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By Mirielle Vacal


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After a nationwide search that evaluated 764 submissions through the Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits by Cluster (ClusteRICE) 2025, the Department of Science and Technology - Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) is set to hold the 2026 National Invention Contest and Exhibits (NICE) on April 27-28, 2026, at Acacia Hotel Manila, Muntinlupa City.

Serving as the national culmination of ClusteRICE, NICE 2026 brings together 28 official finalists from across the country, representing some of the most promising Filipino inventions, utility models, industrial designs, and creative research projects with strong potential for real-world application, technology adoption, and commercialization. Read more here: DOST-TAPI Brings Reg’l Grassroots Innovators to the National Stage at NICE 2026.

By Aiya Rodjel


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DOST-TAPI taps advertising experts and photographers for the contest’s fourth edition.

TAGUIG CITY — Ilonggo innovation strategist and businessman Ken Lerona and National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) Education Section Chief Rita Dela Cruz led the panel of judges for the fourth edition of the Gawad Alunig x Dalumat (GAxD) campaign. Organized by the Technology Application and Promotion Institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-TAPI), the GAxD campaign awards science visual storytelling through creative advertising.