DOST-GIA EXECOM Meeting R2025-03
02 April 2025; 9:00 AM; OSEC Conference Room; DOST Main Building
OPENING PRAYER to be led by by the Secretariat (9:05 AM/5 minutes)
A. Approval of the Provisional Agenda (9:10 - 9:15 PM/5 minutes discussion)
B. Approval of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting (9:20 - 9:25 AM/5 minutes discussion)
C. Secretary's Remarks (9:30 -10:00 AM/30 minutes)
D. Programs/Projects for Discussion
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No. |
Target Time of Presentation/ Q&A | PROGRAM/PROJECT | NATURE OF REQUEST/S&T FIELD/ FUNCTION | IMPLEMENTING/ MONITORING AGENCY | Status |
| PART I. NEW PROGRAMS/PROJECTS | |||||
| NRCP New Program/Projects | |||||
| 1 |
10:05:00 AM 20 minutes discussion & Q&A |
Pinoy Science Ville: Journey to Science Discovery Date of NRCP Endorsement: 13 January 2025 |
S&T Promotion 1.d |
DOST Region V DOST-NCR DOST-CAR DOST Region I DOST Region II DOST Region III DOST CALABARZON DOST MIMAROPA DOST Region V (lead) DOST Region VI DOST Region VII DOST Region VIII DOST Region IX DOST Region X DOST Region XI DOST Region XII DOST Caraga
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DONE |
| 2 |
10:25:00 AM 20 minutes discussion & Q&A |
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT THRU SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CEST) Exemplifying Apayao Science High School Through the Provision of Advance Robotics Laboratory (Project Excel) Date of NRCP Endorsement: 22 January 2025 |
RDRU 1.b | DOST-CAR | DONE |
| PCHRD New Program/Projects for Funding | |||||
| 3 |
10:45:00 AM 30 minutes discussion & Q&A |
UP SUQAT: STANDARDIZATION OF HERBAL DRUGS: ENSURING UNIFORMITY, PURITY, QUALITY, AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY TESTING FOR ENHANCED THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY Date of PCHRD Endorsement: 11 March 2025 Project 1. Development and Validation of HPTLC and LC-QTOF/MS Methods for the Determination and Quantification of Chemical Markers in Medicinal Plants and Herbal Products Project 2. Identification of Markers of Biological Activity and Thermal Stability using Chemometric Analysis of LC-QTOF/MS and HPTLC Profiles of Medicinal Plants |
R&D - Health 1.a | UP Manila (UPM) | DONE |
| 4 |
11:15:00 AM 30 minutes discussion & Q&A |
Digital Monitoring and Rehabilitative Technology for Enhancing Mental Health and Well-being in Elderly Individuals with Early-Stage Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Date of PCHRD Endorsement: 11 March 2025 |
R&D - Health 1.a | University of Santo Tomas (UST) | DONE |
| PART II. RENEWAL OF ONGOING PROGRAMS/PROJECTS | |||||
| PCAARRD-Monitored Program/Project For Renewal | |||||
| 5 |
11:35:00 AM 20 minutes discussion & Q&A |
VIROLOGY AND VACCINE RESEARCH PROGRAM (VRP) Development of a Vector-Based African Swine Fever Virus Vaccine Using a Hepatitis E Virus Nanoparticle Platform Date of PCAARRD Endorsement: 03 February 2025 Year 2 Duration: 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (Year 2 of 5 Years) |
R&D - Agriculture and Food 1.a | ITDI | DONE |
| NRCP-Monitored Project for Renewal | |||||
| 6 |
11:55:00 AM 20 minutes discussion & Q&A |
MECO-TECO HEALTH, AGRICULTURE AND TRAINING (HAT) INITIATIVE: Genomic Profiling and Genotypc Drug Resistance Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculois Isolates from Tuberculosis Patients in the Philippines and Taiwan Date of NRCP Endorsement: 06 March 2025 Year 2 Duration: 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (Year 2 of 3 Years) |
R&D - Basic Research 1.a | UP-Manila (UPM) | DONE |
| PCHRD-Monitored Programs/Projects for Renewal | |||||
| 7 |
1:05:00 PM 20 minutes discussion & Q&A |
DECREASING LEPTOSPIROSIS EMERGENCE THROUGH PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OPTIMIZATION (DeLEPTO) Project 1. Preventive Strategies for Early and Late Complications of Leptospirosis Date of PCHRD Endorsement: 10 March 2025 Year 3 Duration: 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (Year 3 of 3 Years) |
