DOST-GIA EXECOM MEETING NO. R2023-10

15 September 2023; OSEC Conference Room; 4th Floor-DOST  Main Building

 

OPENING PRAYER to be led by UNDERSECRETARY MARIDON O.  SAHAGUN (9:00  - 9:05 AM/5 minutes) 

A. Approval of the Provisional Agenda (9:10 - 9:15 AM/5 minutes discussion)

B. Programs/Projects for Discussion:

No. Target Time of Presentation/ Q&A   PROGRAM/PROJECT S&T FIELD/FUNCTION   IMPLEMENTING/ MONITORING AGENCY Status 
PCAARRD-Monitored Programs/Projects
1

09:20 AM
(20 minutes 
discussion and
Q&A)  

 

NOVEL APPROACHES IN AFRICAN SWINE FEVER DIAGNOSTICS, GENOMICS, AND PROTEOMICS

Project 2. Portable Sequencing Platform for African Swine Fever Virus Detection

Date of PCAARRD's Endorsement: 11 August 2023

Year 3 Duration: 15 September 2023 - 14 September 2024 (Y3 of 3 Years)

R&D - Agriculture and Food

1.a

 

 

UP Manila (UPM)

 

DONE

2

9:40 AM
(20 minutes 
discussion and
Q&A) 

VIROLOGY AND VACCINE INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Project 6. Development of a LAMP-Based Detection Kit for Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV) - Philippine Strains 

Date of PCAARRD's Endorsement: 11 August 2023

Year 3 Duration: 01 September 2023 - 31 August 2024 (Y3 of 3 Years)

R&D - Agriculture and Food 1.a

ITDI

DONE
3

10:00 AM
(20 minutes 
discussion and
Q&A) 

Strengthening the Advisory Role of NAST Philippines

Date of PCAARRD's Endorsement: 11 August 2023

Year 2 Duration: 01 October 2023 - 30 September 2024 (Year 2 of 2 Years)

Year 1 Funded under PCAARRD GIA

Policy Advocacy 1.d

NAST

DONE
4  

i-CRADLE: Application of DNA Marker and Assisted Reproduction Techniques in Breeding Programs of Local Cattle in the Philippines

Date of PCAARRD's Endorsement: 11 August 2023

Year 2 Duration: 01 October 2023 - 30 September 2024 (Year 2 of 2 Years)

R&D - Agriculture 1.a

Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) DONE  
5  

DOST-JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE (JSPS) JOINT RESEARCH PROGRAM (JRP)

Development of a Pen-Side Nanosensor Diagnostic Tool  for Mycobacterium Avium Subsp. Paratuberculosis and Mycoplasma Bovis

Date of PCAARRD's Endorsement: 11 August 2023

Year 2 Duration: 01 October 2022 - 30 September 2023 (Year 2 of 2 Years)

Extension Period: 01 October 2023 - 31 March 2024 (6 months)

Date of PCAARRD Approval on the Extension Period: 18 July 2023

R&D - Agriculture and Food 1.a Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) DONE
6 10:20 AM
(15 minutes 
discussion and
Q&A)   

​NOVEL APPROACHES IN AFRICAN SWINE FEVER DIAGNOSTICS, GENOMICS, AND PROTEOMICS

Project 1. Isolation of African Swine Fever Virus and Other Swine Related Viruses

Date of PCAARRD's Endorsement: 11 August 2023

Year 2 Duration: 15 September 2022 - 14 September 2023 (Year 2 of 2 Years)

Extension Period: 15 September 2023 - 14 May 2024 (6 months)

Date of PCAARRD Approval on the Extension Period: 18 July 2023

R&D - Agriculture 1.a

Bureau of Animal  Industry  (BAI) DONE
7 10:35 AM
(15 minutes 
discussion and
Q&A)  

DOST-MOST CHINA JOINT RESEARCH PROGRAM (JRP): DEVELOPMENT OF INTERVENTION STRATEGIES TO PREDICT, PREVENT, AND CONTROL DISEASE OUTBREAKS CAUSED BY EMERGING STRAINS OF NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUSES AND AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUSES IN THE PHILIPPINES AND CHINA

Project 3. Development of Intervention Strategies Against Emerging Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease Outbreak

Date of PCAARRD's Endorsement: 11 August 2023

Approved Duration: 01 September 2022 - 31 August 2023

Extension Period: 01 September 2023 - 31 August 2024 (12 months)

Date of PCAARRD Approval on the Extension Period: 18 July 2023

 R&D - Agriculture and Food 1.a Bureau of Animal  Industry  (BAI) DONE
PCHRD-Monitored Ongoing Program/Project

