The partnership with TikTok is a six-month collaboration where TikTok will be providing training for researchers on how to use the platform for science communication, promotion of Filipino technologies, and conduct contests for the Filipino TikTok community.
Researchers from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) have developed a simulation modeling software to enhance Manila Water's capability in forecasting the water supply system of Angat-Ipo-La Mesa Dams and its treatment plants and storage reservoir.
Researchers from the UP Diliman, in partnership with the DOST, has developed a low-cost, high-quality aerosol monitors to help find ways in minimizing air pollution in the cities.
The DOST’s ULAT (Understanding Lightning and Thunderstorm) project can observe weather conditions at a microscale level (specific to cities or barangays) and forecast both the location and intensity of storms.
The Startup Grant Program will provide funding opportunities for innovative startups for their research and development (R&D) activities as they develop solutions for the “new normal”.
Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan also called out the Department of Budget and Management for slashing the already-measly budget of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) by over P70 million, which will affect some of its research projects.
In its two-year journey, the Diwata-2 microsatellite has captured 32,256 images, including a wide-field camera image of Typhoon Ambo on May 12, 2020, two days before it made landfall in the country when it was still a tropical storm.