DOST, BIPSU conduct 1st Qtr. CEST Project Assessment

The DOST Biliran PSTC and the Biliran Province State University-Office of the Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Extension conducted on April 22, 2022, the First Quarter Assessment of the Progress of the implementation of various projects under the Community Empowerment through Science and Technology (CEST) managed by BIPSU with funding support from DOST CII. 

The assessment identified challenges during the implementation and agreed on strategies to address the issues and concerns for the realization of project objectives. The project review was spearheaded by Dr. Romeo Dignos, DOST Biliran, and Dr. Marianne Agnes Mendoza, VP for REI of BIPSU, and attended by project leaders of the different RDE Projects.  Ms. Ma. Catherine Maniba SRS II and Ms. Ellen Joyce Nartia Project Assistant I of PSTC Biliran facilitated the meeting.

DOST Biliran conducts post disaster assessment on SETUP projects

The DOST Biliran SETUP Team led by Ms. Gracevillalyn Saldo, Project Assistant II and Mr Teddy Abenido, Project Assistant I conducted on April 19-22, 2022 the assessment of the impacts of typhoon Agaton on the operations of SETUP assisted projects in Biliran Province. 

The recent flooding caused by heavy rains brought by the typhoon affected vast areas in the island. Many properties were damaged by the flash flooding and business operations were hampered due to unpassable roads. The assessment will collect data as to the extent of damages experienced by the enterprises in order for DOST to decide if deferment of refund is necessary to help the respective entrepreneurs to cope with the effect of the natural disasters.

DOST, BiPSU-BilCam conducts training on ginger soft candy making

Fifteen members of the Lower San Agustin Women’s Association (LOSAWA) in Brgy. Uson, Caibiran, Biliran have experienced, hands-on, the process of making candies from desiccated ginger pulps last March 16, 2022. Traditionally, the ginger pulp “sapal” which is a by-product in ginger tea or instant salabat production is thrown as waste.

A joint team from DOST-8 Biliran PSTC and the Biliran Province State University-Biliran Campus coordinated the conduct of the one-day training to the women, who are mostly jobless housewives from the locality. Their leader, Ms. Gloria Sarsalejo, persistently rallied the women to empower them to participate in the endeavor that is expected to provide them livelihood and income. Currently, the group produces ginger and turmeric powders and is marketed in the municipality of Caibiran and buyers from within and outside the Province of Biliran.

DOST Certifies BEI for May 2022 Election

The Certification of the members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) from Biliran Province for the May 2022 Election has taken off in Biliran on March 14, 2022. The activity was preceded by a coordination meeting with the Provincial COMELEC Office and other major stakeholders including the Department of Education and the Biliran Electric Cooperative. 

The Biliran Provincial Science and Technology Center presented to the COMELEC Officials the process to be implemented in the certification of BEIs. The DOST is tasked to certify the EB as IT capable of operating the Vote Counting Machine. More than 400 teachers are expected to undertake the certification.

The DOST Biliran Certification Team is led by Dr. Romeo L. Dignos, PSTD as Supervising Certifier with Ms. Ma. Catherine Maniba and Ms. Gracevillalyn Saldo as Certifiers.

DOST 8-Biliran PSTC joins LGU Naval’s 2nd Livelihood Summit Trade Fair

The DOST8 PSTC-Biliran joined the product exhibits and fair in the 2nd Livelihood Summit and Trade Fair 2022 sponsored by the Municipal Government of Naval at BiPSU Main Campus Gymnasium in Naval, Biliran.

The activity is aimed to promote and sell local products of the different producers from the municipality and the province. The activity ran for two days on February 9-10, 2022. 

The PSTC showcased products from SETUP and GIA-assisted firms/organizations. The two-day Trade Fair generated considerable sales to the various exhibitors from the municipality of the Naval. DOST Biliran generated about P10,000.00 in sales from products displayed.

DOST turns over CEST Fund to LGU Naval

The Department of Science and Technology Regional Office No.8 turned over a project fund amounting to P500,000.00 to the Local Government Unit of Naval during the 2nd Livelihood Summit held on February 9, 2022, at BIPSU Gym, Naval, Biliran. The fund is intended to support the livelihood development, food sufficiency, and nutrition projects of the town under the Community Empowerment through Science and Technology Program of DOST.

The DOST-VIII Regional Director Engr. Ernesto M. Granada personally handed the check to the Mayor of Naval, Hon. Gerard Roger M. Espina, and witnessed by Biliran Province State University President, Dr. Victor C. Canezo Jr., DOST-Biliran Provincial S&T Director Dr. Romeo L. Dignos, and the San Pablo Farmers Association members as the project's target beneficiaries.