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By Heherson Valdez
Palo, Leyte – The Department of Science and Technology – Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI) successfully staged the Visayas Cluster Leg of the 2025 Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits by Cluster (ClusteRICE), held from August 27-28, 2025, at the Philippine Science High School – Eastern Visayas Campus in Palo, Leyte.
With the entries received across the Visayas, the two-day event featured pitching sessions and an awarding ceremony that recognized the ingenuity of local inventors and researchers.
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By Heherson Valdez
Global Experts on Climate Innovation and IP (from left to right): Mr. Edwin Carrie, Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme; Dr. Mercedita A. Sombilla, Director of SEARCA; Engr. Chamlette Garcia, Director III of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines’ Documentation, Information, and Technology Transfer Bureau (DITTB); Mr. Achilles Voltaire Estrada, Senior Green Investment Officer of the Global Green Growth Institute; and Ms. Maylis Charlat, Project Leader of the EU-PH Green Economy Partnership at Expertise France.
At the PHILIPPiNEXT 2025 International Conference and Exposition on Innovations, one theme stood out: climate solutions will make an impact if they are protected, funded, and scaled through collaboration. In the technical conference session, global experts from the fields of intellectual property, data governance, public-private partnerships, green financing, and climate communication shared how IP protection, innovative financing models, and cross-sector partnerships can turn ideas into tangible solutions for the planet.
Organized by the Department of Science and Technology's Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI), the conference was part of a broader mission to advance climate-ready technologies and build an innovation ecosystem that thrives across various sectors.
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