DOST Central Office in Bicutan, Taguig City (Photo courtesy of DOST) MANILA - Technology solutions made by higher education institutions (HEIs) to address problems in the communities as well as to help firms better serve them were featured in the Philippine Innovation Expo on Tuesday. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary Rowena Guevara said these technology solutions aim to uplift the diverse industries towards maximum national economic growth. "Our CRADLE (Collaborative Research and Development to Leverage Philippine Economy) Program fosters academe-industry collaborations to improve the competitiveness of local companies and catalyze innovation through research and development," she said at the expo held in Makati and simulcast online. An example of this academe-industry partnership is the simulation modeling software project of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) for the Manila Water Company. By developing an enhanced forecasting model designed fo
NEW CREW CHANGE HUB. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new crew change hub housing a 'one-stop shop' of government services at the Cagayan de Oro Port on Tuesday (May 31, 2022). The Department of Transportation on Wednesday said the CDO port is the 12th such port meant to help ensure "efficient, safe ship operations," and help address the need for fresh manpower aboard commercial vessels. (Photo courtesy of PPA) MANILA - A new crew change hub housing a one-stop-shop of government services for seafarers has been activated at the Port of Cagayan de Oro on Tuesday. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the hub and its one-stop-shop help facilitate crew change requirements and activities in a single location. "The newly-operationalized hub in Cagayan de Oro along with others is a significant step to ensure the overall well-being, safety, and employment of our seafarers amid challenges towards normalcy despite the prevailing C
PDEA spokesperson Derrick Arnold Carreon (File photo) MANILA - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) will exhaust all available legal remedies relative to the criminal charges filed by the Department of Justice's National Prosecution Service (NPS) against three PDEA operatives and four policers following the alleged misencounter in Quezon City in February last year. In a statement on Saturday, PDEA spokesperson Derrick Arnold Carreon said the agency stands by its Drug Enforcement Officers' (DEO) action on Feb. 24, 2021 when two separate anti-drug operations ended in a misencounter in front of a fast-food chain, killing two PDEA agents and two police officers. "In light of this resolution and after the conduct of its own internal investigation, the PDEA unequivocally stands behind the actions of its DEOs, that the actions of the PDEA agents in that fateful afternoon embody the agency's brand of professionalism and excellence," Carreon said. He said the PDEA
(PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA-Three neophytes, five former legislators and four reelectionist lawmakers comprised the 12 newly-elected senators in the just-concluded May 9 national and local polls. The new senators who will have a fresh 6-year term that will end in June 2028, were proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) headed by Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan, on Wednesday afternoon at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Forum Tent in Pasay City. Actor Robin Padilla, who is in first place with 26,612,434 votes, is a first time lawmaker, together with broadcaster Raffy Tulfo, who is in third place with 23,396,954 votes. Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar, who was a former Las Pinas Representative, is also a first time member of the Upper House. He got 19,475,592 votes (6th place). The five former senators that also took their oaths were former Antique Represe
Negros Oriental Provincial Police Officer Col. Germano Mallari and Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, Comelec-Negros Oriental provincial election supervisor-designated. (PNA file photo by Judy F. Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Oriental on Wednesday thanked government agencies, the private sector, political candidates, and the general public for their cooperation and support that led to the successful local and national elections. "There was no failure of elections, not even in one precinct, and despite minor problems and shooting incidents reported during the election period, these did not disrupt the conduct of the polls," lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, Comelec-Negros Oriental provincial election supervisor-designate told the Philippine News Agency. Castillano said 14 vote counting machines malfunctioned on election day but were immediately replaced with contingency units while some SD (secure digital) cards also experienced problems