DOST-EXECOM MEETING NO. R2023-01
18 January 2023; AMCEN Board Room; 2nd Floor, AMCEN Building, MIRDC Compound
OPENING PRAYER to be led by DIRECTOR CESAR PEDRAZA (9:00 - 9:05 AM/5 minutes)
A. Approval of the Provisional Agenda (9:10 - 9:15 AM/5 minutes discussion)
B. Approval of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting (9:20 - 9:30 AM/10 minutes discussion)
C. Matters Arising from the Previous Meeting (Ms. Armela K. Razo) [9:35 - 9:55AM/20 minutes discussion]
D. Councils' Update on the EXECOM Action Sheet
PCAARRD - Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora (10:00 - 10:15 AM/15 minutes discussion)
PCIEERD - Dr. Enrico C. Paringit (10:20 - 10:35 AM/15 minutes discussion)
PCHRD - Dr. Jaime C. Montoya (10:40 - 10:55 AM/15 minutes discussion)
NRCP - Dr. Bernardo N. Sepeda (11:00 - 11:05 AM/5 minutes discussion)
E. Status of DOST-GIA Funds (Allotment and Cash) - Asst. Secretary Maridon O. Sahagun (11:10 - 11:20 AM/10 minutes discussion)
F. Secretary's Remarks (11:25 - 11:55 PM/30 minutes)
L U N C H B R E A K (12:05 -1:00 PM/55 minutes)
G. Programs/Projects for Discussion:
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PART 1: NEW PROGRAMS/PROJECTS FOR FUNDING |
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| No. | Target Time of Presentation/ Q&A | PROGRAM/PROJECT | S&T FIELD/FUNCTION | IMPLEMENTING/ MONITORING AGENCY | Status |
| 1 |
1:05 PM |
VIROLOGY AND VACCINE INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES (VIP) Feasibility Study on Modular Manufacturing Facility for Vaccines |
R&D - Others 1.a |
ITDI
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DONE
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| 2 |
1:25 PM |
SHOES AND FOOTWEAR ACCESSORIES R&D TEXTILE-BASED OMNIBUS SOLUTIONS (SAFATOS) FOR THE PHILIPPINE SHOE INDUSTRY Integrated Computer-Aided System Toward Sustainable Philippine Footwear Product Development |
R&D - Manufacturing 1.a |
PTRI |
DONE |
| 3 |
1:45 PM
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CENTRAL HUB FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING R&D IN THE PHILIPPINES (CHAMP) (Formerly Advanced Additive Manufacturing Center (AMCEN) (Phase 2) |
R&D-Manufacturing
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DONE |
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Project 1. Technological Readiness and Innovation Through Advanced Manufacturing in the Philippines (TRIAMPH) |
MIRDC |
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Project 2. Materials for Application-Specific Technologies for 3D/4D Printing R&D (MAST3RD) |
ITDI |
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| 4 |
2:15 PM |
VIROLOGY AND VACCINE INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES Development of Rapid Immunoassay-Based Multiplex Test Kits for the Simultaneous Screening of HIV, HBV and Syphilis |
R&D - Health 1.a |
Davao Medical School Foundation, Inc. (DMSFI) |
DONE |
| 5 |
2:35 PM |
VIROLOGY AND VACCINE INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES Surveillance Mapping, Risk Assessment, and Mosquito Vector Species Identification in the Japanese Encephalitis Epidemic in the Northernmost Regions of the Philippines |
R&D - Health 1.a |
University of Northern Philippines (UNP) |
DONE |
| 6 |
2:55 PM
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DERISKING THE TUKLAS LUNAS PIPELINES: ADMET ASSAYS FOR FOR BRIDGING EFFICACY AND SAFETY (ADMET Phase II) Project 1. Optimization of Physico-chemical Drug Properties |
R&D - Health 1.a | UPD | DONE |
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Project 2. Cell-Based ADMET Assays |
UPD | ||||
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Project 3. HPLC and Mass Spectral Studies to Support Various ADMET Assays |
UPD | ||||
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Project 4. Metabolite Profiling Using Mass Spectrometry Imaging |
University of San Agustin (USA) | ||||
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Project 5. In Vivo Analyses-Rapid Assessmsnet of Compound Exposure and Determination of Pharmacokinetic Properties |
Pharmalytics Corp. | ||||
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PART II: RENEWAL OF ONGOING PROGRAMS/PROJECTS
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ARLY CANCER DETECTION IN THE LIVER OF FILIPINOS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS B USING AI-DRIVEN INTEGRATION OF CLINICAL AND GENOMIC BIOMARKERS (CANDLE STUDY) Date of PCHRD Endorsement Letter: 09 December 2022 Project 2. AI-driven Integration of Genomic, Ultrasound, Serum Biomarkers, and Clinical data for Early Diagnosis of Liver Cancer Year 3 Duration: 04 January 2023 - 03 January 2024 (Y3 of 3 Years) |
