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STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS FOR FILIPINO INNOVATORS (From left to right) Mr. Romeo Javate, Division Chief of the DOST-TAPI Investment and Business Operations Division (IBOD); Atty. Marion Ivy Decena, CESO III, DOST-TAPI Director; Ma. Lynette V. Ortiz, President & CEO of Landbank of the Philippines, and Celeste A. Burgos, Executive Vice President for the National Development Lending Sector of Landbank of the Philippines, during the Memorandum of Agreement signing for the relaunch of the i-TECH Lending Program on July 15, 2025, at Okada Manila, Philippines.
Manila, Philippines — Several programs by the Department of Science and Technology - Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) aim to help in addressing concerns on financial and time constraints in patenting and commercialization technologies by Filipino inventors.
During the “PHILIPPiNEXT” held last July 14-16, 2025, at Okada, Manila, these concerns were raised, stressing how these technologies developed by Filipino inventors could have been used to address issues related to the climate crisis.
“There is also the tedious process of applying for intellectual property protection that inventors and innovators have to go through in order to be formally recognized. With such great investment of our inventors and innovators, the desire to commercialize a technology, or bring the solution to its intended users, becomes even greater,” DOST-TAPI Director Atty. Marion Ivy Decena said in her speech.
But what are the challenges faced by Filipinos innovators worldwide, and how can DOST-TAPI help in addressing these concerns?
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PHILIPPiNEXT OPENING CEREMONY (from left to right) Anil Wali, Chief Executive Officer at BioCyTiH Foundation, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, P. Abdul Salam, Dean of the School of Environment, Resources, and Development, Asian Institute of Technology -Thailand, Engr. Mark Kennedy Bantugon, CEO & Founder of Pili AdheSeal Inc., Preeti Soni, Head of APCTT-UNESCAP; Ambrosio Brian Enciso III, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of the United Nations & International Organizations DFA; Hon. Renato Solidum, DOST Secretary; Atty. Marion Ivy Decena, CESO III, DOST-TAPI Director, Hesham Mohammed, Political, Economic & Media Officer at the UAE Embassy-Manila, and Mark Anthony C. Bigayan, Division Chief of Technology Information and Promotion Division (TIPD) on July 14 at Okada, Manila, Philippines.
Manila, Philippines — The Department of Science and Technology - Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) hosted its inaugural technology convention titled “PHILIPPiNEXT” from July 14-16, 2025, at Okada, Manila.
With the theme “Commercialization of Intellectual Property Assets,” the launch of Philippines' International Exposition of Technologies (PHILIPPiNEXT), the convention aims to make the Philippines a destination for homegrown and international innovators as it brings together inventors, innovators, policymakers, and investors to share insights, explore opportunities, and build partnerships. This event is organized by DOST-TAPI in collaboration with the Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
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