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DOST reaches Phase 2 clinical trial on candidate drug vs dengue

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Posted at Jan 15 10:08 PM

Science Sec. Fortunato Dela Peña said the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development’s Phase 2 clinical trial has at least 600 volunteers. Read more »

Vaccine candidates Pfizer, AstraZeneca lead DOST ranking on efficacy, safety

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 08:31 PM

Novavax and Sinovac ranked third and fourth, respectively, according to DOST’s vaccine panel.    Read more »

More samples needed to check presence of COVID-19 variant in PH: DOST

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 12:32 AM

MANILA - Philippine experts would need more samples from COVID-19 patients to check whether the mutated variant of the virus has already entered the country, the Department of Science and Technology said Friday. Read more »

Majority of honey sold in markets contain sugar syrup: DOST

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 10:30 AM

Majority or 80 percent of honey products sold in markets contain sugar and corn syrups, threatening the health of consumers and resulting in some P200 million loss to the local honey industry, according to a study by the Department of Science and Technology. Read more »

DOST says 'doing what could be done' on delayed scholars' allowance

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Posted at Dec 10 08:14 PM

The Department of Science and Technology said Thursday it was "doing could be done" on the delay of allowances and incentives of some of its scholars.    Read more »

PH can meet expected surge in demand for VCO after promising test results vs COVID-19

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Posted at Dec 08 05:51 PM

The Philippines has more than enough supply of virgin coconut oil (VCO) for the expected 20 percent demand surge by next year, an industry group said.   Read more »

Participants in WHO clinical vaccine trial may reach 15,000: official

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Updated as of Dec 07 12:06 PM

The number of participants needed for the World Health organization's multi-country clinical trial for COVID-19 vaccines may reach up to 15,000, an official said Monday. Read more »

Pag-aaral sa paggamit ng VCO kontra sintomas ng COVID-19, suportado ng DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 11:57 AM

Suportado ng Department of Health ang pag-aaral hinggil sa paggamit ng virgin coconut oil para sa mabilis na pagpapagaling ng mga pasyenteng inoobserbahan sa COVID-19. Read more »

Mga eksperto may tips sa angkop na paggamit ng virgin coconut oil

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 10:46 PM

May paalala ang mga eksperto sa mga unang beses pa lang susubok na uminom ng virgin coconut oil.  Read more »

Virgin coconut oil nakakapawi ng COVID-19 symptoms: pag-aaral

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Posted at Dec 03 10:44 PM

Maganda umano itong pagkakataon para mapakita ang kagandahan ng pag-inom ng VCO. Read more »

Virgin coconut oil helps decrease symptoms for suspect, probable COVID-19 cases — DOST

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 09:35 PM

MANILA — The Department of Science and Technology on Thursday revealed that virgin coconut oil can be used as a food supplement to reduce the symptoms of probable and suspect COVID-19 cases. Read more »

Philippines can replicate COVID-19 test reagents, says DOST

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Posted at Dec 02 02:28 PM

Replicating the reagents for testing for coronavirus is possible and in the works, the chief of the Department of Science and Technology said Wednesday as the chairman of Philippine Red Cross pressed for research on this. Read more »

300 participants needed in melatonin clinical trials for COVID-19: DOST

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Posted at Nov 25 08:47 AM

More than 300 participants are needed for government's clinical trial on the use of melatonin as a supplementary treatment for COVID-19, the Department of Science and Technology said Wednesday. Read more »

Gordon bats for higher DOST funding in 2022 to boost PH research, development

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 06:22 PM

Sen. Joel Villanueva, who is tasked to defend DOST’s budget, said there are currently some constraints on the department’s research and development landscape because a huge part of their budget proposal was not approved by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).    Read more »

DOST: VCO clinical trials complete; trials for other therapeutics underway

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 03:15 AM

Besides virgin coconut oil, trials for lagundi have begun while those for tawa-tawa were also slated to commence.    Read more »

DOST can fund only 10 pct of research proposals without budget hike - official

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Updated as of Oct 23 10:36 PM

The Department of Science and Technology said Friday it could fund only a tenth of the research proposals it received for next year if its 2021 budget is not increased, a proposal for which was backed by some senators. Read more »

After experiment, virgin coconut oil found to help destroy COVID-19: Filipino scientists

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 19 01:02 PM

Virgin coconut oil can help destroy the novel coronavirus, according to Filipino researchers, following months of experiments on the product as a potential antiviral agent.   Read more »

Low-cost COVID-19 test developer among 11 Filipinos in top 100 Asian scientists

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 04:30 AM

The scientist behind the Philippines' first locally developed testing kit for COVID-19 is one of 11 other Filipinos recognized as part of Asia's "most outstanding researchers" for the year by a regional science magazine. Read more »

Mga LGU inabisuhan sa hagupit ng La Niña sa panahon ng pandemya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 07:53 PM

Sabi ng mga ahensiya, asahan ang mas matinding pag-ulan, 5 hanggang 8 bagyo na karamihan ay tatama sa lupa. Read more »

Malaking tapyas sa pondo ng PAGASA at Phivolcs, sinita ng kongresista

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 12:17 AM

Napansin ni Kabataan party-list Rep. Sarah Elago na P1 bilyon ang tinapyas sa PAGASA at P330 milyon naman ang naalis sa Phivolcs. Read more »