8

10:35 AM
(15 minutes 
discussion and
Q&A)  

SECURING THE HEALTH OF THE FILIPINO FOR THE NEXT MILLENNIUM: THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS AND TRANSLATION CENTER (NIH NCTTC)

Date of PCHRD Endorsement: 17 August 2023

Project 2. Establishment of Pharmaceutical Sciences for Clinical Research

Duration: 01 July 2023 - 30 June 2024 (Y2 of 3 Years)

Suspended Since 01 July 2023 

R&D - Health 1.a

UP-Manila (UPM) National Institutes of Health DONE
9  

VIROLOGY AND VACCINE INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES (VIP)

Date of PCHRD Endorsement: 04 September 2023

Project 2. Combination Therapy: Lytic Bacteriophages and Plant Extracts against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria

Duration: 01 July 2023 - 30 June 2024 (Y3 of 3 Years)

 R&D - Health 1.a ITDI DONE
10  

BREAST CANCER IN THE PHILIPPINES: GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING OF BREAST CANCER AMONG FILIPINOS AND DEVELOPMENT OF BREAST CANCER MAMMOSPHERE ASSAY TOWARD INDIVIDUALIZED CANCER MANAGEMENT

Date of PCHRD Endorsement: 30 August 2023

Project 2. Development of Breast Cancer Mammosphere Assay for Chemotherapy Screening

Duration: 01 March 2022 - 28 February 2023 (Y2 of 2 Years)

Approved Extension: 01 March 2023 - 31 December 2023 (10 months)

R&D - Health 1.a UPD DONE
PCIEERD-Monitored Programs/Projects 
11 11:05 PM
(20 minutes 
discussion and
Q&A) 

TECHGROW: Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship Collaborationn and Harmonization of Growing Regional Opportunities on Wealth Creation

*For PCIEERD GC Discussion on 14 September 2023

Technology Transfer 1.b DOST-NCR DONE
12 11:25 PM
(20 minutes 
discussion and
Q&A) 

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Production from Less Recalcitrant Biomass and Waste Feedstocks: Process Efficiency Enhancements, Strain Improvement, and Scale-up Validation 

*For PCIEERD GC Discussion on 14 September 2023

 R&D - Others 1.b UPLB DONE
13 11:45 PM
(20 minutes 
discussion and
Q&A) 

Establishment of Pilot Foundry for Education, Research, and Development of Cast Products for Various Industrial Application in SOCCSKSARGEN

*For PCIEERD GC Discussion on 14 September 2023

Innovative HRD1.c MSU - GenSan Campus  DONE
14 1:05 PM
(20 minutes 
discussion and
Q&A) 

Increasing National Capacity to Use Volume Technologies to Create Films and Immersive Experiences

Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 31 August 2023

R&D -Creative Industry 1.a  Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) DONE
PCIEERD-Monitored Ongoing Programs/Projects
15  

ACCELERATED R&D PROGRAM FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS AND INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS: NICHE CENTERS IN THE REGIONS FOR R&D: (NICER): R&D CENTER FOR ADVANCED BATTERIES 

Project 3. Advanced Lead Acid Batteries with Embedded Ultrasonics (ALAB-EU)

Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 31 August 2023 

Year 3 Duration:  01 October 2023 - 30 September 2024 (Year 3 of 3 Years)

R&D - Renewable Energy 1.a Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP)  DONE
16  

REMOVAL OF NITROGEN AND ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS FROM WASTEWATER (RENEW)

Project 1. Post-Wastewater Treatment Determination of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds for interventions (POSTEDCs)

Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 17 August 2023

Year 2 Duration: 16 September 2023 - 15 September 2024 (Year 2 of 3 Years)

R&D - Environment 1.a UP Diliman DONE
17 1:25 PM
(20 minutes 
discussion and
Q&A) 

Design and Development of a Subsonic Wind Tunnel System  for Airspeed Realization and Calibration 

Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 06 September 2023

Year 3 Duration: 01 October 2023 - 30 September 2024 (Year 2 of 2 Years)

R&D - Others 1.a ITDI  DONE
18 1:45 PM
(15 minutes 
discussion and
Q&A) 

DOST-MOST CHINA JOINT RESEARCH PROGRAM (JRP): Key Technological Research of Philippines and China Based on Portable Hydrothermal Treatment of Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) – Agricultural Biomass Pretreated by Co-hydrothermal  Process

Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 04 September 2023

Year 2 Duration:  01 August 2022 - 31 July 2023 (Year 2 of 2 Years)