R&D - Health 1.a | National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) | DONE |
| 8 |
1:25:00 PM 20 minutes discussion & Q&A |
IMMUNOLOGICAL MODELS FOR MEDICALLY USEFUL NOVEL ENTITIES (IMMUNE) Project 3. Immune-Bioloigcs Date of PCHRD Endorsement: 10 March 2025 Year 3 Duration: 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (Year 3 of 3 Years) |
R&D - Health 1.a | UP Manila (UPM) | DONE |
| 9 |
1:45:00 PM 20 minutes discussion & Q&A |
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), Microbiome, and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Filipino Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SMILE Filipino Patients) Date of PCHRD Endorsement: 10 March 2025 Year 2 Duration: 14 March 2025 - 13 March 2026 (Year 2 of 2 Years) |
R&D - Health 1.a | UP Manila (UPM) | DONE |
| 10 |
2:05:00 PM 20 minutes discussion & Q&A |
STRENGTHENING THE UP DRUGS OF ABUSE RESEARCH LABORATORY CAPABILITY: GETTING A GRIP ON THE DRUG MENACE IN THE PHILIPPINES Project 3. Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Methamphetamine Metabolism Among Filipino Users Date of PCHRD Endorsement: 10 March 2025 Year 3 Duration: 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (Year 3 of 3 Years) |
R&D - Health 1.a | UP Manila (UPM) | DONE |
| 11 |
2:25:00 PM 20 minutes discussion & Q&A |
Identification of Multi-Omics Profiles Affecting Care and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer in the Philippines (IMPACT – CRC) Year 2 Duration: 15 April 2025 - 14 April 2026 (Year 2 of 2 Years) |
R&D - Health 1.a | UP Manila (UPM) | DONE |
| 12 |
2:45:00 PM 30 minutes discussion & Q&A |
PREEMPT, PREDICT, AND TREAT GTD (PREDICTION, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF GESTATIONAL TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASES [GTD OR HMOLE AND ITS CANCER] AMONG FILIPINO WOMEN) Date of PCHRD Endorsement: 10 March 2025 Project 1. Preempt GTN (Predicting and Evaluating Molar Pregnancy Transformation to Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia) Project 2. Predict GTN (Predictive Protein Biomarkers in Cancer Transformation to GTN) Project 3. Treat GTN (Determinants of Treatment Response in GTN) |
R&D - Health 1.a |
UP Manila (UPM) Philippine Genome Center (PGC) |
DONE |
| 13 |
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VIROLOGY AND VACCINE INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES: DEVELOPING GENETICALLY PROGRAMMABLE YEAST DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS IN THE PHILIPPINES Date of PCHRD Endorsement: 10 March 2025 Year 2 Program Duration: 14 March 2025 - 13 March 2026 (Year 2 of 3 Years) Project 1. Developing a Genetically Programmable Oral Adjuvant System for the Philippines Using the Human Probiotic Yeast, Saccharomyces boulardii Project 2. Hypoallergenic Der P1 and Der P2-Expressing Saccharomyces boulardii as a Prophylactic Agent Against House Dust Mite-Induced Allergies in BALB/c Mice |
R&D - Health 1.a | University of Santo Tomas (UST) | DONE |
| PCIEERD-Monitored Programs/Projects for Renewal | |||||
| 14 |
3:15:00PM 20 minutes discussion & Q&A |
CENTRAL HUB ON ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN THE PHILIPPINES (CHAMP) Project 2. Materials Application- Scientific Technologies for 3D/4D Printing R&D (MAST3R) Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 07 March 2025 Year 3 Duration: 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (Year 3 of 3 Years) |
R&D - Emerging Technology 1.a | ITDI | DONE |
| 15 |
3:35:00 PM 20 minutes discussion & Q&A |
Halal Transparent Traceability System with Autonomous IoT Support for Halal and Tayeb Cacao Products (HATTSv2) Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 26 February 2025 Year 2 Duration: 01 March 2025 - 28 February 2026 (Year 2 of 2 Years)
