VIGAN CITY, Aug. 25 (PIA) – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through its Provincial Science and Technology Center (PSTC) here, provided 1,000 pieces of face shields for police personnel, especially those assigned at the provincial boundaries.
PSTC-Ilocos Sur Provincial Director Ramon Sumabat delivered the face shields to the Ilocos Sur Police Provincial Office (ISPPO) at Camp Elpidio Quirino in Bulag, Bantay, Ilocos Sur recently and received by Police Major Reynaldo Mendoza, Jr. who extended his gratitude to DOST for these personal protective equipment (PPE).
Provincial Director Sumabat hopes that the face shields will aid in the day-to-day operations of the frontliners.
He also looks forward to a collaboration with the ISPPO in the implementation of science and technology programs and projects of the agency most especially in the identified end local communist armed conflict (ELCAC) communities in Ilocos Sur.
To date, the PSTC-Ilocos Sur has already distributed a total of 1,300 pieces of face shields in the province which were given to ISPPO and to the City Government of Candon.
The face shield was designed and mass-produced by the DOST Metals Industry Research and Development Center given the lack of supplies and the need for more PPE by healthcare workers and frontliners in various sectors battling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the country.
Meanwhile, the DOST announces that the application and completion of requirements for the Science and Technology (S&T) Undergraduate Scholarships, and Junior Level Science Scholarships (JLSS) have been extended until September 30, 2020.
The extension of the deadline is in consideration of the mobility restrictions brought about by COVID-19 pandemic.
The DOST said that originally, the scholarship applicants are scheduled to take their exams on the 24th and 25th of October 2020.
The S&T Undergraduate Scholarships Program aims to stimulate and entice talented Grade 12 students to pursue productive lifetime careers in science and technology.
On the other hand, the JLSS Program aims to provide scholarships that will finance the education of talented and deserving students in their third year of college who are pursuing degree programs in the areas of science and technology.
As the deadline is extended, all other interested applicants for the DOST-Science Education Institute S&T Undergraduate Scholarship Programs may get another shot and apply online through this website https://ift.tt/2B8cP7o. (JCR/AMB/PIA Ilocos Sur)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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