To help provide and supplement the people’s food and nutritional needs during the lockdown, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has increased its call and campaign for urban agriculture/gardening through the distribution of free vegetable seeds and planting materials nationwide.
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Cloth face mask filter, 3D-printed mask developed by Caraga State University, DOST
A cloth face mask filter and a 3D-printed face mask have been developed by Caraga State University (CSU) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to make the wearing of washable face masks safer as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
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UST, DOST to deploy LISA robots to lessen COVID-19 risks for health workers
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) has designed a robot to help in the fight against COVID-19.
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Caritas Manila, Oplan Ugnayan businesses distribute 1 billion worth of grocery certificates to urban poor
Yes! Php 1 Billion worth of aid was distributed by Caritas Manila to poor families affected by community quarantine to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Plastic injection tech speeds up DOST, Bataan Peninsula StateU’s face shields production from 50 to 5k daily
Face shields production by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Bataan Peninsula State University has been ramped up with the use of plastic injection technology.
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Prayers for Our Brave Filipino Frontline Warriors vs COVID 19
Filipino nurses, doctors, and health care workers are on the front lines all over the world in the global war against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19).
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Thermal Scanner AI drone developed by FEU, DOST-ASTI to test in Quezon City, Caloocan
A no-contact thermal scanner assisted by Artificial Intelligence (AI) Drone is being readied for pilot testing in Quezon City and Caloocan City within April.
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UP College of Engineering develops UV cleaning chamber for PPEs
The University of the Philippines Diliman College of Engineering (UP Diliman COE) is developing a prototype for a cleaning chamber that uses ultraviolet light exposure to disinfect Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) used by health workers.
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Philippine Virgin Coconut Oil treatment for COVID-19 patients on clinical trial in UP-PGH, NCR, Region IV-A hospitals
Philippine Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) as a treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients is now undergoing clinical trials at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), and in hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Region IV-A CALABARZON.
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UP and DOST-developed RxBox vital signs monitor for COVID-19 patients now in use at Philippine General Hospital
Filipino innovation RxBox biomedical monitoring devices are now in use at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), a referral hospital for COVID-19 patients.
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3D-printed vacuum-sealed Face Shields for health workers fabricated by Batangas State University
Face shields for health workers fabricated by a Batangas State University (BatStateU) laboratory using 3D printing technology have been optimized through a vacuum forming method that reduced production time to just 6 minutes per item.
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Pinoy technology produces 500,000 washable airborne droplets-repellent cloth face masks
A Filipino technology is producing 500,000 washable face masks that can repel airborne coronavirus droplets.
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