After UP-PGH, RxBox vital signs monitor for COVID-19 patients rolls out to Mindanao
After its pilot run at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), the RxBox vital signs monitor will be rolled out in selected Rural Health Units (RHU) across Northern Mindanao to help health facilities care for COVID-19 patients.
These Coconut Geonets are used as disinfection mats in quarantined areas
Philippine Coconut Geonets ordinarily used to control soil erosion on sloping lands and embankments are now being used as disinfection mats in areas under quarantine to stop the spread of COVID-19.
South Cotabato develops COVID-19 Contact Tracing System
South Cotabato has developed a mobile application called “South Cotabato Covid19 Contact Tracing System (South Cotabato CCTS)” to be used by private and public establishments in the province.
5 Free Virtual Doctor “House Calls” for COVID 19 concerns
Doctor consultations conducted online and on the phone during the COVID-19 pandemic are addressing the need to decongest hospitals by allowing patients to have virtual "house calls" by medical professionals.
UP Los Baños moves to protect COVID-19 frontliners with solutions to PPE shortage
University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) is addressing the shortage of various protective equipment (PPE) to protect hospital frontliners from COVID-19 infection.
DOST solves PPE material supply shortage with bamboo-framed face shields
The Department of Science and Technology - Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) is solving the PPE material supply shortage due to the lockdown by developing face shields made from local bamboo.
University of the Philippines Cebu develops CoVcheck for Visayans
The University of the Philippines Cebu (UP Cebu) has developed a web-based application called CoVcheck to collect useful data from COVID-19 cases or potential cases of infection.
Virgin Coconut Oil for COVID-19 treatment clinical trials expanded to CALABARZON
Good News! Clinical trials using Philippine virgin coconut oil (VCO) as an anti-viral treatment for COVID-19 patients are being expanded to the CALABARZON region.
DOST, FAME develop COVID-19 specimen collection booth for mass testing
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Futuristic Aviation and Maritime Enterprise (FAME) have developed a specimen collection booth (SCBs) to be used in COVID-19 mass testing in the Philippines.
DOST OneLab network giving free services to test disinfectants, sterilize PPEs
In spite of the on-going enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-OneLab member laboratories are providing crucial functions and playing very important roles in the war against COVID 19.
Diwata 1 & 2 view from space photos of Philippines, 9 countries released to...
Unreleased photos from Diwata-1 and Diwata-2 scientific Earth observation microsatellites of the Philippines were posted for the first time to mark Earth Day 2020.
Cloth face mask filter, 3D-printed mask developed by Caraga State University, DOST
A cloth face mask filter and a 3D-printed face mask have been developed by Caraga State University (CSU) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to make the wearing of washable face masks safer as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
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Batangas City is home to world’s tallest Virgin Mary statue
The world's tallest statue of the Virgin Mary is rising at Montemaria on the southernmost tip of Batangas Bay in Batangas City.
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