Latest in DOSTThe Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) will serve as the coordinating body for a whole-of-nation approach to supporting the incoming elected Bangsamoro government, bringing together the DSWD, DOH, DOST, DOLE, DepEd, AFP, PNP, Coast Guard, and civil…
The incoming Super El Niño poses a bigger threat to Philippine agriculture than the recently eased Iran conflict, Senate President Win Gatchalian warned Saturday, noting that several provinces have already declared a state of calamity due to severe drought conditions. Gatchalian raised the alarm…
With an intensifying El Niño forecast to grip most of the Philippines by the last quarter of 2026, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is urging communities not to wait—laying out a practical set of low-cost interventions that households, farmers, and local governments can begin acting…
Fishing communities across the Philippines face dwindling hauls and disappearing marine life as El Niño-driven ocean warming disrupts the underwater food chain that fish depend on, the country’s top science official warned Saturday. DOST Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. said warmer seas suppress the…
As many as 49 provinces across the Philippines are expected to record below-normal rainfall by October as an intensifying El Niño episode takes hold—and the dry spell may persist well into early 2027, the country’s top science official warned Saturday. Science Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. said…
Kailan ba magiging totoo ang ‘on the way na ako’? Kaya mo ba maging on time? Hinimok ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST) ang mga Pilipino na mas maging disiplinado at igalang ang oras ngayong National Time Consciousness Week. Isinusulong ng DOST ang nasabing pagdiriwang na may temang…
Science Secretary Renato U. Solidum Jr. on Saturday, October 25, called on city officials of Manila to strengthen disaster imagination and readiness instead of fear, saying that effective preparation is the best defense against a large-magnitude earthquake such as “The Big One.” Speaking during…
Trash burning may soon shed its reputation as one of the dirtiest practices in waste management, thanks to science. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. said new technologies like pyrolysis offer cleaner ways to dispose of garbage while minimizing harmful…
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