Approved Extension: 01 August 2023 - 31 January 2024 (6 months) 

Date of PCIEERD Approval on the Extension Period: 22 August 2023

R&D - Energy 1.a MSU-IIT DONE
19 2:00 PM
(15 minutes 
discussion and
Q&A) 

SMART CITIES SOLUTION TO URBAN FLOODING (SMART TURF)

Project 2. CURB Flood (City Wide Urban Flood Modeling)

Date of PCIEERd Endorsement: 24 August 2023

Year 2 Duration: 30 August 2022 - 29 August 2023 (Year 2 of 2 Years)

Approved Extension: 30 August 2023 - 29 March 2024 (7 months)

Date of PCIEERD Approval on the Extension Period: 08 August 2023

R&D - DRRM 1.a UP-Cebu DONE
20  

DOST-MOST CHINA JOINT RESEARCH PROGRAM (JRP): Solar PV Resource and Installation Assessment Using Geospatial Technologies (SINAG)

Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 04 September 2023

Year 2 Duration:  01 August 2022 - 31 July 2023 (Year 2 of 2 Years)

Approved Extension: 01 August 2023 - 31 January 2024 (6 months)

Date of PCIEERD Approval on the Extension Period: 16 August 2023

R&D -  Energy 1.a UPD-NEC  DONE
21  

Proposed Installation of AGT in BPSU Main Campus (As Laboratory Facility of the Proposed Railway Engineering Program and Existing Engineering Programs)

Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 06 September 2023

Year 2 Duration:  01 September 2022 - 31 August 2023 (Year 2 of 2 Years)

Approved Extension: 01 September 2023 - 31 August 2024

Dated of PCIEERD Approval on the  Extension Period: 06 September 2023

Innovative HRD 1.C BPSU DONE
22  

Science for the People: Towards a Harmonized Science Communication Framework

Date of PCIEERD Endorsement: 05 September 2023

Provision of Quality S&T Service 1.d UPLB-CDC DONE

 

C. Matters Arising from the Previous Meeting  (Ms. Armela K. Razo) [2:20 - 2:35 PM/15 minutes discussion]

D. Councils' Update on the EXECOM Action Sheet

     D.1 NRCP - Dr. Bernardo N. Sepeda (2:40 - 2:50 PM/10 minutes discussion)

     D.2 PCAARRD - Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora (2:55 - 3:10 PM/15 minutes discussion)

     D.3 PCHRD - Dr. Jaime C. Montoya (3:15 - 3:30 PM/15 minutes discussion)

     D.4 PCIEERD - Dr. Enrico C. Paringit (3:35 - 3:55 PM/20 minutes discussion)

E. Status of DOST-GIA Funds (Allotment and Cash)  - Dir. Racquel P. Alvendia (4:00 - 4:10 PM/10 minutes discussion)

F. Report on the Liquidation of DOST-GIA Projects (SPD) [4:15 - 4:25 PM/10 minutes]

G. Other Matters: 

     G.1 Projects Approved within the Authority of the Undersecretary [4:30 - 4:35 PM/5 minutes discussion]

 PROGRAM/PROJECT S&T FIELD/FUNCTION   IMPLEMENTING/ MONITORING AGENCY
G.1.1. CRADLE: Sustainable Material Solution from Post-Industrial Textile Wastes R&D - Others 1.a PTRI/PCIEERD

G.1.2. CRADLE: Valorization of Compounds from Wastes of Vetiver Essential Oil Production

Date Approved: 15 August 2023

R&D - Others 1.a FPRDI/PCIEERD

G.1.3. CRADLE: Valorization of Post-Processing By-Products Generated from Industrial Scale Production of Peanut Butter

Date Approved: 15 August 2023

R&D - 1.a ITDI/PCIEERD

G.1.4 CRADLE: Process Development for the Production of Unripe Mature Banana-Based Anticaking and Bulking Agent for Nutraceutical Applications

Date Approved: 15 August 2023

R&D - 1.a UPLB BIOTECH/PCIEERD

CRADLE: G.1.5. Recovery and Concentration of Chromite from a Low-Grade Chromite Reserve Using an Integrated Flotation Circuit

Date Approved: 15 August 2023

R&D - 1.a DENR-MGB/PCIEERD

     G.2 DOST-GIA EXECOM Policy Meeting in CARAGA Region (Ms. Armela K. Razo) [4:40 - 4:55 PM/15 minutes discussion]

H. Adjournment of EXECOM Meeting  (5:00 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