Carrying the theme “Science for the People,” the Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) kicked off yesterday at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino. The three-day event will…
History was made on April 28, 2017, when 34 drug recoverees and 21 street kids graduated from the Farmer Scientists Training Program (FSTP) Phase 1 in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City. It was the first time that the…
FOOD security tops the community empowerment projects lined up by the regional Department of Science and Technology (DOST-7) for Central Visayas, the agency’s regional chief said yesterday. In yesterday’s 888 News Forum, DOST regional director Edilberto Paradela…
Intensity vs. magnitude Be more conscious of an earthquake’s intensity rather than its magnitude as the intensity depicts the strength of the shaking. This was Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Undersecretary Renato Solidum Jr.’s reminder to…
We certainly hope that the hybrid train recently donated by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to Cebu City would prove useful to both city residents and visitors and help ease the number of stranded commuters…
The hybrid electric road train from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) arrived in Cebu City yesterday, but there’s no route big enough to accommodate it. Joel Yu, the point man of Cebu City Mayor Tomas…
A medical officer from the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) reminded the Cebu City government and barangay officials to help ensure that water supply at the evacuation centers is free from contamination to prevent the…
MONDAY’S afternoon fire in Barangay Apas has moved both the Cebu provincial and city governments into action to address the plight of fire victims. Apas barangay captain Ramil Ayuman met with representatives from both local government units…
CEBU CITY—Elderly, women, children and persons with disabilities who were affected by the fire in Barangay Apas, Cebu City would be moved to St. Francis Kindergarten. The male fire victims, however, were asked to stay at the…
An elderly woman, who was visually-impaired or blind, was burned to death in yesterday afternoon’s fire in Sitio CRCI (Cebu Rehabilitation Center Inc.) in Barangay Apas, Cebu City which destroyed at least 70 houses and displaced 1,000…
A HYBRID electric road train to be rolled out by the Cebu City government and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) may soon service call center employees in the city. Joel Yu, the pointman of Cebu…
Conscious of the fact that education is key to awareness and action to protect our dying Earth and the guaranteed rights of our people to a “balanced and healthful ecology”, a law, Republic Act No. 9512, known…
