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  2. National Institutes of Health (Philippines) - Wikipedia

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    Eventually, NIH was established as the national health research center of the Philippines through the Health Research and Development Act of 1998, otherwise known as Republic Act 8503. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In March 2018, NIH celebrated its 20th anniversary by organizing a scientific conference focusing on the importance of work, health and well-being of ...

  3. CIBI Information - Wikipedia

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    CIBI Information, Inc. or CIBI, formerly known as Credit Information Bureau, Inc., is the first and the only local credit bureau in the Philippines.CIBI started as a government entity under the Central Bank of the Philippines Department of Loans and Credit to initiate a credit information exchange system in the country.

  4. Agricultural Training Institute - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines' Agricultural Training Institute (Filipino: Surian ng Pasanayang Pang-agrikultura, [3] abbreviated as ATI), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for training agricultural extension workers and their clientele; conducting multi-level training programs to promote and accelerate rural development; and ensuring that research ...

  5. Philippine Genome Center - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Genome Center was established as a collaboration between the University of the Philippines and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). [1] It was first conceptualized in 2009 in response to the SARS outbreak which affected Hong Kong, the dengue outbreaks which affecting the Philippines, and the then-ongoing H1N1 flu pandemic which originated in Mexico.

  6. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology - Wikipedia

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    This government organization was formed after a historical merging of official functions of government institutions. One of its first predecessors is the Philippine Weather Bureau created in 1901 [4] when meteorological, seismological and terrestrial magnetic services of the Manila Observatory were transferred from the Roman Catholic Church to the American Colonial Government.

  7. Department of Science and Technology (Philippines) - Wikipedia

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    The DOST was formed as the National Science Development Board on January 30, 1957, during the administration of President Carlos P. Garcia. [2] The science body was formed as a result of a law passed in the Congress upon the recommendation of Dr. Frank Co Tui, who was tasked by Garcia to conduct a survey regarding the state of science and technology in the country.

  8. Government-owned and controlled corporation - Wikipedia

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    In the Philippines, a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC), sometimes with an "and/or", [1] is a state-owned enterprise that conducts both commercial and non-commercial activity. Examples of the latter would be the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), a social security system for government employees.

  9. Government Service Insurance System - Wikipedia

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    The Government Service Insurance System (Filipino: Paseguruhan ng mga Naglilingkod sa Pamahalaan, abbreviated as GSIS) is a Filipino government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) in the Philippines aimed at government employees. Created by Commonwealth Act No. 186 and Republic Act No. 8291 (GSIS Act of 1997), GSIS is a social insurance ...