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(DOST-Mimaropa)
The Department of Science and Technology-Mimaropa (DOST-Mimaropa) and the DOST-Technology Application Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) have decided to extend until June 27 the deadline for the submission of entries to the RICE.
The DOST-Mimaropa announced that the regional invention tilt, which was scheduled on May 25 to 27, will be moved to August 10 to 12.
“The rescheduling intends to give due consideration to interested participants who are struggling to complete their requirements in light of the restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic,” it said in a statement.
This year’s theme is “Imbensyon at Inobasyon Para sa Kalusugan, Kabuhayan, Kaayusan at Kinabukasan”.
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This was the call made by Department of Science and Technology-Mimaropa (DOST-Mimaropa) and the DOST-Technology Application Promotion Institute (TAPI) to all local inventors, designers, researchers, and students in the region.
The DOST-Mimaropa said both public and private sectors can compete in five categories. These are the Outstanding Invention (Tuklas Award), Outstanding Utility Model (Unlad Award), Outstanding Industrial Design (Banghay Award), Outstanding Creative Research (Likha Award), Outstanding Student Creative Research (Sibol Award) for High School and College Students.
It called on out-of-school youths to join the RICE as they were eligible to join either in the Creative Research Category or the Student Creative Research Category.