Published May 2, 2021, 8:41 AM A former overseas Filipino worker will launch his own software development enterprises through the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Innovations for Filipinos Working Distantly from the Philippines (iFWD PH). DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña said the DOST-National Capital Region (NCR) provided more than P200,000 to Ruel Bermudez of the Bermudez Software Labs for the acquisition of hardware, cloud hosting subscription, and vulnerability assessment and penetration testing for the development of the eBarangayPH System. DOST (Manila Bulletin File Photo) “After approving the first project for the Innovation Funding Phase of the Innovations for Filipinos Working Distantly from the Philippines (iFWD PH) Program, the DOST NCR held a virtual fund release for the Bermudez Software Labs owned by former OFW Ruel Bermudez marking the start of his project under the second phase of DOST’s iFWD PH program,” he said during his weekly report on Friday, April 30.