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R&D - Food Technology 1.a |
DOST Region XI and University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) |
DONE |
| 16 |
3:55:00 PM 30 minutes discussion & Q&A |
RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND ECO-EFFECTIVE FILLING MATERIAL FOR PHOSPHOGYPSUM REPURPOSING WITH CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL (REE4PHOS) Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 20 February 2025 Program Duration: 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (Year 2 of 2 Years) Project 1. Extraction of Radionuclides, Rare Earths and Other Valuable Industrial Elements from Philippine Phosphogypsum Tailings-Phase II Project 2. Carbon Sequestration and Low Carbon Cementitious Material From Phosphogypsum Repurposing (CARBOPHOS) |
R&D - Environment 1.a | PNRI | DONE |
| PART III. REPROGRAMMING REQUEST OF ONGOING PROGRAMS/PROJECTS | |||||
| PCHRD-Monitored Programs/Projects with Reprogramming Request | |||||
| 17 |
4:15:00 PM 15 minutes discussion & Q&A |
STRENGTHENING THE UP DRUGS OF ABUSE RESEARCH LABORATORY CAPABILITY: GETTING A GRIP ON THE DRUG MENACE IN THE PHILIPPINES: Project 1. Analysis of Substances of Abuse in Serum Using Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (LC-QTOF/MS) and Hair Using Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) Date of PCHRD Endorsement: 24 February 2025 Year 2 Duration: 01 April 2024 - 31 March 2025 (Year 2 of 2 Years) Approved Extension Period: 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (12 months) Date of PCHRD Approval of the Extension Period: 24 February 2025 |
R&D - Health 1.a | UP Manila (UPM) | DONE |
| 18 |
4:30:00 PM 15 minutes discussion & Q&A |
SECURING THE HEALTH OF THE FILIPINO FOR THE NEXT MILLENNIUM: THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH NATIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS AND TRANSLATION CENTER (NIH NCTTC) Project 5. Phase II Clinical Trial of Leucaena Leucocephala Seed Extract Suspension for the treatment of Ascariasis, Enterobiasis, and Hookworm Infection Date of PCHRD Endorsement: 11 March 2025 |
R&D - Health 1.a | UP Manila (UPM) | DONE |
| 19 |
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VIROLOGY AND VACCINE RESEARCH PROGRAM (VRP: Development of Rapid Immunoassay-Based Multiplex Test Kits for the Simultaneous Screening of HIV, HBV, and Syphilis Year 2 Duration: 01 April 2024 - 31 March 2025 (Year 2 of 2 Years) Approved Extension Period: 01 April 2025 - 30 September 2025 (6 months) Date of PCHRD Approval of the Extension Period: 10 March 2025 |
R&D - Health 1.a | UP Manila (UPM) | DONE |
| PCIEERD-Monitored Programs/Projects with Reprogramming Request | |||||
| 20 |
4:45:00 PM 5 minutes discussion & Q&A |
GREEN TECH: ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR RESPONSIBLE MINERAL RESOURCE UTILIZATION Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 12 February 2025 Project 1. Removal and Stabilization of Arsenic in Gold and Copper Ores Using Aqueous and Non Aqueous Solvents Year 2 Duration: 01 March 2024 - 28 February 2025 (Year 2 of 2 Years) Approved Extension Period: 01 March 2025 - 31 May 2025 ( 3 months) Date of PCIEERD Approval of the Extension Period: 06 February 2025 Project 2. Innovative Technology for Refractory Gold Extraction Using Deep Eutectic Solvent and Hypochlorite Solution Year 2 Duration: 01 March 2024 - 28 February 2025 (Year 2 of 2 Years) Approved Extension Period: 01 March 2025 - 31 August 2025 (6 months) Date of PCIEERD Approval on the Extension Period: 06 February 2025 |
R&D - Mining Industry 1.a |
UP-Diliman (UPD)
Mapua Malayan Colleges - Mindanao (MMCM) |
DONE |
| 21 |
4:05:00 PM 15 minutes discussion & Q&A |
