamansi Extract / UM2-2003-000300 (Utility Model)
FNRI
June 3, 2003
Canned Laing / UM-2-2003-000209 (Utility Model)
FNRI
2003
Gampol: A Compendium of Philippine Dye Yielding Plants and their Application, Volume 1 / ISBN: 9718551344
(Copyright)
PTRI
December 5, 2002
FCT + Menu Evaluation Software / (Copyright)
FNRI
November 27, 1998
Portable Therapeutic Handloom / Registration No.: 2-1998-00576 (Utility Model)
PTRI
September 24, 1998
Vitamin A Fortified Cooking Oil / UM-1998-0047 (Utility Model)
FNRI
1992
FNRI-PPS Anthropometric Tables and Chart for Filipino Children
(Copyright) /
FNRI
June 10, 1987
A Combination Conveyor-Cutter Machine / UM-10142 (Utility Model)
FNRI
August 20, 1984
Nutritious Puffed Snack Fortified / Philippine Patent No. UM5592 (Utility Model)
FNRI
February 2007
Scientific and Technological Teaching Manpower Requirements in 2000 to 2010 / ISBN: 978-971-8600-32-0
SEI
2007
Action Research for Teachers / ISBN: 978-971-8600-34-4
SEI
2007
Scholars 20 DOST -SEI Celebrates 20 Years of Scholarships / ISBN: 978-971-8600-33-7 (Copyright)
SEI
2007
Compendium of Science and Technology Human Resource Needs in the Philippines / ISBN: 971-8600-17-5
(Copyright)
SEI
2005
Compendium of Science and Technology Human Resource Needs in the Philippines / ISBN: 971-8600-17-5
SEI
2005
Science Education in the Philippines: Challenges for Development / ISBN: 971-8600-20-5
SEI
2005
Science Education in the Philippines: Challenges for Development Vol. I: Technical Paper / ISBN: 971-8600-18-3
SEI
2005
Science Education in the Philippines: Challenges for Development Vol. 2: Proceedings and Policy Recommendations /
ISBN: 971-8600-19-1
SEI
2005
Science Education in the Philippines: Challenges for Development
ISBN: 971-8600-20-5 (Copyright) /
SEI
July 2004
Effective Practices in Science & Mathematics Education: A Benchmarking Project Major Report / ISBN: 971-860014-0 (Copyright)
SEI
68
ASTI
PTRI
PCHRD
TAPI
PCHRD
Performance Indicator 13 : List of Intellectual Property Assets of DOST Agencies by Date of Approval as of 2006
Date Granted
Title/Registry No. / (Type)
Agency
July 2004
Effective Practices in Science & Mathematics Education: A Benchmarking Project Capsule Report / ISBN: 971-860015-9 (Copyright)
SEI
2004
Effective Practices in Science and Mathematics Education: A Benchmarking Project (Capsule Report) / ISBN: 9718600-15-9
SEI
2004
Effective Practices in Science and Mathematics Education: A Benchmarking Project (Major Report) / ISBN: 971-860014-0
SEI
2002
TIMMS-Like Test in Elementary School Mathematics and Science / ISBN: 971-8600-08-6
SEI
2002
Projecting Science and Technology Human Resource Requirements in the Private Sector: 2000-20 I 0 Vol. I Final
Report / ISBN: 971-8600-04-3
SEI
2002
Science and Technology Manpower Supply and Requirements of the Philippines Economy: 2001-2005 / ISBN: 9718600-06-X
SEI
2002
Research II: A Guide To Investigatory Project / ISBN: 971-8600-07-8
SEI
2002
Action Researches in Science Education Series I / ISBN: 971-8600-01-9
SEI
2002
Action Researches in Science Education Series 2 / ISBN: 971-8600-02-7
SEI
2002
SEI
2002
SEI
2002
Projecting Science and Technology Human Resource Requirements in the Private Sector: 2000-20 I 0 Vol. 2
Attachments / ISBN: 971-8600-05-1
SEI
2002
