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Dennis Cunanan News: News
Excerpts Archive
A compilation of relevant news articles, press releases, and other
materials for information management of Director General Dennis L.
Cunanan of Technology Resource Center (TRC), Department of
Science and Technology (DOST), for the benefit of the public and for
the reference of members of Junior Chamber International
Philippines.
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GEMS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE:
DENNIS L. CUNANAN, Director General,
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE CENTER (4)
By Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat
QUANTIFIABLE IMPACT
[ . . .]
Cunanan relates how a group of 25 housewives in Guadalupe Viejo
successful put up a cooperative that sells beta-carotene fortified cupcakes
using a TRC developed technology.
“It gives them a lot of hope,” says Cunanan. Another entrepreneurial
endeavor that is now thriving is a candle figurine making in Fairview. That
is another TRC technology.
“Technology is supposed to make businesses more efficient, cost effective
and produce excellent results,” says Cunanan.
They are now developing a new technology using the water lilies that
clogged up the Mindanao River causing flooding in that area. They have
also developed some technologies for various bamboo applications.

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Cunanan noted that chopsticks supplied to local restaurants are imported
and only a small portion is supplied by local production. The challenge
though is to plant more bamboos to have a stable supply of raw materials.
Bamboo plants have also been proven to help soil erosion.
Source: Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie. “Gems in the public service: Dennis L.
Cunanan, Director General, Technology Resource Center.” Manila Bulletin,
December 7, 2011.
THE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE CENTER: A LEGACY OF
HARNESSING THE FILIPINO ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT
The Technology Resource Center (TRC) serves the public through the
acquisition and promotion of technology and livelihood skills and
information for Filipinos worldwide. A government corporation attached to
the Department of Science and Technology, the TRC operates as a self-
sustaining institution.
We act as a facilitator in the utilization and active exchange of ideas,
information and technology to help create new jobs and livelihood
opportunities as well as develop small and medium-sized businesses. Our
agency explores every available means to cater to the diverse technology
needs and demands of marginalized sectors, existing and prospective
entrepreneurs, local government executives as well as business leaders in
the countryside.
WEB: http://www.trc.dost.gov.ph/
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DENNIS CUNANAN NEWS BYLINE: Director General Dennis L.
Cunanan of the Technology Resource Center of the Department of Science
and Technology (DOST) has an extensive background of service in both
the public and private sector, having been involved in the National Youth
Commission agency and the House of Representatives.

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Dennis has long been an active member of Junior Chamber International
Philippines, the national chapter of a non-profit international organization
driven by Young Active Citizens Creating Positive Change. JCI is the oldest
and most premier leadership development organization in Asia, from its
founding in 1947.
He was appointed National President of JCI Philippines in 2005. As
National President, Dennis prioritized a 3-Point Agenda for training,
entrepreneurship, and re-integration of the family in the organization; he
hopes to carry a similar focus when he assumes the position of Junior
Chamber International’s Secretary General in on January 1, 2014, after
having been appointed in the 2012 World Congress in Taiwan.
The Dennis Cunanan News website will serve as a repository of updates
on Dennis’s Philippine and international activities as a representative of
JCI.