Research Utilization

OneLab Network, a platform developed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) had recently been awarded the Benita & Catalino Yap Foundation (BCYF) Innovation Award under the government category.

The BCYF recognizes innovative products, services, technologies, or initiatives that transform organizations through improvements that are sustainable, demonstrable and measurable.

Having proved itself to be so is the platform's innovation in service delivery where it saw the integration of DOST’s regional and research institutes’ laboratories as well as other non-DOST laboratories all over the country into a network to provide easy-access to the testing and calibration services for the manufacturing industries and the public in general.

The leadership of then DOST-IX Regional Director and now DOST Undersecretary for Regional Operations, USec. Brenda L. Nazareth-Manzano, DOST-Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) Director Dr. Ma. Patricia V. Azanza, and the efforts of cluster heads Dr. Julius Ceasar V. Sicat (Northern Luzon), Dr. Alexander R. Madrigal (Southern Luzon), Engr. Rowen R. Gelonga (Visayas), and Dr. Anthony C. Sales (Mindanao), Regional Directors of DOST III, IVA, VI and XI respectively, saw the OneLab project internationally recognized and accredited to ISO 17025:2005 “General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories.”

Because of its internationally accredited ratings, customers are assured of accurate and complete instructions regarding their testing requirements. A customer portal that is available on three online platforms (Web, Android and iOS) and can be accessed through the onelab.ph portal, it allows customers to track the status of their requests.

Since going online on October 2015, the project has facilitated 153 referrals of 434 samples across the country requiring 575 tests and calibration.

For more information on OneLab, please call (062) 991-1024 or text 0917 722 4118 and look for Rosemarie S. Salazar or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit our Facebook page at www.fb.com/DOSTRegion9 (Bon Padayhag, DOST-IX Press Release)

The Japan Foundations, through the Office of Asian and Pacific Affairs Department of Foreign Affairs (ASPAC-DFA), is accepting nominations for the 2017 Japan Foundations Awards.

The Japan Foundation Award is intended to honor individuals or organizations that have significantly contributed to the promotion of international mutual understanding and friendship through their academic, artistic, or cultural activities over the years.

Candidates must be an individual person or organization established inside or outside of Japan, and must be thoroughly involved in the following fields that represent the core activities of the Japan Foundation:

• Arts and Cultural Exchange
• Japanese-Language Education Overseas
• Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
• Related interdisciplinary manner

A total of five (5) nominations may be sent by each nominator. Self nominations (including nominations of an organization or head of an organization to which the nominator belongs) will NOT be considered. Nominations must be submitted on or before 22 February 2017.

Recipients of the award will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Accomplishments - the recipient must have outstanding contributions to the promotion of international mutual understanding and friendship inside or outside of Japan over the years
• Continuity and Potential - recipients are expected to continue their activities and further promote and contribute to international culture and exchange.
• Pervasiveness - Results of the recipients activities must benefit as many people , not only a determined region or organization.

Three recipients (in principle) may receive the award, and will be each be given a certificate and 3,000,000 Japanese Yen.

The nomination form may be downloaded at http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/award/17/download.html or sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Accomplished forms may be sent to the email address above, or to:

Fax: (+81) 3-5369-6044

Address:

Secretariat of the Japan Foundation Awards

c/o Communication Center, The Japan Foundation

4-4-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004, Japan       

For more information, please visit the Japan Foundations official website at www.jfp.go.jp or call (062) 991-1024 and look for John Apolinario or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit our Facebook page at www.fb.com/DOSTRegion9 (Bon Padayhag, DOST IX Press Release)

ZAMBOANGA CONSORTIUM FOR HEALTH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

(Updated January 2017)

(Updated 21 February 2017) The Zamboanga Consortium for Health Research and Development (ZCHRD) is an organization created to optimize the use of research to help alleviate the health and nutrition problems of the people in Region IX;

Specifically, ZCHRD aims to:

1. establish a system for effective sharing and utilization of physical, financial, and human resources among member institutions;
2. promote effective coordination among member-institutions in the conduct of researches in health and nutrition and the allied sciences;
3. encourage, generate and provide funds for health-related researches in accordance with the health and nutrition priority areas indicated in the Regional Development Council plan;
4. develop and strengthen human resources for health research;
5. promote the effective dissemination and proper utilization of health research findings;
6. develop effective and harmonious working relationship between and among health workers and research institutions withing Region IX;
7. establish linkages among researches and research institutions outside Region IX;
8. serve as clearinghouse for any or all health-related researches conducted in Region IX; and
9. develop mechanisms and implement strategies to ensure the long-term viability of the consortium. 