A Survey on Secondary School: General Information/School Profile, Profile of Science and Mathematics Teachers and
Information Technology / ISBN: 971-8600-10-8
SEI
2002
A Survey on Teacher Education Institutions Offering Bachelor of Secondary Education Programs / ISBN: 971-860019-4
SEI
2002
A Survey on Science and Mathematics Supervisors / ISBN: 971-8600-11-6
SEI
2002
Student’s Ideas About Properties of Matter / ISBN: 971-8600-12-4
SEI
Performance Indicator 14 : Number of Graduate Scholars
Supported by DOST Agencies by Level and Status, 2006
DOST Agency
Level
PCARRD
Status
Region
Total
Ongoing
Graduate
MS
PhD
3
12
4
5
7
17
PCAMRD
MS
PhD
5
1
0
0
5
1
PCIERD
MS
PhD
4
2
13
0
17
2
PCASTRD
MS
PhD
50
18
0
0
50
18
PCHRD
MS
PhD
9
15
4
1
13
16
NRCP
MS
PhD
2
3
7
3
9
6
SEI
MS
PhD
28
48
0
0
28
48
TOTAL
MS
PhD
101
99
28
9
129
108
Performance Indicator 15 : Number of Undergraduate Scholars Supported
by the Science Education Institute (SEI) by Region, 2006
Ilocos Region (I)
Cagayan Valley Region (II)
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Central Luzon Region (III)
National Capital Region (NCR)
Southern Tagalog Region (IV)
Bicol Region (V)
Western Visayas Region (VI)
Central Visayas Region (VII)
Eastern Visayas Region (VIII)
Western Mindanao Region (IX)
Northern Mindanao Region (X)
Caraga Region (Caraga)
Southern Mindanao Region (XI)
Central Mindanao Region (XII)
Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM)
TOTAL
Status
Graduate
54
46
85
59
611
226
142
205
300
58
25
157
4
95
16
Total
Ongoing
93
124
217
196
2,458
934
527
585
1,112
275
48
626
11
255
90
147
170
302
255
3,069
1,160
669
790
1,412
333
73
783
15
350
106
11
39
50
2,094
7,590
9,684
69
Performance Indicator 16 : Number of PSHS Scholars by Campus, Region of Origin and
Status, 2006
Campus
Region of origin of
scholars
Ilocos Region
Region I
CAR
NCR
Cagayan Valley
Region I
Region II
CAR
Region III
Diliman (Main)
Region I
Region II
CAR
Region III
NCR
Region IV
Region V
Region VI
Region VII
Region VIII
Region IX
Region X
Region XI
Region XII
CARAGA
Bicol Region
Region IV
Region V
Western Visayas
Region VI
Region VII
Central Visayas
Region VII
Eastern Visayas
Region VIII
Central Mindanao
Region IX
Region X
ARMM
Southern Mindanao
NCR
Region IX
Region X
Region XI
Region XII
CARAGA
ARMM
TOTAL
70
On-going
142
125
16
1
253
2
201
30
20
935
25
10
3
85
602
174
8
5
2
10
2
4
3
1
1
278
2
276
346
316
30
26
26
352
352
224
70
148
6
360
1
1
14
244
68
24
8
2,916
No. of Scholars
Graduates
0
0
0
0
70
4
62
2
2
217
5
3
0
24
130
42
2
0
1
2
0
5
1
2
0
56
0
56
86
81
5
0
0
84
84
62
16
46
0
86
1
0
3
56
13
7
6
661
Total
142
125
16
1
323
6
263
32
22
1,152
30
13
3
109
732
216
10
5
3
12
2
9
4
3
1
334
2
332
432
397
35
26
26
436
436
286
86
194
6
446
2
1
17
300
81
31
14
3,577
Performance Indicator 17 : Number of People Trained and Technical
Training Courses/Batches Conducted by DOST Agencies, 2006
No. of Courses/
Batches
No. of Participants
PCARRD
3
79
PCAMRD
9
99
PCHRD
22
431
NRCP
42
3,998
ASTI
50
1,139
FNRI
26
949
FPRDI
49
952
MIRDC
195
3,083
PNRI
35
703
PTRI
96
984
Agency
PHIVOLCS
3
72
TAPI
20
520
STII
11
226
PSHS
30
180
591
13,415
TOTAL
Performance Indicator 18 : Number of People Trained and Technical
Training Courses/Batches Conducted by Regional Offices, 2006
DOST I
No. of Courses/
Batches
23
DOST II
62
2,734
DOST III
63
2,055
DOST IV-A
83
3,252
DOST IV-B
