The Institutes for Research, Innovation, and Scholarship - The IRIS

24/02/2026

DID YOU KNOW? Filipinnovation celebrates science, stewardship, and community-driven conservation.

National Scientist Angel Chua Alcala, a Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, pioneered the establishment of marine protected areas in the Philippines. His groundbreaking research demonstrated that safeguarding small portions of coral reefs can restore fish populations and sustain coastal livelihoods.

Through science-based innovation and strong community engagement, Dr. Alcala helped reshape marine conservation policy in the Philippines and inspired similar efforts across Southeast Asia. His recognition by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation affirms the global impact of Filipino-led solutions for sustainable development.

Read more: https://rmaward.asia/rmawardees/alcala-angel-chua/

16/09/2025

[INFO] The PHILIPPINES' performance in Science, Technology and Innovation for the 2025 edition of the Global Innovation Index has been released— improving three (3) spots to 50th this year from 53rd last 2024, as it maintained its 5th spot among the ASEAN member states.

WIPO also highlights that the Philippines likewise maintains their most consistent "innovation climbers" status, as it breaks into the Top 50 economies, claims 3rd place among all 37 lower middle-income economies. The Philippines leads the world in High-tech exports (1st), ranks 4th in High-tech imports, and performs strongly in Creative goods exports (16th) and ICT services exports (20th).

At the economy level, key indicators – High-tech exports, High-tech manufacturing, Patents, and Scientific and technical articles –The Philippines is progressingin Patents and scientific output. WIPO adds that countries like India, Morocco, and the Philippines show that with focused strategies, they can build innovation capacity over time. From 2000 to 2023, ASEAN’s R&D spending rose at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5 percent, reaching nearly USD 60 billion in real terms.

The Innovation input of the country has remarkably risen eight notches (59th from 2024's 67th), while the Innovation output improved by 4 notches (49th from 2024's 53rd).

The full report can be downloaded on the WIPO website. https://www.wipo.int/web-publications/global-innovation-index-2025/en/index.html



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16/09/2025

01/07/2025

Alam mo ba na mula noong 1994, kung kailang itinatag ang Commission on Higher Education(CHED), nakarami na ring Chairpersons ang Komisyon? Nagsimula kay Ricardo Gloria, at ngayo'y kay Chair Dr. Shirley C. Agrupis na! ⌛🕛

06/03/2025

18/07/2024

𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗔 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘. Under TESDA's 14th Director General, Secretary Suharto T. Mangudadatu, the TESDA's recent Annual Report of 2023 offers successful fulfillment of the agency's common goal - 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 💙 .

Last year, TESDA launched the National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan (NTESDP 2023-2028), that serves as the national blueprint for the Philippine TVET sector with a theme "MaGaling at MakaBagong TVET para sa Bagong Pilipinas: TVET as Pathway to Recovery and Social-Economic Transformation”. TESDA further reinforced its area-based and demand-driven TVET as a central strategy, hence, achieving impressive increase in training output, producing over 1.3 million TVET graduates, surpassing the commendable numbers from previous years.

The NTESDP is spearheaded by TESDA with technical assistance and support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Opportunity 2.0 Project of the Education Development Center (EDC). The IRIS was contracted by the EDC to implement the "Galing TVET: Futures Thinking, Innovations, and Pride in TVET in Post-pandemic Philippines — Agenda Setting and Formulation of TESDA's 5th Cycle NTESDP 2023-2028" Project.

Access the TESDA Annual Report:
https://tesda.gov.ph/Uploads/File/Resources/TESDA%20ANNUAL%20REPORT%202023.pdf

Access the NTESDP Report:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1YKjksbuEsTmVN6HAXlqiY6TpZSjr6Ern

02/07/2024

28/09/2023

[INFO] The PHILIPPINES' performance in Science, Technology and Innovation for the 2023 edition of the Global Innovation Index has been released, improving three (3) spots to 56th this year from 59th last 2022, as it maintained its 5th spot among the ASEAN member states.

The recent GII report also highlights that the country, among middle-income economies, is making most headway in innovation and is one of the top climbers of the decade (ranking 90th in 2013 to 56th in 2023). The Philippines also keeps their "innovation overperformer" status for a fifth time.

There is a mixed picture for leading emerging economies, with Indonesia rising fast over recent years, the Philippines and Viet Nam progressing again and India stable, but with China, Türkiye and the Islamic Republic of Iran falling back slightly, possibly in part due to recent COVID-19 induced effects.

The Innovation input of the country has remarkably risen seven notches (69th from 2022's 76th), while the Innovation output declined by 1 notch (52nd from 2022's 51st).

The full report can be downloaded on the WIPO website. https://lnkd.in/eEU_9EX

The IRIS aims to serve as the Philippines’ one-stop-shop for Research and Development talents and

25/08/2023

The National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan (NTESDP) 2023-2028 will be the national blueprint for the technical vocational education and training (TVET) sector in the next five years.

With the theme, "MaGaling at MakaBagong TVET para sa Bagong Pilipinas: TVET as Pathway to Recovery and Social-Economic Transformation," the NTESDP 2023-2028 is guided by AmBisyon Natin 2040, the 8-point economic agenda, Philippine Development Plan (PDP), and the Labor Employment Plan.

FULL STORY: https://www.tesda.gov.ph/Media/NewsDetail/20264

23/08/2023

𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗔 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘. The Launch of the National Technical Education and Skills Development Plan (NTESDP 2023-2028) on August 25, 10AM will be streamed virtually via Zoom and FB Live (TESDA Official Page).

Register for free to join via Zoom at http://bit.ly/NTESDPzoom

The activity is spearheaded by TESDA with technical assistance and support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Opportunity 2.0 Project of the Education Development Center (EDC). The IRIS was contracted by the EDC to implement the "Galing TVET: Futures Thinking, Innovations, and Pride in TVET in Post-pandemic Philippines — Agenda Setting and Formulation of TESDA's 5th Cycle NTESDP 2023-2028" Project.

20/08/2023

From August 22-29, TESDA will celebrate its 29th Founding Anniversary which will highlight the importance of technical vocational education and training (TVET) in uplifting the lives of Filipinos.

The celebration is in line with Republic Act No. 7796 or the TESDA Act of 1994, and RA 10970 that declares every 25th of August as “National Tech-Voc Day”.

A full schedule of activities may be viewed in this link: https://tesda.gov.ph/About/TESDA/27888