To date, 23 diverse institutions specialized in various research areas converged to strengthen the Health Research Consortium. It ranged from the academic, government, and private sectors as follows:

• Academic institutions:

1. Andres Bonifacio College
2. Ateneo de Zamboanga University
3. Brent hospital and Colleges, Inc.
4. Dipolog Medical Center Foundation
5. Jose Rizal Memorial State University
6. Mindanao State University
7. Universidad de Zamboanga
8. Western Mindanao State University
9. Zamboanga State College of Marine Science and Technology

• Government institutions:

1. Commission on Higher Education IX
2. Department of Health IX
3. Department of Science & Technology IX
4. Department of Social Welfare and Development IX
5. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
6. National Economic and Development Authority IX
7. National Nutrition Council IX
8. Office of the Civil Defense IX
9. Philippine Information Agency IX
10. Philippine Statistics Authority IX
11. Zamboanga City Medical Center
12. Zamboanga City health Office

• Private Sector:

1. Katilingban para sa Kalambuan Org., Inc.
2. Mother and Child Nurses Association of the Philippines, Inc.

A string of activities supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will take place on February 16, 2017 in Zamboanga City.

These will be the 6^th Phil LiDAR 1 Mindanao Cluster Colloquium, the Inauguration of the Zamboanga Peninsula Food Innovation Center (ZPFIC), and the Launching of the Innovation Center for Metals and Engineering.

Gracing all three events as guest of honor will be no less than the DOST Secretary Fortunato T. De la Peña, accompanied by the Zamboanga City Mayor, Hon. Ma Isabelle G. Climaco-Salazar, and other key officials and personalities.

6^th Phil LiDAR 1 Colloquium

LiDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, uses laser technology to generate detailed, high-resolution 3D maps for flood and hazard simulations. The maps generated through LiDAR also aid in planning, construction, and energy resource mapping.

Since its implementation, the SUCs and HEIs of the Phil LiDAR 1 program in Mindanao have organized 5 different colloquiums across the island, with themes revolving around the use of LiDAR products in different areas. These colloquiums have since helped to continuously augment and improve the knowledge of these institutions in the use of the said technology.

Hosting the culminating meet will be the Ateneo de Zamboanga University. With the theme: “Retrospect. Deliver. Realize.”, the final colloquium will emphasize on looking back at the processes and experiences of the program’s 5 SUCs and HEIs, and how their respective outputs will affect the realization of the project’s vision: to strengthen the capacity of partner stakeholders and communities in terms of disaster resiliency thru the use of LiDAR products.

Day 1 of the colloquium takes place at Palacio del Sur, with registration beginning at 7:30AM.

ZPFIC Inauguration     

The DOST funded project amounting to 3,319,387.50PhP houses equipment and other food processing facilities developed by the DOST. The Zamboanga Peninsula Food Innovation Center’s primary focus will be the development and processing of new food products. The center’s functions will also include product innovation and diversification to maximize the value-adding of agricultural and fishery resources, the upgrading of manufacturing operations and processing systems, the standardization of local processing technologies, package designing for regional products, technology commercialization, and the strengthening of research, development, and extension services.

Hosted by the Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology (ZSCMST), the unveiling and tour of the food innovation center will be held at the ZSCMST ZPFIC and Octagon Hall at Fort Pilar, from 10AM to 12NN.

The Innovation Center for Metals and Engineering

The launching of the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) College of Engineering and Technology (CET) innovation center envisions the strengthening of the CETs linkage to the university’s colleges, and the establishment of connections with other learning institutions and industry sectors in the region through a common research and development facility.

The project, amounting to 5,155,332.31PhP, funded through the DOST Grants-in-Aid program, aims to assist WMSU in upgrading the CETs existing laboratory facilities, develop R&D activities to support the region’s industry needs, and improve the said college’s educational capabilities.

The event is scheduled to run from 3PM to 4 PM at the WMSU-CET grounds.

For more information, please call (062) 991-1024 and look for John Apolinario or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DOSTRegion9 (Bon Padayhag, DOST IX Press Release)