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 By Mirielle Vacal


 

The Technology Application and Promotion Institute, under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-TAPI), opened in 2025 with a call for entries for its biennial event which is the “ClusteRICE 2025” in five (5) categories: namely, the Tuklas Award for Outstanding Invention, the Unlad Award for Outstanding Utility Model, the Banghay Award for Outstanding Industrial Design, the Likha Award for Outstanding Creative Research for Private and Government-Funded Categories, and the Sibol Award for Outstanding Student Creative Research for High School and College Levels.

Continuing the success of the previous event, its theme: “We RICE the nation with real-world solutions,” was derived from the 2024 National Invention Contest and Exhibits (NICE) message: “These are real-world solutions made by Filipinos”.

By Mirielle Vacal


  

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) delegation returned to the country with a resounding success story following their participation in the recent conduct of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025, the world’s largest IT and consumer electronics exhibition in Las Vegas, which attended nearly 150,000 people over the three days, starting from its opening day on January 7th. This was assisted under the banner of the Science and Technology Promotion for International Contest and Exhibits (SPICE) program and the branding of the PhilippiNOW: Philippines’ New Opportunities, Worldwide" campaign, CES 2025 served as a platform for showcasing remarkable strides for Filipino innovation on the global stage. 

To know more about the delegation of DOST, READ: DOST to Spotlight Philippine Innovations at CES 2025