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The Philippine National Police (PNP) has suspended the implementation of the Body Mass Index (BMI) as a requirement for promotion of its uniformed personnel. In a memorandum dated Jan. 18, PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. approved the recommendation to suspend the incorporation of the BMI as part...

Good news for students, bamboo musical instrument makers, and bamboo plantation owners! Bamboo Musical Instruments (BMI) website (DOST-FPRDI) The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has launched the Bamboo Musical Instruments (BMI)...

For some policemen especially those who fall under the obese description, weight reduction as a mandatory policy for promotion was ill-timed and discriminatory. The voluminous request letter and even a legal action from the ‘discriminated’ cops forced the Directorate for Personnel Records and...

The pandemic has made two opposite crises more glaring. On the other side is the rise of malnutrition among those in economically-challenged communities, while on the other end is the rise of obesity, especially for those who have less physical activities during the pandemic. With work-from-home...

Good news to all entrepreneurs venturing on furniture, woodcraft, housing and bamboo musical instruments production! (DOST-FPRDI Facebook Page) The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has announced the launch of its Technovation Hub...