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By Heherson Valdez
IN PHOTO: Launching and Turnover of HANDA PILIPINAS: Innovations in Climate and Disaster Resilience Guidebook (From left to right) Asec. Napoleon K. Juanillo, Jr., DOST Assistant Secretary for Technology Transfer, Communications, and Commercialization; Dr. Teodoro M. Gatchalian, DOST Undersecretary for Special Concerns; Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr., DOST Secretary; and Engr. Maria Theresa Bien De Guzman, DOST Assistant Secretary for Countryside Development, together with partners from key agencies and national government.
Zamboanga City, Philippines — As the country continues to face increasing threats from natural hazards, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), together with its partner agencies, launched the HANDA PILIPINAS 2025 Mindanao Leg with the theme “Kabalikat sa Matatag, Maginhawa, at Panatag na Mindanao” on September 23–25, 2025. The event underscored the crucial role and partnerships between government agencies, communities, and private partners in working together to reduce disaster risks and strengthen the country’s resilience.
Mindanao’s experience with catastrophic calamities calls for the urgency of such initiatives. The island has witnessed some of the nation’s most devastating disasters: the Magnitude 7.5 earthquake of September 21, 1897, and the 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake and tsunami, which claimed thousands of lives, remain grim reminders of the region’s vulnerability. More recent events, such as the 2019 Cotabato and Davao del Sur earthquakes, Tropical Storm Paeng (Nalgae) in 2022, which caused massive flooding and landslides in Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur, killing at least 63 people from the region, and the 2024 Cagayan de Oro landslide, highlight how communities continue to face evolving disaster risks.
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By Mirielle Vacal
IN PHOTO: The team from the DOST-TAPI, the Philippine Science High School – Central Mindanao Campus, and ClusteRICE 2025 Mindanao Finalists.
Balo-i, Lanao del Norte — The Department of Science and Technology – Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) successfully concluded the Mindanao Cluster Leg of the 2025 Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits by Cluster (ClusteRICE), held from October 07 to 08, 2025, at the Philippine Science High School – Central Mindanao Campus.
The two-day event gathered Mindanao’s brightest inventors, researchers, and student innovators to showcase their groundbreaking projects and technologies. Through ClusteRICE, DOST-TAPI continues to provide a platform for local innovators to promote their creations, with the winning entries earning a spot at the upcoming 2026 National Invention Contest and Exhibits (NICE).
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