R&D - Health 1.a |
UPLB |
DONE |
| 8 |
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NICER: ESTABLISHING THE INTEGRATED PROTEIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (IPRDC): A BIOTECHNOLOGY FACILITY FOR HEALTH Date of PCHRD Endorsement Letter: 05 January 2023 Project 1. Enzyme Production: Cloning, Fermentation, Expression and Characterisation at Small Scale Year 2 Duration: 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2023 (Y2 of 3 Years) Project 2. Scaling Up and Optimization of Protein Production Year 2 Duration: 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2023 (Y2 of 3 Years) Project 3. Building Open-Source Instrumentation for Fermentation and Protein Purification Year 2 Duration: 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2023 (Y2 of 3 Years) Project 4. Development of Chemical Tools and Materials for Protein Purification |
R&D - Health 1.a |
ADMU |
DONE |
| 9 |
NICER: CENTER FOR APPLIED MODELING, DATA ANALYTICS, AND BIOINFORMATICS FOR DECISION-SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN HEALTH Date of PCHRD Endorsement Letter: 09 January 2023 Project 2. Risk Management and Enhanced Survival Analysis Integrated through Longitudinal Infectious Disease Data and Statistical Epidemiological Model Using Clinical Risk Factors Year 2 Duration: 01 February 2023 - 31 January 2024 (Y2 of 3 Years) |
R&D - Health 1.a |
Mapua Malayan Colleges Mindanao (MMCM) |
DONE | |
| 10 |
NOVEL APPROACHES TO TREATMENT OF ADDICTION AND DEPRESSION USING ANIMAL MODELS Date of PCHRD Endorsement Letter: 06 January 2023 Project 1. Cessation of Toluene (Rugby) Addiction in Adolescents: Using a Rodent Model to Test Novel Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatments for Overcoming Withdrawal and Craving Year 3 Duration: 01 February 2023 - 31 January 2024 (Y3 of 3 Years) |
R&D - Health 1.a | UPM-National Institutes of Health (NIH) | DONE | |
| 03:25 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
Project 2. Assessment of Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Interactions of Selected Psychobiotic and Antidepressant Drugs in Depression-Like Rat Model |
R&D - Health 1.a |
UPM-National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
DONE | |
| 11 | 03:45 PM (30 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
NICER: BIOMATERIALS FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER Date of PCHRD Endorsement Letter: 20 December 2022 Project 1. Development of a POCT Device for Rotavirus (Viral Gastroenteritis) Detection Year 2 Duration: 01 February 2023 - 31 January 2024 (Y2 of 2 Years) Project 2. Fecal Lactoferrin, Myeloperoxidase, and Calprotectin as Differential Markers of Pediatric Acute Gastroenteritis: A Preliminary Investigation Year 2 Duration: 01 February 2023 - 31 January 2024 (Y2 of 2 Years) Project 3. Synthesis of Biocompatible Nanomaterial Conjugated Rabies Peptide Immunogen |
R&D - Health 1.a |
Angeles University Foundation (AUF) |
DONE |
| 12 | 04:15 PM (30 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
MULTI-OMICS RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR HEALTH (MORPH) Date of PCHRD Endorsement Letter: 05 January 2023 Project 1. Monitoring Drug Efficacy through Multi-Omics Research Initiative in Alzheimer’s Disease (MEMORI-AD) Year 2 Duration: 15 February 2023 - 14 February 2024 (Y2 of 3 Years) Project 2. Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Immunophenotyping of Adult Filipino TB/HIV Co-infected Patients Year 2 Duration: 15 February 2023 - 14 February 2024 (Y2 of 3 Years) Project 3. Determinants of Acquisition, Persistence, and Clearance of Oncogenic Cervical Human Papillomavirus Infection in a Cohort of Women in Rural and Urban Philippines Using a Multi-OMICS Approach |
R&D-Health 1.a |
UP-Manila |
DONE |
| 13 |
PHILIPPINE PROGRAM FOR DIAGNOSTIC BIOMARKERS, DISEASE MODELING AND NUTRACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (PHIL-DIAMOND): INITIAL FOCUS ON HIV-RELATED NEUROCOGNITIVE AND METABOLIC COMPLICATIONS Project 1. Biomarkers of Immune Dysfunction in HIV – Associated Metabolic and Neurocognitive Complications |
R&D - Health 1.a |
UPM |
DONE | |
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Project 2. Development of HIV Disease Models and In-Vitro Investigation of HIV-related Neurocognitive and Metabolic Complications |
R&D - Health 1.a |
UPD |
DONE | ||
| 04:45 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
