QUEZON CITY — Education Secretary Sonny Angara urged college students to lead the event of technological options to deal with native and world challenges through the formal opening of the 2026 National Science and Technology Fair (NSTF) on Wednesday.
With the theme “Harnessing the Unknown: Powering the Future Through Science and Innovation,” the annual competitors organized by the Department of Education serves as a serious platform for highschool college students to showcase their modern analysis and innovations in science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM).
Angara emphasised the essential position of younger scientists in creating sensible options for essential sectors, together with sustainable power, meals manufacturing and vitamin, and technology-driven catastrophe resilience.
As proof of the world-class expertise of Filipino youth, Angara cited the current worldwide recognition acquired by college students from Patin-ay National High School in Agusan del Sur for his or her analysis on medicinal vegetation.
“In line with the vision of President Bongbong Marcos to leverage science and technology for a better quality of life, we urge our learners to pioneer solutions that address our most critical national challenges,” Angara stated.
“By mastering rapidly evolving technologies today, the Filipino youth serve as the primary architects of a more innovative and resilient Bagong Pilipinas.”
The NSTF additionally serves because the official qualifying spherical for the distinguished International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the biggest pre-college science competitors on the earth.
Participants from numerous components of the nation compete in several contests and actions, together with the Tuklas Research Competition, which options tasks in Life Science, Physical Science, Robotics and Intelligent Machines, and Mathematics and Computational Science.
The STEM Innovation Expo Competition highlights market-ready options to points corresponding to meals safety, water conservation, renewable power, cybersecurity, and well being.
Also included within the occasion are the STEM Academy Conference and Agham Bayanihan, a group exhibit the place companion establishments current their modern applied sciences and companies to the general public. PR