98
23,604
DOST V
31
1,273
DOST VI
99
2,658
DOST VII
113
2,150
DOST VIII
47
1,388
DOST IX
33
1,115
DOST X
36
1,063
DOST XI
34
660
DOST XII
39
1,260
DOST CARAGA
35
964
DOST CAR
35
711
DOST NCR
27
1,281
858
46,822
Region
TOTAL
No. of Participants
654
Performance Indicator 19 : List of Accredited / Certified Management Systems of DOST Agencies and Regional
Offices by Title, Date of Accreditation and Validity, as of 2006
Agency/
Office
ISO Number
PTRI
ISO/IEC 17025
Certified Laboratory/Office
Physical and Chemical
Laboratories
Date of
Accreditation
Validity of
Accreditation
February 22,
2005
FNRI
ISO 17025
Food Analytical Service Laboratory
2001
continuing
ITDI
ISO/IEC 17025
LA-2005-081A
ITDI Microbiology Laboratory
2005
2008
ITDI
ISO/IEC 17025
General Requirement for
Competence of Testing and
Calibration Laboratory
March 2004
ISO/IEC 17025
Establishment, Implementation
of Management System in all
DOST R&D Institutes and Regional
Offices
Project 1. Implementation/
Maintenance of Laboratories
Accredited in all DOST Laboratories
in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025
March 2006
MIRDC
MIRDC
ISO/IEC
17025:2000
Instrumentation/Metrology
April 6, 2007
April 6, 2010
MIRDC
ISO 9001:2000
Version Center Wide Accreditation
& Environmental Management
System
June 4, 2005
June 3, 2008
MIRDC
ISO/IEC
17025:2000
Physical & Chemical Laboratories
January 10,
2005
January 10,
2008
February 19,
2004
February 19,
2007
PCARRD
ISO 9001:2000
Certification of its Standards
Quality Management System
(QMS)
DOST XII
PNS ISO/IEC
17025:2000
LA-2006-084A
LA-2006-085A
Regional Testing and Calibration
Center
1.Microbiological Testing
2.Chemical Testing
April 27, 2006
April 27, 2006
April 27, 2009
April 27, 2009
DOST XI
PNS ISO/IEC
17025:2000
LA-2006-0072A
Testing and Calibration Center
2.Chemical Testing
April 4, 2005
May 3, 2005
April 4, 2008
May 3, 2008
DOST X
PNS ISO/IEC
17025:2000
LA-2005-0069A
LA-2005-0071A
Center
1. Microbiological Testing
2. Chemical Testing
February 17,
2005
March 4, 2005
February 17,
2008
March 4,
2008
DOST IX
PNS ISO/IEC
17025:2000
LA-2005-0070A
LA-2005-0075A
Center
2.Chemical Testing
February 17,
2005
May 3, 2005
February 17,
2008
May 3, 2008
DOST VII
PNS ISO/IEC
17025:2000
LA-2005-0065A
Center
2.Chemical Testing
January 7,
2005
June 30, 2005
January 7,
2008
June 30,
2008
DOST IV
PNS ISO/IEC
17025:2000
LA-2006-082A
LA-2006-089A
Center
1. Microbiological Testing
2. Chemical Testing
December 23,
2005
August 28,
2006
December 23,
2008
August 28,
2009
S&T SERVICES PROVIDED
The DOST provides a range of S&T
services that do not necessarily fall under
three department-level MFOs earlier
cited. They include general purpose data
collection to record natural, biological
or social phenomena that are of general
public interest like the nutrition surveys
of the FNRI; testing and calibration
services being provided by the RDIs and
the DOST Regional Offices; regulatory
and licensing work like PNRI’s nuclear
regulation and licensing; policy-related
studies such as those made by the DOST
Central Office, sectoral planning councils,
NRCP and NAST; weather forecasting
being undertaken by PAGASA;
earthquake and volcano warning and
monitoring by PHIVOLCS; S&T
promotion services by STII, TAPI and
other DOST agencies, routine software
development, etc.
