Going Beyond Equations: Scienteach Dagupan Highlights how Science can take Students to Places
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(NAST PHL), in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Ilocos Region, successfully kicked off the 2026 series of ScienTeach: Symposium for the Youth on February 17, 2026, as part of the Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (RSTW) Celebration in Dagupan City, Pangasinan.
ScienTeach: Symposium for the Youth is a series of episodes that showcases various topics featuring National Scientists, NAST PHL Members, and NAST PHL awardees who are accomplished in their fields of expertise. This activity is intended for junior and senior high school students and aims to promote science and technology, bring our scientists closer to the youth, and inspire and encourage students to pursue careers in science.
DOST Visayas Provincial Leaders Strengthen Capacities in Futures Thinking for Indicator Development Through Sandiwa
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BACOLOD CITY – In a move to localize the country's long-term scientific vision, leaders from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) across Visayas trained on foresight and futures thinking concepts and tools, which will be incorporated in their traditional planning manuals.
The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL), in partnership with the DOST Negros Oriental Provincial Science & Technology Office, hosted an event facilitated by the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG) – Governance Futures Laboratory (GFL), a laboratory under the UP NCPAG Governance Reform, Innovation and Transformation Laboratories on February 4-5, 2026, to design a foresight workshop which will provoke new perspectives on the region's path towards the year 2050.
Mapping the Philippines’ Future: Bridging Local Realities and a National Vision
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DAVAO CITY – A nation cannot navigate the future if its map does not match the terrain. Recognizing that the path to a resilient Bagong Pilipinas must be charted not only from the capital but from the distinct realities of the regions, the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL), in partnership with DOST Region XI, concluded the final leg of SANDIWA: Building Regional Capacities in Futures Thinking for Indicators Development on 11–12 February 2026, at Acacia Hotel Davao, as part of the Development of the PAGTANAW 2050, the Philippine ST&I Foresight Indicators Project.
Facilitated by the UP National College of Public Administration and Governance – Governance Futures Lab (GFL), the workshop gathered provincial and regional officers from Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN & BARMM, and CARAGA. Their mission was clear and critical: to translate the broad strokes of the national PAGTANAW 2050 framework into granular, actionable, and region-specific indicators using strategic foresight tools such as Scanning, the Futures Triangle, and Backcasting. Through this process, the workshop sought to transform how local governance approaches the future by moving beyond traditional planning approaches that often react to the “pushes of the present,” such as disasters, resource constraints, and political turnover. Instead, participants were guided to identify the “pulls of the future,” defined as their preferred development scenarios, and to backcast the concrete milestones necessary to achieve them.