TACLOBAN CITY, Oct. 23 -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has brought science-based learning resources closer to far-flung communities in Bontoc, Southern Leyte through the deployment of Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Stations (Starbooks).

Ramil Uy, head of DOST's office in Southern Leyte, handed over Starbooks units to upland Olisihan and Pamigsian villages, in partnership with the local government unit of Bontoc, during a formal turnover on Tuesday.

"The intervention aims to enhance human resource development through science and technology, providing communities with access to vital learning materials even in the absence of stable Internet connectivity," Uy said in a phone inte...