MICROGRIDTERPRISES in GIDA thru CEST: Installation of Microgrid Renewable Energy Systems and Establishment of Agri-Agro Microenterprises in Geographical Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas in Selected Provinces of Davao Region through Community Empowerment through Science and Technology Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 17 February 2025 Year 2 Duration: 02 December 2024 – 01 December 2025 (Year 2 of 2 Years) |
Provision of Quality S&T Service 1.d | DOST Region XI | DONE |
| 22 |
5:05:00 PM 15 minutes discussion & Q&A |
Empowering Communities through SMART Roadmaps and Technologies Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 10 March 2025 Approved Duration: 01 April 2024 - 31 March 2025 (1 Year) Approved Extension Period: 01 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 (12 months) Date of PCIEERD Approval of the Extension Period: 09 January 2025 |
Technology Transfer 1.b. |
DOST-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOST-CAR) |
DONE |
| 23 |
5:20:00 PM 30 minutes discussion & Q&A |
ACCELERATED EARTHQUAKE MULTI-HAZARDS AND RISK ASSESSMENT PROGRAM IN THE PHILIPPINES (ACER) Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 10 February 2025 Program Year 2 Duration: 01 March 2024 to 28 February 2025 (Year 2 of 2 Years) Project 1. Deterministic Liquefaction and Tsunami Hazard Mapping of Selected Low-Lying Areas in the Philippines Using GIS, AI, and Geophysical Techniques Approved Extension Period: 01 March 2025 to 31 May 2025 (3 months) Date of PCIEERD Approval of the Extension Period: 05 February 2025 Project 2. Active Fault Mapping Using Integrated Geophysical, Geomorphological, and Paleo-Seismological Methods Approved Extension Period: 01 March 2025 to 31 May 2025 (3 months) Date of PCIEERD Approval of the Extension Period: 05 February 2025 Project 3. Spatio-Temporal Land Cover Mapping for Risk Assessments in Land Use Planning through AI (The LUPA Project) Approved Extension Period: 01 March 2025 to 31 October 2025 (8 months) Date of PCIEERD Approval of the Extension Period: 05 February 2025 Project 4. Deterministic Ground Shaking and Earthquake-Induced Landslide Hazard Modeling Using Geophysics, Remote Sensing, and Artificial Intelligence Approved Extension Period: 01 March 2025 to 30 June 2025 (4 months) Date of PCIEERD Approval of the Extension Period: 05 February 2025 |
R&D -DRRM 1.a | PHIVOLCS | DONE |
| 24 |
5:05:00 PM 15 minutes discussion & Q&A |
Seismic Hazard Assessment for Design Earthquake of the Philippines (SHADE) Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 10 February 2025 Year 2 Duration: 01 March 2024 to 28 February 2025 (Year 2 of 2 Years) Approved Extension: 01 March 2025 to 31 August 2025 (6 months) Date of PCIEERD Approval of the Extension Period: 28 January 2025 |
R&D -DRRM 1.a | PHIVOLCS | DONE |
| 25 |
6:05:00 PM 15 minutes discussion & Q&A |
Functional Philippine Camouflage for Field Service Uniform (FSU)/ Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) Application Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 13 February 2025 Year 2 Duration: 18 March 2024 - 17 March 2025 (Year 2 of 2 Years) Approved Extension Period: 18 March - 17 September 2025 (6 months) Date of PCIEERD Approval of the Extension Period: 04 February 2025 |
R&D - Others 1.a | PTRI | DONE |
| 26 |
6:20:00 PM 15 minutes discussion & Q&A |
Establishment of Biodegradability, Eco-toxicity, and Compostability Testing Facility in the Philippines (BEC-Lab) Date of PCIEERD's Endorsement: 12 March 2025 Year 3 Duration: 01 December 2024 – 30 November 2025 (Year 2 of 3 Years) |
Provision of Quality S&T Service 1.d | ITDI | DONE |
E. Matters Arising from the Previous Meeting (Ms. Armela K. Razo) [6:40 - 6:55 PM/15-minute discussion]
F. Status of DOST-GIA Funds: Allotment and Cash (Dir Racquel P. Alvendia) [7:00 - 7:10 PM/10-minute discussion)
G. Report on the Liquidation of DOST-GIA Projects (Dir. Racquel P. Alvendia) [7:15 - 7:25 PM/10-minute discussion]
H. Other Matters:
I. Adjournment of the DOST-GIA EXECOM Meeting (7:45 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