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DOST-FPRDI PILOTS IMPROVED BARRELS FOR FRUIT WINES Good news to makers of tropical fruit wines in the Philippines. Quality yet affordable wine barrels for aging your fruit raw materials may soon be available in the market. The Department of Science and Technology’s Forest Products Research and Development…
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DOST-FPRDI TURNS DURABLE PAPER TOWELS INTO DISPOSABLE FACE MASKS In a bid to provide cheap, eco-friendly yet effective face masks for the public, the DOST- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI), in partnership with Quanta Paper Marketing Inc. of Mandaluyong City, is producing disposable face masks made from…
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ASEAN Member States Agreed on Progressive Initiatives at the 23rd ASEAN Working Group on Forest Products Development (AWG-FPD) The 23rd ASEAN Working Group on Forest Products Development (AWG-FPD) meeting was held on 6th October 2020 resulted on various progressive initiatives and updates related to the forest products development at the Southeast Asian level. The meeting was performed virtually…
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DOST-FPRDI DEVELOPING HANDS-FREE DISINFECTANT DISPENSER AND FOOTBATH USING BAMBOO AND ABACA Have you been to a public place lately, perhaps to buy groceries and other essential needs? Were you required to sanitize your hands and footwear first before entering? The DOST - Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) is developing…
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CONGRESSWOMAN PROMOTES USE OF DOST-FPRDI BAMBOO-FRAMED FACE SHIELD The bamboo-framed face shield developed by the DOST- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) recently caught the attention of a congresswoman- advocate of using Filipino-made products. Rep. Ann K. Hofer, 2nd District Representative of Zamboanga Sibugay and the Chairperson…
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