Project 3. Development of a Safe Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB)-based Biofunctional Health-promoting Product as an Adjunct Intervention for the Management of HIV-associated Metabolic Complications | R&D - Health 1.a | UPM | DONE | |
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MECO-TECO VOTE PROGRAM: GROWTH OF AN ISLAND ARC (GAIA): TECTONIC CONSEQUENCES AND HUMAN IMPACTS Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 21 December 2022 Project 1. Evolution of the Luzon Arc: From Igneous to Sedimentary Processess Year 3 Duration: 04 January 2023 - 03 January 2024 (Year 3 of 3 Years) Project 2. Tectonic Consequences of Subduction in Northern Luzon Year 3 Duration: 04 January 2023 - 03 January 2024 (Year 3 of 3 Years)
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R&D - Environment 1.a | UPD-National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) | DONE | |
| 15 |
Establishment of PRR-1 Subcritical Assembly for Training, Education and Research (SATER) Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 21 December 2022 Year 3 Duration: 06 January 2023 - 05 January 2024(Year 3 of 3 Years) |
Innovative HRD 1.c | PNRI | DONE | |
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MECO-TECO-VOTE: Landslide Investigations on Geohazards for Timely Advisories in the Philippines (LIGTAS) Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 23 December 2022 Year 3 Duration: 01 January to 31 December 2023(Year 3 of 3 Years) |
R&D - Disaster Management 1.a | UPLB-SESAM | DONE | |
| 17 |
DOST HALAL REDI TOURISM PROGRAM: DOST HALAL RESEARCH ECOSYSTEM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION (REDI) PROGRAM IN SUPPORT TO THE PHILIPPINE TOURISM INDUSTRY Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 13 December 2022 Project 1. Establishment of Halal Assurance Management System and Halal-Compliant Standardized Process for Spa Skincare Products for the Halal Tourism Industry Year 2 Duration: 01 January to 30 June 2022 (Year 2 of 2 Years) |
R&D - Others 1.a | ITDI | DONE | |
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Project 2. DOST ETCH: Enhanced Testing Capabilities of Dost Halal Verification Laboratories (HVLs) in Support to Philippine Tourism Industry Year 2 Duration: 01 January to 31 December 2022 (Year 2 of 2 Years) |
DOST ROs- 4A, 11, 12 and MOST-BARMM | DONE | |||
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Project 3. Development and Deployment of Halal Tourism Training Module and Halal Assurance Systems (Has) to Secure Halal Compliance of Tourism Establishments Year 2 Duration: 01 January to 31 December 2022 (Year 2 of 2 Years) |
DOST Regional Office and MOST BARMM | DONE | |||
| 18 |
FOOD AUTHENTICITY AND TRACEABILITY USING ISOTOPE TECHNIQUES PROGRAM Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 13 December 2022 Project 1. Complementing Conventional Techniques with Isotope Techniques to Detect Inorganic Fertilizer Application and Haram Ingredients in Food Production Year 2 Duration: 01 January to 31 December 2022 (Year 2 of 2 Years) Project 2. Adulteration Detection and Fingerprinting of Philippine Honey Using Stable Isotopes (Phase 2) Year 2 Duration: 01 January to 31 December 2022 (Year 2 of 2 Years) Project 3. Tracing the Geographic Origin of Philippine Carabao Mango Through ChemoIsotopic Fingerprinting Year 2 Duration: 01 January to 31 December 2022 (Year 2 of 2 Years)
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R&D 1.a | PNRI | DONE | |
| 05:05 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
Project 4. Stable Isotope and Multi-Elemental Profiling of Coffee and Cacao Beans in the Philippines by IRMS and XRF for Origin Identification Year 2 Duration: 01 January to 31 December 2022 (Year 2 of 2 Years) |
R&D 1.a | DLSU | DONE | |
| 19 | 05:25 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
TECHNICAL BATTLE AGAINST COVID19 Heterojunction of Graphene-based Composites for Membrane Applications in Covid19 Pandemic Mitigation Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 09 January 2023 Year 2 Duration: 01 November 2022 - 31 October 2023 (suspended since November) |
R&D - Others 1.a | UPD-Marine Science Engneering Program (MSEP) | DONE |
| 20 | 05:45 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
NICER: CENTER FOR LAKES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Project 2: Predictive Estimation of Ecologic Carrying Capacity: Tool For Sustainable Aquaculture Development In Selected Crater Lakes in the Province Of Quezon Year 2 Duration: 01 October 2022 - 30 September 2023 (Year 2 of 2 Years) (suspended since October due to NRCP's concern regardng non-compliance of the Project Leader to submit the liquidation documents of NRCP-funded project) |
