The recent discovery of bed bugs in furniture at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) raised concerns about using furniture made from local materials. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/3/1/rattan-chairs-at-naia-disposed-due-to-bed-bug-infestation (Photo from Unsplash) The Department of...
The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) showcased the latest advancements in wood and non-wood forest technologies, one of which is the “Silyang Pinoy.” Sample of e-bamboo (Photo from DOST) The Silyang Pinoy, an environmentally...
Aiming to minimize casualties and billions worth of property damage due to fire incidents, the Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FPRDI) recently re-opened its fire testing lab, the only one of its kind in the country. (Photo...
Kawayan Collective, a bamboo-processing facility located in Dauin, Negros Oriental, received a P2.3 million fund from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). DOST, in a press statement on Friday, March 4, said that the fund will be used to build an eco-dryer designed by the DOST-Forest...
To identify and explore a “future collaborative work” on the use of bamboo, faculty members of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) visited the bamboo musical instruments (BMI) processing center and furniture testing laboratory of the Department of Science and Technology Forest...
The possibility of using “lapnis” fibers for paper conservation is now being explored by the Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI). (The lapnis handmade paper is being tested on damaged paper artifacts. Image courtesy of DOST)...
The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has completed a study seeking to assess the coppicing characteristics of lapnis or paper mulberry as a strategy for its control and management and sustainable use for pulp and paper production....
Researchers of the Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FPRDI) won major awards in the 34th Regional Symposium on Research, Development and Extension Highlights held in October. Researchers of the Forest Products Research and...
The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has renewed its commitment to continue implementing research and development (R&D) development initiatives and provide technical assistance to forest-based industries and micro, small, and...
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...
The Department of Science and Technology- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) is looking into the possibility of tapping forest vines as possible source of raw materials for the country’s handicrafts. Forest vine species (Photo from DOST) DOST Secretary Fortunato...