This department-level MFO on
S&T services is directly linked with the
following PSAs outlined in the MTPDP:
Chapter, “to provide credit, technology
and marketing support for three million
MSMEs”, and “to continue product
development as part of technology
support.” (p. 15)
2. Under the Environment and Natural
Resources Chapter, the thrust “to mitigate
the occurrence of natural disasters to
prevent the loss of lives and properties.”
(p. 55)
3. Under Chapter 12, Responding to the
Basic Needs of the Poor, “the conduct of
periodic national health and nutrition
demographic surveys and surveillance
activities.” (p. 167).
71
Performance Indicator 20 : Number of Clients Served and Income Generated by
DOST Agencies by Type of Testing and Calibration Service, 2006
Agency
Type of Services
FNRI
FPRDI
ITDI
MIRDC
No. of
Clientele
Income
Generated
(in peso)
198
1,146,630
Microbiological Services/Nutrient
Analysis/Aflatoxin Analysis
198
1,146,630
290
857,018
Strength and related properties
testing
128
168,062
Physical Testing
99
478,550
Analytical Services
13
7,980
Chemical Analysis
13
18,251
Testing of composites
13
157,105
FTIR
12
10,500
Kiln drying
4
12,800
Wood Testing
4
570
Beater evaluation
2
2,700
Viscosity of treated waste water
2
500
2,672
10,762,846
Calibration
1,536
5,520,812
Corrosion Testing
72
523,730
Testing
829
3,867,954
Nondestructive Testing
33
421,527
Formula Conversion
297
1,368,600
3,420
15,315,254
Sales
1
3,780
Radiation Protection Services
2,568
10,816,405
Other Services
9
1,700
1,427
15,612,768
Calibration of Radiation Detection
Instruments
365
740,173
Electrical, Pressure,
Temperature, Mass and Force
Calibration
385
4,686,806
Length Calibration and
Dimensional Measurement
347
4,508,593
Mechanical Testing
259
1,177,143
DOST Agencies by Type of Testing and Calibration Service, 2006
Agency
PNRI
No. of
Clientele
Type of Services
Chemical Analysis
198
3,163,056
Metallurgical Analysis
133
1,131,913
Gamma Irradiation Services
85
1,051,699
Analytical Services
83
1,231,774
Microbiological Testing
45
98,550
Radiation Control Services
33
370,650
Engineering Services
29
320,800
Radioactive Waste Management
25
234,400
Cytogenetic Service/Microscopy
Services
14
15,020
1
26,260
Radioisotope Dispensing
Services
Special Services
172
409,523
PTRI
897
1,579,516
PAGASA
Physical Quality Testing
472
778,251
Chemical Quality Testing
425
801,265
75
48,915
Calibration/Repair/Adjustment of
Meteorological Instrument
75
48,915
8,979
45,322,946
TOTAL
72
Income
Generated
(in peso)
DOST Regional by Type of Testing and Calibration Service, 2006
No. of Clientele
DOST VIII
202
219,631
Metrology/Calibration
110
90,904
Physico-Chemical Test
59
60,717
33
68,010
450
873,037
Physico-Chemical Analyses
222
522,808
Microbiological Analyses
183
287,642
Type of Services
DOST I
Microbiological and Chemical
Testing
917
961,840
Calibration
521
234,329
DOST II
DOST III
DOST IV-A
154
49,248
88
27,698
Physico-Chemical Analyses
34
10,050
Microbiological Examination
32
11,500
161
291,785
Microbial Analysis
137
196,698
Chemical Analysis
24
95,087
402
1,838,394
Calibration
186
366,387
122
359,754
DOST VI
94
1,112,253
517
227,372
Testing
289
117,370
Calibration
228
62,587
1,007
700,324
400
239,110
Chemical Testing
296
238,417
Volume Calibration
218
137,955
Mass Calibration
77
82,172
Pressure Calibration
16
DOST XI
2,670
1,110
879,541
Microbiology Laboratory
612
425,596
Calibration
404
385,480
Chemistry Laboratory
58
20,540
Metals Testing
36
DOST XII
47,925
427
246,027
Microbiological Testing and
Analysis
312
145,020
Physical and Chemical Testing
and Analysis
105
60,730
10
8,175
Volumetric Calibration
and Analysis (Non-Cash)
DOST CARAGA
32,102
249
62,507
110,002
Microbiological Analyses
