To assist frontline workers in different sectors who are continuously fighting COVID-19 in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the DOST-MIMAROPA Regional Office has donated more than 2,000 DOST-developed face shields in the province of Oriental Mindoro.
The face shields were developed by the DOST Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) and Philippine Science High School MIMAROPA Region Campus (PSHS-MIMAROPA) in response of DOST to the call of the ‘Bayanihan to Heal as One Act’ in beating the Covid-19 pandemic in the Philippines. The face shields from DOST-MIRDC were developed using a plastic injection molding technology, an upgrade from 3D Printing technology, to ramp up the production of the protective frames to up to 5,000 pieces per day.