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Anchored on the theme, “Science For The People,” the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) provides an opportunity for the public to understand and experience firsthand how Science and Technology (S&T) can contribute in generating employment and livelihood especially in the countryside.

In the 2017 NSTW celebration in Northern Mindanao, 19-21 September 2017, Science Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña further said NSTW provides an opportunity for researchers, scientists, and innovators from the academe, government and the private sector to interact with industry representatives, entrepreneurs, practicing professionals, educators, other government workers, students and interested individuals, and arm them with in-depth knowledge on how science and technology community’s strong resolve to contribute and make a major impact to support the development priorities of the government.

The innovations that were featured during the event are useful in various areas such as entrepreneurship, health and medicine, and community development, said Sec. de la Peña. The winners will represent Region 10 in the National Invention Contest and Exhibits next year.

Among the exhibits and booths are showcases from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) projects including the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP),which supports smalland medium scale Filipino businesses, and RxBox, a lifesaving telemedicine service.

Alongside the NSTW celebration held at the Limketkai Mall, Atrium in Cagayan de Oro City, DOST region 10 conducted the Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits (RICE), a venue to bring out and recognize Filipino innovations.

For the Outstanding Utility Model (EM) category, Dry Grain Picking Apparatus (Cagayan de Oro) emerged as the regional winner; Push Lawn Mower with Double-Cylinder Spinning Blades (Cagayan de Oro), 1st Runner-up; and Electronic Venturi Type Flow Transmitter (Cagayan de Oro) as 2nd Runner-up.

A Low-Cost Wireless Remote Power Monitoring Device for Transformer Load Management (Iligan City) grabbed the LIKHA Award (Creative Research) category while An Instructional Trainer Innovation of Automotive Lighting Car Alarm and Central Locking System (Malaybalay City) and HighSpeed Water Turbine Runner for Direct Coupling with Small Electricity Generators (Cagayan de Oro) as the 1st and 2nd Runner-up respectively.

University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines’ (USTP) entry “Air Quality Monitoring and Filtering Device named regional winner for the SIBOL Award (Student Creative Research for College) category; Smart Switch: A scalable, low-powered smart lighting switch and controller with AI Voice Control (Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology), 1st Runner-Up; and Ducted Wind Belt Farm using Film Strips for Alubijid, Misamis Oriental (Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan), 2nd Runner-Up.