156
53,213
1,269
674,189
Calibration
49
4,880
562
288,040
Chemical Analysis
Volume Calibration
324
146,421
Mass Calibration
231
110,125
Chemical Testing
150
111,123
Formula Conversion
DOST VII
45
DOST X
1,196,169
Phytochemical Screening
DOST V
1,438
Metrology
Income
Generated
(in peso)
Region
Income
Generated
(in peso)
Type of Services
DOST IX
DOST Regional by Type of Testing and Calibration Service, 2006
No. of Clientele
Region
2
18,480
1,227
2,493,510
Calibration / Metrology
633
712,126
Microbiology Testing
260
936,130
Chemical Testing
226
671,595
Certificate of Formula of Manufacture
76
96,850
Physical Testing
30
42,105
2
34,704
Shelf Life Testing/Studies
TOTAL
44
4,414
8,613
9,751,733
73
Performance Indicator 22 : Number Of Warnings And Issuances Made Related To Disaster
And Hazard Mitigation Services By PAGASA And PHIVOLCS, 2006
Type of Disaster and Hazard Mitigation Service
Number
Warnings on storm/typhoon occurrences
20
Domestic weather bulletins
261
International tropical cyclone warnings for shipping
291
Earthquake bulletins/advisories promptly issued
113
Tsunami bulletins/advisories promptly issued
23
Volcano updates/bulletins/advisories promptly issued
Performance Indicator 23 : Number of Scientific Linkages and Networks Established/
Maintained by DOST Agencies and Regional Offices by Nature and Location, 2006
Agency
FPRDI
Collaborative Research
Fellowship Grant
Technical Assistance
Funding Support
Scholarship
1,265
Geologic events investigated (Quick Response Team
dispatched)
6
Certification issued related to lahar, active faults,
earthquake occurrences and other volcanic hazards
314
Nature of Scientific Linkages
ITDI
Trainings
MIRDC
PTRI
Trainings
PHIVOLCS
Performance Indicator 23 : Number of Scientific Linkages and Networks Established/
Maintained by DOST Agencies and Regional Offices by Nature and Location, 2006
Agency
Nature of Scientific Linkages
PCAMRD
Information Sharing/Exchange
PCIERD
Experts Dispatch
Funding Support
Human Resource Development
Regional Networking
PCHRD
NRCP
Scientific Exchange
Travel Grants
Fellowship Grant
Funding Support
ASTI
Trainings
Funding Support
FNRI
Consultancy
Funding Support
Trainings
74
TAPI
Trainings
No. of Linkages
International
3
2
1
10
4
2
2
2
6
5
1
6
3
1
1
1
7
3
2
1
1
13
6
4
2
1
Local
STII
Invitation
PSHS
No. of Linkages
International
20
11
3
3
2
1
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
12
10
2
4
2
1
1
8
5
3
1
1
DOST I
Local
4
4
5
5
Consortia
DOST IV-A
Consortia
DOST VI
Trainings
DOST VII
Consultancy
7
6
1
3
2
1
DOST IX
17
17
Consortia
DOST XII
Technical Cooperation
Exchange Cooperation
Testing
Trainings
DOST NCR
TOTAL
8
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
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OTHER PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Other performance indicators, particularly on budget utilization
and mobilization of resources from external funding (which are
basically input indicators) were monitored and are reported as
follows:
Performance Indicator 24 : Estimated Amount of Resources
Generated from External Sources by DOST Agencies and Regional
Offices, 2006
Amount Resources Generated (in pesos)
Agency
Performance Indicator 25 : Budget Allocation
Among DOST Agencies by Grouping, 2001 to 2006
Amount (in million pesos)
2001 to 2006
pesos) (in million pesos)
Amount (in million pesos) Amount (in millionAmount
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
Foreign
23,241,064
PCIERD
24,142,000
44,224,000
PCARRD
10,010,000
232,460,000
PCASTRD
140,000
130,000
434,411
3,836,780
ASTI
935,071
16,840,598
FNRI
13,853,000
8,558,000
75,654
549,324
3,169,949
0
ITDI
MIRDC
2001
2002
3,000
2,500
OSEC
2,000
SECTORAL COUNCILS
