DOSTv officially launched By Ma. Cristina C. Arayata
MANILA, Feb. 27 (PNA) – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) officially launched the DOSTv Monday evening during the Science and Technology Information Institute’s (STII) 30th anniversary celebration here.
First launched in 2013 and was soft-launched in May 2016, the DOSTv is one of the agency’s platforms to inform the public and help ease calamities.
DOSTv showcases real-time weather updates, interviews with experts, bulletins, trivia segments, short documentaries and public service announcements.
For the grand launch, DOSTv's former tagline, "The Filipino Weather Channel" was changed to "Science for the People", as it would cover a wider scope of topics.
The DOSTv channel was initially telecast via livestreaming at
www.dostv.ph/youtube and
www.dostv.ph.
At present, DOSTv already had 183 episodes, which were aired from Mondays to Fridays at 11 a.m. to 12 noon.
DOST has worked on intensifying the program’s content, and also enhanced the studio personnel’s training for documentation, production, editing and broadcast functions.
The agency added that it planned to have the DOSTv aired on free TV for better access.
STII Director Richard Burgos announced that DOST has partnered with People's Television (PTV)-4 and Global News Network (GNN) for the DOSTv to reach wider audience.
DOSTv can still be viewed in the aforementioned websites, but the direction is to also make DOSTv land on national TV.
Burgos added that the agency also partnered with SciDev.Net for its content.
Weather updates are crucial in decision-making and events planning. These updates are also vital in disaster preparedness, especially in areas prone to landslides, flooding and other hazards.
Through DOSTv, viewers can also learn to check if their homes can withstand an earthquake, the agency cited.
Meanwhile, aside from the new aesthetics, viewers can look forward to various new segments in the upcoming episodes, which they can view at the same airtime.
It may be recalled that DOSTv’s initial broadcast featured the Diwata-1, the country’s first microsatellite.
Diwata-1’s functions and the Filipino engineers behind its development were showcased in the initial broadcast. (PNA)
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