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Good news! The deadline for submission of entries to the 2025 Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits by Cluster (ClusteRICE) has been extended!

ClusteRICE is conducted in accordance with the National Invention Contest established under Republic Act No. 7459, also known as the "Inventors and Invention Incentives Act of the Philippines." This year, the competition will group several regions into five clusters.

Please note the updated timeline for this activity:

ACTIVITY

SCHEDULE

Call for Entries

January – March 2025

Deadline for the submission of Entries

March 31, 2025 (11:59 PM)

Verification of the completeness of the submitted entries (TAPI Verification Team)

April 1-13, 2025

Board of Judges for the Qualifying Rounds

April 15 – May 5, 2025

Announcements of CLUSTERICE Finalists

07 May 2025 (DOST-TAPI Social Media Pages and DOST-Regional Offices)

2025 CLUSTERICE TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

Visayas Cluster Visayas (for Regions VI, VII and VIII)

9-11 June 2025

National Capital Region (for Cities and Municipalities within the NCR)

17-19 June 2025

Mindanao Cluster (for Regions IX, X, XI, XII, and XIII).

24-26 June 2025

North Luzon Cluster (for Regions I, II, III, and CAR)

2-4 July 2025

South Luzon Cluster (for Regions IV-A, IV-B and V)

23-25 July 2025

Please find attached the 2025 ClusteRICE Guidelines for your reference: https://bit.ly/3WcDPJU.

Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your innovative creations! Submit your entries now!

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