Gawad Alunig x Dalumat: Steady Champions of Homegrown Ingenuity

DOST-TAPI’s annual campaign elevates Filipino innovations and the voices that propel them

Since 2022, the Technology Application and Promotion Institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-TAPI) has been amplifying Filipino ingenuity through the Gawad Alunig x Dalumat (GAxD). 

Developed at a time when the Philippines was reeling from the global pandemic, this national campaign leveraged the power of storytelling to highlight homegrown technologies. It also served as a response to the proliferation of disinformation and misinformation, particularly with various misconceptions and false claims on science and technology. 

DOST-TAPI Announces Gawad Alunig x Dalumat Shortlist, Details People’s Choice Awards Mechanics

Over 160 Filipino storytellers nationwide submitted entries for the campaign

The Technology Application and Promotion Institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-TAPI) has announced the shortlist for the 4th edition of the Gawad Alunig x Dalumat (GAxD) campaign. The agency received nearly 200 entries from across the country following this edition’s new theme and mechanics. 

Out of 70 submissions nationwide, 40 video clippings qualified as part of this edition’s Gawad Alunig short list. The contenders include videos from the National Capital Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Region I, Region III, Region IV-A, Region IV-B, Region V, Region VI, Region VII, Region VIII, Region X, Region XI, Region XII, Region XIII, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.