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BICUTAN, TAGUIG CITY - The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) will present Pagtanaw 2050, the Philippine Foresight on Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI), to the Department of Science of Technology (DOST) in a virtual turnover ceremony on 22 November 2021.

Commissioned by the DOST, Pagtanaw 2050 is the first inter- and trans-disciplinal project on Philippine-focused STI foresight and strategic plans to harness science and technology as tools towards innovations in products, processes, and organizations to attain a preferred and united future considering our natural endowments as an archipelagic and maritime nation. As annnounced last September, the development of the STI Foresight is also one of the DOST’s Big 21 in 2021 or the 21 responsive and high-impact programs of the agency for the year.According to the European Foresight Platform, foresight is the application of “systematic, participatory, future intelligence gathering, and vision-building processes to inform present-day decisions and mobilize joint actions.” In Filipino, foresight was aptly translated as “pagtanaw” which means “to look ahead” or “to watch from a high vantage point.

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November 26, 2021 (Friday) | 09:00 AM | via Zoom

REGION VIII –The NAST PHL the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL), collaborates with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Office VIII and the Department of Education Region VIII, to conduct ScienTeach: A Virtual Symposium for the Youth on November 26, 2021 at 09:00 AM with a live broadcast on the NAST PHL and DOST REGION 8 social media accounts.

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Title: NAST PHL STATEMENT ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMO)—GOLDEN RICE AND BT EGGPLANTThe “NAST PHL Statement on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) —Golden Rice and BT Eggplant” is out now! In their latest statement, NAST PHL emphasizes that “The preponderance of evidence about the safety of GMOs from eminent scientific bodies and government regulatory agencies globally gives us the confidence to assure the Filipino public that we can safely plant and consume both Bt eggplant and Golden Rice."