DOST Ilocos Region - RSTL

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DOST Ilocos Region - RSTL The Regional Standards and Testing Laboratory (RSTL) provides valuable analytical testing to MSMEs. The RSTL has three (3) laboratories namely:
1.

DOST-I has been the leading government agency in providing analytical testing and calibration services in Northern Luzon. The Regional Standards and Testing Laboratory (RSTL) provides valuable support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in terms of product quality testing for local and export products. Its operation has greatly improved this past few years through the acquisition of state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and facilities and the adoption of quality management system. The RSTL offers various testing and calibration services to the community whether public, private, corporation, research or academic institutions. The RSTL is gearing to become ISO 17025 certified, the highest badge of recognition for testing and calibration services. Being an ISO 17025 certified laboratory means that the results of tests and analyses performed are internationally acceptable. At present, the Chemical and Microbiological Laboratories are ISO 17025 certified. Chemical/Physical Testing
2. Microbiological Testing
3. Calibration

ANALYTICAL AND TESTING SERVICES
The Regional Standards and Testing Laboratory (RSTL) based at the Department of Science and Technology Regional Office No. 1 is a service laboratory equipped to perform tests on food/feed stuff, water and wastewater. It has the capability to:
determine the physical, chemical and microbiological properties and quality of food/feeds stuff, water and wastewater or effluents. provide consultation services to clients on science and technology. initiate inter-agency collaboration on science and technology. The test procedures being used are in accordance with the international standard methods. The RSTL is technically managed by a licensed chemist, supported by one (1) competent analyst. It is a non-profit government service laboratory. Functions:
Food/water quality and safety testing
Product registration
Consumer protection
Assist government agencies in their regulatory functions
Provide services to researchers in the region in their R & D studies

The Chemical/Physical Analytical Testing Laboratory conducts proximate analysis of various products and raw materials such as food, feeds, pharmaceuticals and other allied products/samples, vitamins and food additives determination in foods and physical and chemical tests for water/wastewater. The Microbiological Analytical Testing Laboratory performs tests such as heterotrophic plate count, aerobic plate count (APC/SPC), coliform count, e. coli count, salmonella detection, staphylococcus aureus detection, mold and yeast count to test the sustainability of food products and potability of water for human consumption. Procedures in Requesting for Analytical and Testing Services
1. Secure request forms. Request forms are available at the laboratory personnel.
2. Fill-up the request form and present it to the laboratory personnel for assessment of testing fees.
3. Proceed to the cashier's office (Room 205) for payment.
4. Present receipt of payment to the laboratory personnel for issuance of client's stub.
5. Result of analysis can be claimed on the due date as indicated on the client's stub.

17/09/2026
31/08/2026

๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—– ๐—”๐—ก๐—ก๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง

Pursuant to Memorandum Circular No. 133 issued by Malacaรฑang and upon the recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the DOST Ilocos Region will implement a Work-from-Home (WFH) or Alternative Work Arrangement at the DOST Regional Office and its Provincial Offices in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan today, September 1, 2026.

This measure is being implemented in view of the continued heavy rainfall affecting the region due to the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat).

The public is advised to remain vigilant and regularly monitor official weather advisories and updates from DOST-PAGASA. Everyone is encouraged to rely on verified sources and refrain from sharing unverified information to help ensure the accurate and timely dissemination of critical weather-related updates.

Please stay informed, take the necessary precautions, and prioritize your safety and well-being.

Take care, everyone, and stay safe.





20/08/2026

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐˜†๐—ผ, ๐—บ๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—ธ๐—ฎ-๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ!

Mula sa tanggapan ng DOST Ilocos Region, nais po naming ipagbigay-alam sa publiko na ipatutupad ang Work-from-Home (WFH) o Alternative Work Arrangement sa ating pangkalahatang tanggapan at sa mga Provincial Office sa Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, at Pangasinan ngayong araw, ika-20 ng Agosto, 2026.

Ito ay alinsunod sa ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ผ. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ na inilabas ng Malacaรฑang at sa rekomendasyon ng National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), bunsod pa rin ng patuloy na malakas na pag-ulan sa ating rehiyon na dala ng Habagat.

Ang pagiging handa ay nagsisimula sa tamang impormasyon. Patuloy na subaybayan ang mga opisyal na abiso ng DOST-PAGASA at maging mapanuri sa mga impormasyong kumakalat. Manatiling maingat, handa, at alerto upang mas maging ligtas sa anumang maaaring idulot ng panahon.

Ingat lagi, mga ka-agham!





17/08/2026

PUBLIC ADVISORY ๐Ÿ“ข

โ€‹Pursuant to Malacaรฑang Memorandum Circular No. 128, classes at all levels shall adopt an alternative learning mode, unless otherwise directed by the Local Chief Executives.

Moreover, government offices are directed to implement alternative work arrangements.

This is in view of PAGASA's Heavy Rainfall Warnings due to the Southwest Monsoon.

โ€‹The suspension of work or adoption of alternative work arrangements in private companies is left at the discretion of their respective heads of office.

Offices providing essential services, such as health, disaster risk reduction, and emergency response, will remain fully operational.

Stay safe and dry, Ka-Elyucano!

๐Ÿ“ŒRead the Memorandum Circular No. 128 Here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DT2NVPASz/

10/08/2026

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐˜†๐—ผ!

Nais po naming ipaalam sa publiko na ipatutupad ang work-from-home arrangement o pagtatrabaho sa tahanan sa mga tanggapan ng ๐——๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—œ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, kabilang ang ating mga Provincial Offices sa ๐—œ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ, ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, at ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป ngayong araw, ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฎ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ (๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€).

