DOST III CONDUCTS REVIEW CLASSES FOR APPLICANTS TO THE DOST UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
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Reviewees from Conversion Integrated School and Caranglan along with school head and faculty, DOST III – eCEST Staff, and NEUST staff at the graduation ceremony on October 13, 2019
The DOST-III, through its Expanded Implementation of Community Empowerment through Science and Technology (eCEST) in Region III program, conducted Review Classes on Mathematics and Science for DOST-SEI Undergraduate Scholarship Applicants in selected high schools. This project was intended to increase the chances of students to pass the qualifying examination especially in high schools which have no qualities in the past. The students were equipped with the required knowledge on Mathematics and Science in preparation for the qualifying examination held last October 20, 2019
DOST-III coordinated with the respective extension offices of Aurora State College of Technology (ASCOT), Bataan Peninsula University (BPSU), Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST), and Tarlac State University (TSU) to conduct the review classes for the students. The 6-session activity was simultaneously conducted in 5 schools namely; Lual National High School and Casiguran National High School in Casiguran, Aurora, Pablo Roman National High in Pilar, Bataan, Conversion Integrated School in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, and Villa Aglipay National High School in San Jose, Tarlac.
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Athletes Village Kitchen at New Clark City Gets Halal-Certified
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Awarding of Certificate to Chef Bruce Lim, SEA Games 2019 Executive Chef.
Guests and athlete-delegates from Muslim countries staying at the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac who are participating in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games which the Philippines is hosting are now assured that the food that they will be eating comply with Halal Food Guidelines in accordance with the ICCI-IHI Alliance Halal Standard IHIAS 0200:2010. This is after the Certificate of Shariah Compliance was awarded to the Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) by the International Halal Integrity Alliance.
The awarding of the certificates was led by Prof. Dr. Hj. Abdul Rafek Saleh, Executive Director and Principal Halal Consultant for Malaysia Halal Consultation and Training Agency. Chef Bruce Lim, SEA Games 2019 Executive Chef, received the certificates on behalf of PHISGOC. The awarding program was held at the Department of Science and Technology regional office in the city of San Fernando, Pampanga on November 29, 2019.
Witnessing the event were Chef Ramon tang, Jr, of Culinaria Pampanga; Prof. Jane Tranquilan; Miss Jonamarie Tingson, SEA Games 2019 Food Safety Manager; Dr. Maria Patricia Azanza, of the UP Diliman College of Home Economics; and DOST Region III Director Dr. Julius Caesar Sicat and DOST Region XI Director Dr. Anthony Sales who is also the Project Leader of the DOST National Halal Program. The certification was done under the Competency Building on Halal-HACCP and Its Prerequisite Programs for Personnel of Food Service and Manufacturing Industries in the Philippines: SEA Games 2019.
The certification came after a tedious and thorough process to make sure that the food served as well as the food sources and providers comply with Halal standards on quality, safety, hygiene and cleanliness.
DOST partners with DTI, LGU CSFP; conducts trainings and consultancies
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Photo of the SME owners, PSTC-Pampanga staff, DTI staff with the consultants
The Department of Science and Technology, thru its Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) in Pampanga, recently conducted a Basic Food Hygiene & Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Seminar for the members of women’s organizations and micro, small, & medium enterprises (MSMEs) to create awareness on the importance of appropriate food handling practices, promote food safety, and improve the quality of their services and products at Heroes Hall, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
The event was organized in coordination with the Department of Trade & Industry Pampanga Provincial Office and the local government of the City of San Fernando. During the seminar, PSTC-Pampanga Director Mary Michelle M. Quiambao stressed the importance of understanding food hazards, cross-contamination, and appropriate product packaging and labeling.
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DOST III provides livelihood equipment to eCEST beneficiaries in Dingalan Aurora
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Turn-over ceremony of livelihood equipment to eCEST beneficiaries with PSTD Maricel Sicat, Regional Director Julius Caesar V. Sicat and Mayor Shierwin H. Taay
The Department of Science and Technology thru the Expanded Implementation of CEST in Region III turned over livelihood equipment to the Samahang Ugnayan ng Mag-iisda ng Paltik and Ibona Small Coconut Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Dingalan, Aurora last September 10, 2019. The activity was attended by the DOST III Regional Director Dr. Julius Caesar V. Sicat, DOST-Aurora Provincial Director Maricel M. Sicat and Hon. Mayor Shierwin H. Taay of Dingalan and the eCEST project beneficiaries. The project is expected to improve processing operations, product quality, and as well as generate greater income and employment for the members.
In 2018, the PSTC-Aurora together with eCEST staff Mr. Ralph Louie C. Binene conducted the Technology Needs Assessment to the organizations. The Samahang Ugnayan ng Mag-iisda ng Paltik produces fish products like fish longganisa, fish tocino, tuna flakes, and tunapa. Meanwhile, the Ibona Small Coconut Multi-Purpose Cooperative produces coco jam and will soon start making buko pie. To enhance and make the production technique and method more efficient, the DOST III proposed necessary and appropriate technological assistance which accounted for P1M worth of livelihood equipment.
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DOST-III provides livelihood equipment in Bocaue, Bulacan
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Members of St. Martha Smile Healthy Kitchen together with Ms. Alicia D. Mendoza (PESO-Bocaue), PSTC-Bulacan Director Angelita Q. Parungao, and Hon. Mayor Eleanor J. Villanueva-Tugna
As part of the “Expanded Implementation of CEST (eCEST) in Bocaue, Bulacan”, the DOST III together with LGU-Bocaue led the official turn-over of livelihood equipment to the members of St. Martha Smile Healthy Kitchen last September 23, 2019 at Brgy. Igulot, Bocaue, Bulacan. The said group was awarded with a package of food processing equipment through the assistance of the Provincial Science and Technology Director for Bulacan, Ms. Angelita Q. Parungao.
Most of the members of this group attended the training conducted by Ms. Parungao last 2014 about food processing. As shared by Ms. Parungao during the turn-over ceremonies, “Ang ibang members po ng grupo ay naturuan ko sa paggawa ng banana chips, crispy dilis, kutsinta, puto, at maja blanca. Umaasa po ako na with the assistance of LGU-Bocaue ay magamit at makatulong ang mga kagamitan na ito mula sa ating gobyerno”. She also highlighted that one of the objectives of the project is to financially empower the women to support their families.
LGU-Bocaue also expressed its gratitude through the hardworking Mayor, Hon. Eleanor J. Villanueva-Tugna. “Ako po ay nagpapasalamat sa DOST III dahil isa na naman pong biyaya ang matatanggap ng ating bayan. Naaalala ko po na dati ay pirmahan lang, ngunit ngayon po ay totoong nandito na sa ating harapan ang mga kagamitan kaya’t nawa po ay gamitin ito ng grupo para sa dagdag nilang pagkakakitaan”.
With the provision of equipment to establish their food processing facility, the group is now ready to produce healthy food products for the people in the municipality of Bocaue.
