THE BusinessMirror bagged two awards—the Outstanding Media Partner (Institution category) and Outstanding Media Partner (Individual category)—from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) during the latter’s celebration of its 64th anniversary tagged, “DOST@64: Gabi ng Parangal at Pasasalamat” at a hotel in Pasay City on June 13.
BusinessMirror Editor in Chief Lourdes M. Fernandez received the “Science for the People” award for the Institution category, while Science Editor Lyn Resurreccion received the award for the Individual category. The DOST explained that the award was in recognition of the consistent work of Businessmirror in “making sense” of often esoteric science subject matter to deepen public understanding.
The DOST gave awards to its partners – industry, media, academe, and local government, among others — in recognition of their support to and partnership with the DOST in the advancement of science, technology, and innovation (STI) in the past six years under the administration of Science Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña.
In his keynote speech, National Scientist Dr. Emil Q. Javier, himself a former Science Minister, lauded the achievements of the DOST under the helm of de la Peña.
He highlighted the projects and purchase of equipment that helped improve the country’s disaster resiliency led by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration, and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
Javier also cited the dispersal of research in STI to the provinces outside the National Capital Region through the Niche Centers in the Regions for R&D, and the Collaborative Research and Development to Leverage Philippine Economy.
Also awarded were the DOST’s partners in the academe, industry, local government units, S&T foundations, national government agencies, bilateral diplomatic partners, legislators, and non-government organizations. At the same time, also recognized were the outstanding research and development projects, technology commercialization, startups, enterprise productivity, community development, and DOST agency governance innovations.