1,500
3,000
1,000
2,500
500
2003
2004
2005
R&D INSTITUTES
2,134,000
52,750,060
1,313,305
PTRI
50,000
19,500
47,870,954
85,760,000
PHIVOLCS
SEI
2001- 2006 Total = P 15.488 B
COLLEGIAL BODIES
2,790,000
PNRI
PAGASA
2006
S&T SERVICES
2003
2001 2002
2004
2005
2006
Performance
Indicator
26 : DOST
Total Budget
Allocation
by
Allotment
Class,
2001
to
2006
20012006
Total
=
P
15.488
B
1,500
2,000
8,206,495
0
22,853
653,924
PSHS
0
2,024,246
DOST I
0
10,208,950
0
16,642,000
DOST II
DOST VII
2,700,000
160,000
DOST VIII
0
1,268,000
DOST IX
0
500,000
DOST XII
400,000
2,232,000
DOST CARAGA
TOTAL
1,000
279,942
PCHRD
FPRDI
2001 to 2006
Local
PCAMRD
0
105,000
190,791,510
429,899,569
500
3,000
0
2001
2002
2004
2003
2,500
2005
2006
2001- 2006 Total = P 15.488 B
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
2001
2002
2004
2003
2005
2006
2001- 2006 Total = P 15.488 B
CO
MOOE
PS
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Executive Officials
DR. ESTRELLA F. ALABASTRO
Secretary
(From left) ENGR. MA. LOURDES P. ORIJOLA, Assistant Secretary for Technology Transfer;
PROF. FORTUNATO T. DELA PEÑA, Undersecretary for S&T Services;
DR. MARIPAZ L. PEREZ, Undersecretary for Regional Operations;
Secretary ESTRELLA F. ALABASTRO; DR. GRACIANO P. YUMUL, JR., Undersecretary for R&D;
ATTY. MARIO P. BRAVO, Assistant Secretary for Administration, Legal and Financial Affairs;
DR. CAROL M. YOROBE, Assistant Secretary for Internal Audit
DR. GRACIANO P. YUMUL, JR.
Officer-in-Charge, PCIERD
DR. RAFAEL D. GUERRERO III,
Executive Director-PCAMRD
DR. REYNALDO B. EBORA,
Executive Director-PCASTRD
DR. JAIME C. MONTOYA,
Executive Director-PCHRD
DR. PATRICIO S. FAYLON,
Executive Director-PCARRD
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DR. NAPOLEON P. HERNANDEZ
Officer in Charge-NRCP
MS. LUNINGNING E. SAMARITA
Executive Director-NAST
MR. BERNIE S. JUSTIMBASTE
Director-Planning and Evaluation Service
MS. ELIZABETH A. FONTANILLA
Director-Administrative and Legal Service
MR. JUAN S. REYES, JR.
Officer in Charge-Financial and Management Service
DR. MARIO V. CAPANZANA, Director-FNRI;
ENGR. DENIS F. VILLORENTE, Director-ASTI
ENGR. ROLANDO T. VILORIA, Director-MIRDC
DR. CARLOS C. TOMBOC, Director-PTRI
DR. FLORENCE P. SORIANO, Director-FPRDI
DR. NUNA E. ALMANZOR, Director-ITDI
DR. ALUMANDA M. DELA ROSA, Director-PNRI
DR. PRISCO NILO, Officer in Charge-PAGASA
PROF. FORTUNATO T. DELA PEÑA, Officer in Charge- PSHS
DR. RENATO A. SOLIDUM, Director-PHIVOLCS
ATTY. JOSEPHINE R. SANTIAGO, Director-TAPI
DR. CAROL M. YOROBE, Officer in Charge-STII
DR. ESTER B. OGENA, Director-SEI
List of Acronyms
AFC
Alternative Fuel Corporation
NSCB
National Statistical Coordination Board
APAST
ASEAN Plan of Action on S&T
NCBP
National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines
APEC
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
NEDA
National Economic and Development Authority
ASEAN
Association of South East Asian Nations
NSO
National Statistics Office
BAFPS
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standard
NSTW
National Science and Technology Week
BETP
Bureau of Export Trade Promotion
NTFP
Non-Timber Forest Products
BOD
Biological Oxygen Demand
NZAID
New Zealand Aid for International Development
BPS
Bureau of Product Standards
OPIF
Organizational Performance Indicator Framework
BSP
Balik Scientist Program
OSec
Office of the Secretary
BSU
Bulacan State University
OTOP
One Town One Product
BUCAF
Bicol University College of Agriculture and Forestry
PAASE
Philippine American Academy of Scientists and Engineers
CA
Controlled Atmosphere
PACS
Philippine Association of Career Scientists
CAPE
Consultancy for Agricultural Productivity Enhancement
PANA