Ito ay alinsunod sa ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ. 123 na inilabas ng Malacaรฑang at sa rekomendasyon ng National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), bunsod ng patuloy na malakas na pag-ulan sa ating rehiyon na dala ng Habagat.

Manatili po tayong ligtas at maging maingat sa lahat ng pagkakataon. Patuloy po tayong mag-abang at sumubaybay sa mga opisyal na ulat-panahon mula sa DOST-PAGASA.




05/08/2026

๐—ช๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฃ๐—” ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ž, ๐—บ๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—ž๐—ฎ-๐—”๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ!

Nais muling ipagbigay-alam ng DOST Ilocos Region sa publiko na SUSPENDIDO ANG TRABAHO sa pangkalahatang tanggapan ng ahensya at sa lahat ng mga Provincial Office sa Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, at Pangasinan bukas, (HUWEBES) Agosto 6, 2026.

Ito ay alinsunod sa Memorandum Circular No. 122 na inilabas ng Malacaรฑang, bunsod ng patuloy na pag-ulan at banta ng masamang panahon na dulot ng Bagyong at ng Habagat.

Manatili po tayong ligtas at laging handa, mga Ka-Agham. Iwasan muna ang paglabas ng bahay kung hindi kinakailangan, ihanda ang inyong mga emergency kit, at iwasan ang pagpapakalat ng hindi kumpirmadong balita. Para sa inyong kaligtasan, sumangguni lamang sa mga opisyal at lehitimong ulat-panahon mula sa DOST-PAGASA at sa mga awtorisadong ahensya ng pamahalaan.

Mag ingat, mga ka-agham! โ˜”๏ธ






04/08/2026

๐—ช๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—” ๐—ฃ๐—” ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ž, ๐—บ๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—ธ๐—ฎ-๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ! ๐Ÿ“ฃ

Nais po naming ipaalam sa publiko na WALA PA RING PASOK o SUSPENDIDO ang trabaho sa mga tanggapan ng ๐——๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—œ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป at ๐——๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ngayong araw, ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฎ-๐Ÿฑ ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ (๐— ๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€).

Ito ay alinsunod sa ๐˜Œ๐˜น๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜–๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ. 42, ๐˜ด. 2026 ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng La Union.

Ang suspensyon ay dahil sa Orange Rainfall Warning dulot ng Bagyong at Habagat na nagdudulot ng patuloy na pag-ulan sa malaking bahagi ng rehiyon.

Manatili po tayong ligtas at maging maingat sa lahat ng pagkakataon. Patuloy po tayong mag-abang at sumubaybay sa mga opisyal na ulat-panahon mula sa DOST-PAGASA.

Mag ingat po tayo, mga ka-agham!




04/08/2026

๐—ช๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ž, ๐—บ๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—ธ๐—ฎ-๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ! ๐Ÿ“ฃ

Nais po naming ipaalam sa publiko na WALANG PASOK o SUSPENDIDO ang trabaho sa mga tanggapan ng ๐——๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—œ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป at ๐——๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป ngayong araw, ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฎ-๐Ÿฐ ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ (๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€).

Ito ay alinsunod sa ๐˜Œ๐˜น๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜–๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ. 41, ๐˜ด. 2026 ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng La Union at ๐˜Œ๐˜น๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜–๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ. 71, ๐˜ด. 2026 ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Pangasinan.

Ang suspensyon ay dahil sa Orange Rainfall Warning dulot ng Bagyong (Tropical Cyclone Luis), habagat at sa patuloy na pag-ulan sa malaking bahagi ng rehiyon.

Manatili po tayong ligtas at maging maingat sa lahat ng pagkakataon. Patuloy po tayong mag-abang at sumubaybay sa mga opisyal na ulat-panahon mula sa DOST-PAGASA.

Mag ingat po tayo, mga ka-agham!




03/08/2026

PUBLIC ADVISORY ๐Ÿ“ข

โ€‹Pursuant to Executive Order No. 41, classes at all levels and work in government offices in the Province of La Union are suspended tomorrow, August 4, 2026, due to the Orange Rainfall Warning issued amid Tropical Cyclone Luis and Southwest Monsoon.

โ€‹Suspension of work in private companies is also encouraged and left at the discretion of their respective heads of office.

Offices providing essential services, such as health, disaster risk reduction, and emergency response, will remain fully operational.

Stay safe and dry, Ka-Elyucano!

๐Ÿ“ŒRead the Full Executive Order Here: https://bit.ly/PGLU-EO41

๐๐”๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚ ๐€๐ƒ๐•๐ˆ๐’๐Ž๐‘๐˜ In view of the advisory issued by Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) regarding a repo...
26/07/2026

๐๐”๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚ ๐€๐ƒ๐•๐ˆ๐’๐Ž๐‘๐˜

In view of the advisory issued by Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) regarding a reported security threat at the Mid La Union Campus (MLUC), the Department of Science and Technology Ilocos Region (๐ƒ๐Ž๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง) ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐›๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž ๐š ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค-๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ-๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž (๐–๐…๐‡) ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

To ensure the continuity of essential government services, only designated personnel assigned to the skeletal workforce shall report on-site at the DOST La Union Provincial Office.

The public is advised that while office operations will continue, some services and responses to inquiries may experience slight delays. Clients are encouraged to communicate with the office through its official communication channels for assistance.

DOST Ilocos Region also reminds everyone to remain vigilant, monitor updates only from official government sources, and refrain from sharing unverified information.

Regular office operations will resume upon the issuance of a subsequent advisory confirming that the campus is safe for occupancy.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.




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Monday 8am - 7pm
Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 7pm

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+639291978906

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