DOST 8 Participates in the Southern Leyte PRLEC Meeting

The Department of Science and Technology thru the Southern Leyte Provincial S&T Center attended the virtual meeting of the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) of the Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) on September 14, 2021 with the theme: "Pag-asa, Pagbangon at Pag-abante sa Bente Syete".

The activity reviewed the status of the action items from the highlights of the previous meeting and was followed with the presentation of the 2020 to August 2021 accomplishments. The PRLEC Member-Agencies then provided updates on their programs and services. 

The DOST, thru Provincial S&T Director Engr. Florita M. Santiago, presented to the cluster the STARBOOKs project for the four barangays in Sogod, Southern Leyte particularly in Brgy. Kauswagan, Benit, Milagroso, and Kahupian. The fund for the said project has been released to LGU-Sogod for the procurement of the STARBOOKs units.