R&D - Environment 1.a | Laguna State Polytechnic College (LSPC) | DONE |
| 21 | 06:05 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
NICER: CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES & COMPLIANCE (ENVITEC) Project 1. Synergistic Air and Water Quality Sensing System with Purification Devices using Local Materials for MSMEs (AWQMP) Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 21 December 2022 Year 2 Duration: 1 December 2022 - 30 November 2023 (Y2 of 2 Years) (Suspended since 01 December 2022) |
R&D - Environment 1.a | Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) | DONE |
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Project 2. Production of Polymeric Carbon Nanodots from Waste Plastic for Gas and Microplastic Identification and Detection Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 04 January 2023 Year 2 Duration: 1 December 2022 - 30 November 2023 (Y2 of 2 Years) (Suspended since 01 December 2022) |
Adamson University (AdU) | DONE | |||
| 22 | 06:35 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
NICER: COASTAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT R&D CENTER Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 21 December 2022 Project 2. Assessment, Monitoring and Prediction of Coastal Flooding of Selected Municipalities in Region 1 Year 2 Duration: 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2023 (Y2 of 3 Years) |
R&D - DRR 1.a | Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) | DONE |
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Project 3. Development of Science-Based Engineering Approach to Coastal Protection in Region 1 Year 2 Duration: 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2023 (Y2 of 3 Years) |
Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) |
DONE | |||
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Project 4. Enhancing Coastal Design and Infrastructure Intervention Through the Establishment of Wave Testing Facility Year 2 Duration: 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2023 (Y2 of 3 Years) |
MMSU |
DONE | |||
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PART III. REPROGRAMMING REQUEST OF ONGOING PROGRAMS/PROJECTS
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NICER: SEAWEED R&D CENTER Project 1. Optimization of Laboratory and Land-Based Nursery Culture Technologies of Farmed Kappaphycus spp. and Eucheuma Denticulatum Date of PCAARRD's Endorsement: 03 January 2023 Project 1. Optimization of laboratory and Land-Based Nursery Culture Technologies of Farmed Kappaphycus spp. and Eucheuma denticulatum Year 3 Duration: 16 February 2022 - 15 February 2023 (Y3 of 3 Years) Approved Extension Period: 16 February 2023 - 15 August 2023 (6 months) Project 2. Molecular Characterization, Selection, and Production of High Quality Eucheumatoid Cultivars in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Year 3 Duration: 16 February 2022 - 15 February 2023 (Y3 of 3 Years) Approved Extension Period: 16 February 2023 - 15 August 2023 (6 months) Project 3. Optimization of Post-Harvest Handling of Kappaphycus spp. and Eucheuma denticulatum Year 3 Duration: 16 February 2022 - 15 February 2023 (Y3 of 3 Years) Approved Extension Period: 16 February 2023 - 15 August 2023 (6 months) |
R&D - Agriculture 1.a | MSU-Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceneanography (TCTO) | DONE | |
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DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH PRODUCTS: DISEASE-SPECIFIC BIOACTIVE HITS FROM TERRESTRIAL ORGANISMS Date of PCHRD's Endorsement: 09 December 2022 Confirmatory and Orthogonal Assays to Eliminate Artefactual Drug Bioactivities (Phase 3): Continuing Needs of the Tuklas Lunas Program |
R&D - Health 1.a | UPD | DONE | |
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NICER: CENTER FOR APPLIED MODELING, DATA ANALYTICS, AND BIOINFORMATICS FOR DECISION-SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN HEALTH Date of PCHRD Endorsement Letter: 09 January 2023 Project 4. Integrated Wastewater-Based Epidemiology and Data Analytics for Community- Level Pathogen Surveillance and Genetic Tracking: Proof-of-Concept Year 2 Duration: 01 February 2022 - 31 January 2023 (Y2 of 2 Years) Approved Extension Period: 01 February 2023 - 30 April 2023 (3 months) |
R&D - Health 1.a | UP Mindanao | DONE | |
| 26 | 07:05 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
