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COMELEC taps DOST to ensure quality of paper products for election
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The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is being tapped by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to help guarantee the quality of papers to be used in the coming elections on May 12, 2025.
The DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI), thru its Pulp and Paper Testing Laboratory (FPPTL), is the sole certifying body, accredited by the COMELEC. Before private companies can join the bidding process, their paper products must first be tested and certified by the FPPTL to ensure these are of high quality and at par with standards set by the COMELEC. COMELEC has been FPPTL’s client for more than a decade.
The laboratory evaluates the paper quality based on its opacity and brightness, grammage, thickness, stiffness, tear and dimension. Among the paper products tested at FPPTL are multi-copy papers, continuous forms, envelopes, thermal papers, paper seals, vellum papers, newsprints, folders and specialty papers.
DOST, UP Diliman commit to innovation and sustainability thru collab research
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The MOU signing last 12 February 2025 was led by DOST-FPRDI Director Cabangon (5th from left) and UP Diliman Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II (4 th from left). It was attended by DOST-FPRDI researchers and management team, and UP Diliman academic staff.
The DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) strengthens its commitment to advance research and academic collaboration through a newly forged partnership with the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD).
DOST eyes potential of forest products amid rising dengue cases
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Forest products are being eyed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as natural and cost-effective protection against mosquito-borne diseases.
Experts from the DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) have looked at the potential of cinnamon barks, and pili and almaciga resins made into incense cones and sticks as insect repellent. The materials used are process residues or wastes from essential oil production, and naturally possess insect-repelling properties.
“DOST is one with the nation in finding ways to curb the ‘worrisome rise’ of dengue cases. The Department has consistently and actively contributed to addressing health concerns through R&D, technological advancements, and community-based interventions. As dengue cases continue to soar, so does the need for sustainable solutions to it,” DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum, Jr. stressed.
