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Mimaropa Grade 12 Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics STEM Researchers from Bansud National High School Regional Science High School won second place in the recently concluded National Invention Contests and Exhibits NICE 2020 particularly in the Creative Research Sibol Category High School.Grade 12 students Lexis Mari P. De Castro Monique Joyce J. Galang and Juliana Rose Rosales accompanied by their advisor Mr. Romnick M. Ureta and Ms. Mischelle Fonte-Puntod received the prize of P50000 certificates and plaque of recognition during the awarding ceremony held at SMX Convention Center SM Aura BGC Taguig City last week.NICE an annual fair conducted by Department of Science and Technology DOST is a platform for Filipinos to showcase innovation and creativity which aims to distinguish local inventions of researchers nationwide as conducive to national economic development.The RS STEM Researchers developed the Ag-Chitochin Silver-Chitosan an antimicrobial Nano-Drop Solution to combat diseases caused by bacteria or fungi. The said invention has gained its patent application number.First place winner Arlan Vincent John German from Science and Technology Education Center in Lapu-Lapu City Cebu worked on MeTuS Medical Tumor Scanner Mask CTCNN as an AI-powered low cost pre-diagnostic virtual assist machine module for skin cancer screen technology. On the other hand the third spot went to Marvince Araneta and Lorraine Bales from Iloilo National High School who created the Carbon Quantum dots-based portable in situ-water monitoring device for mercury and lead.All over the country there were about 15 research inventions from various regions who presented at NICE 2020 in Creative Sibol Category.