CLINICAL PROTEOMICS FOR CANCER INITIATIVE: A PROTEOMIC-BASED DISCOVERY OF NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER BIOMARKERS AND DRUG TARGETS IN THE PHILIPPINES Date of PCHRD's Endorsement: 12 December 2022 Project 1. Assembly and Archiving of Clinical Samples for Proteomic Analysis |
R&D - Health 1.a | Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) | DONE |
| Project 2. Sample Processing for Proteomic Analysis and Functional Characterization and Early Clinical Confirmation of Biomarker Application | UPD | DONE | |||
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Project 3. Proteomic Analysis of Aberrant Protein Expression in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Program Y3 Duration: 07 January 2021 to 06 January 2022 (Y3 of 3 Years) Program First Extension Period: 07 January 2022 to 06 January 2023 (1 Year) Proposed Program Second Extension Period: 07 January 2023 to 06 July 2023 (6 months) |
UPD | DONE | |||
| 27 | 07:25 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
Regional Prospective Observational Research for Tuberculosis (RePORT): Long-term outcomes of diagnosed tuberculosis cases in the Philippines Date of PCHRD's Endorsement: 12 December 2022 Year 3 Duration: 01 December 2020 - 30 November 2021 (Y3 of 3 Years) First Extension Period: 01 December 2021 - 31 May 2022 (6 months) Second Extension Period: 01 June 2022 - 30 November 2022 (6 months) Proposed Third Extension Period: 01 December 2022 - 28 February 2023 (3 months) |
R&D - Health 1.a | UPM | DONE |
| 28 | 07:40 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
Smarter Philippines through Data Analytics R&D, Training and Adoption (SPARTA) Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 12 December 2022 Year 3 Duration: 15 November 2021 - 14 November 2022 (Year 3 of 3 Years) Approved Extension Period: 15 November 2022 - 14 November 2023 (12 months) |
Innovative HRD 1.c | Development Academy of the Phils. (DAP) | DONE |
| 29 | 07:55 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
System for Optimized Routing for Transport (SORT) Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 21 November 2022 Year 2 Approved Duration: 06 April 2022 - 05 April 2023 |
R&D - Others 1.a | DLSU | DONE |
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Design of a Modular Stator, Segmental Rotor Switched Reluctance Motor Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 14 December 2022 Year 2 Duration: 01 January - 31 December 2022 Approved Extension Period: 01 January - 30 April 2023 (4 months) |
R&D - Others 1.a | UPD-EEEI | DONE | |
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Philippine Comprehensive Nationwide Construction Resources Technical Evaluation (Philippine CoNCReTE) Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 07 December 2022 Approved Duration: 30 May 2021 - 29 May 2022 Deferment Period: 18 January 2022 - 28 February 2022 Revised End Date: 09 July 2022 Approved 1st Extension: 10 July 2022 - 09 October 2022 (3 months) Approved 2nd Extension: 10 October 2022 - 09 March 2023 (5 months) |
R&D - Industry 1.a | UP NIGS | DONE | |
| 32 | 08:10 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
Support to the Implementation of the Balik Scientist Program (BSP) Pursuant to R.A. No. 11035 Otherwise Known as the Balik Scientist Act (PCIEERD Component) Date of NRCP's Endorsement: 21 December 2022 First Extension Period: 01 January - 31 December 2021 (12 months) Second Extension Period: 01 January - 31 December 2022 (12 months) Proposed Third Extension Period: 03 January - 31 December 2023 (12 months) |
Innovative HRD 1.c | PCIEERD | DONE |
| 33 | 08:25 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
CY 2023 SETUP Program Mobilization Budget (PMB) | Budget of DOST ROs | DOST Regional Offices (ROs) | DONE |
| 34 | 08:45 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
Upgrading the Processing Efficiency of Mechaphil Corporation Thru the Adoption of Advanced Technology | Technology Transfer / Commercialization 1.b | Mechaphil Corp. / DOST Region III | DONE |
| 35 | 09:05 PM (20 minutes discussion and Q&A) |
Upgrading the Woodworking Technology in the Production of Wooden Doors of Budget Builders, Inc. in Cogon Pardo, Cebu City | Technology Transfer / Commercialization 1.b | Budget Builders, Inc. / DOST Region VII | DONE |
H. Report on Liquidation of DOST-GIA Projects (9:10 - 9:20 PM/10 minutes discussion)
I. Adjournment of EXECOM Meeting (9:25 PM)
Legend (Function):
1.a R&D
1.b Research and Development Results Utilization (RDRU)
1.c Development of Human Resources and R&D Institutions for the S&T Sector (DHR & R&D for the S&T Sector)
1.d Provision of Quality S&T Services, Policy Advocacy, S&T Promotion