Philippine Association of National Advertisers
CICT
Commission on Information and Communications Technology
PCA
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
CIERDEC
Cordillera Industry and Energy R&D Consortium
PCA
Philippine Coconut Authority
CLSU
Central Luzon State University
PCM
Predicting, Controlling and Mitigating
CME
Coco Methyl Ester
PFC
Philippine Forest Corporation
COA
Commission on Audit
PGPR
Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacterium
COPE
Community Organization of the Philippines Enterprise
PLF
Project Logical Framework
CPT
Cleaner Production Technologies
PNS
Philippine National Standard
CREATE
Caraga Regional Association of Traders and Entrepreneurs
PRDCP
Packaging Research and Development Center of the Philippines
CSPC
Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges
PRSV
Papaya Ringspot Virus
DATBED
DOST-Academe Tehnology Based Enterprise Development
PSAs
Priority Sectoral Activities
DBM
Department of Budget and Management
PSDS
Philippine Science Digital School
DO
Dissolved Oxygen
QMS
Quality Management System
EDC
Export Development Council
RBD
Refined, Bleached and Deodorized
EP
Electrostatic Precipitation
RITM
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
ERTLS
Energy Research and Testing Laboratory Services
ROGDFP
Regional Organization of Gender and Development Focal Points
EV
Electric Vehicle
RSTLs
Regional Standards and Testing Laboratories
FINEX
Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines
RTD
Ready-to-Drink
FITS
Farmers’ Information and Technology Services
SAFI
South East Asia Food Inc.
GDIS
Gas Discharge Ion Source
SCC
Scientific Career Council
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
SCS
Scientific Career System
GIA
Grants-in-Aid
SePA
Seven-Point Agenda
GMOs
Genetically Modified Organisms
SETUP
Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program
GMP
Good Manufacturing Practice
SME
Small- and Medium-Scale Enterprise
IRR
Implementing Rules and Regulations
SMEDC
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Council
ISEF
International Science and Engineering Fair
SSPE
Subacute Scierosing Panencepholitis
ISO
International Standard Organization
JRP
Joint Research Program
STEAMMSTAP
S&T Enterprise Assistance Mechanism - Municipal S&T Assistance
Program
KICOS
Korea Foundation for International Cooperation on Science and Technology
STEPAN
Science and Technology Policy Asia Network
Kasetsart University
STEVPP
Science and Technology Experts Volunteer Pool Program
Kagoshima University - Faculty of Fisheries
SUCs
State Universities and Colleges
Laguna Lake Development Authority
SLIP
Skill Livelihood and Investment Program
Manila Economic Cooperation Office
TCP
Technical Cooperation Project
Major Final Outputs
TDS
Total Dissolved Solids
Metropolitan Manila Industry and Energy R&D Consortium
TECHNICOM
Technology Innovation and Commercialization
Mariano Marcos State University
TECO
Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office
Memoranda of Agreement
TENORM
Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occuring Radioactive Materials
Machinery Parts and Engineered Products
TSKI
Tagytay sa Kauswagan Inc.
Magsasaka Siyentista
TSS
Total Suspended Solids
Mass Spectrophotometer
UNESCO
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
Marine Science Institute
UP-PGH
University of the Philippine - Philippine General Hospital
Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan
VCO
Virgin Coconut Oil
MVFS
Marikina Valley Fault System
ZNHS
Zambales National High School
NMR
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
KU
KUFF
LLDA
MECO
MFOs
MMIERDC
MMSU
MOA
MPEP
MS
MS
MSI
MTPDP
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