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Manila Times, DoST ink agreement to promote science, innovations

THE Manila Times, the oldest newspaper in the country, has forged a partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) in a bid to widen the latter's visibility and reach to the public in promoting science and innovations, among others.

In a simple ceremony held on Friday at the Times' office in Intramuros, Manila, The Manila Times (TMT) Publishing Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dante 'Klink' Ang 2nd signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with DoST's Science and Technology Information Institute (STII) Director Richard Burgos.

PARTNERSHIP (From left) Rodolfo de Guzman, Department of Science and Technology (DoST) Communication Resources and Production Division officer in charge; Richard Burgos, DoST-Science and Technology Information Institute (STII) director; Manila Times Chairman and CEO Dante ‘Klink’ Ang 2nd; and Manila Times President and COO Blanca Mercado sign a memorandum of agreement that will allow DoST to present its programs and innovations through a monthly column. Ang, who welcomed the DoST into the TMT family, said after the signing at the Times’ office in Intramuros on Friday, March 3, 2023, that this will also give the publishing company a chance to help the government in promoting science and technology. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA