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| (Photo by: For. Jeniffer N. Pascual) |
As an offshoot to last year’s activity conducted with the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines, the DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) held a seminar on bamboo processing and utilization last 15 February 2018 in Taysan, Batangas. The participants, mostly women, are bamboo stick makers from Brgys. Pinagbayanan, Bukal and San Isidro in Taysan.
“We hope that by discussing the various potential of bamboo as a raw material, the women of Taysan and nearby communities will be able to expand their product lines apart from bamboo sticks,” said Dr. Rico J. Cabangon of FPRDI’s Engineered Products and Development Section. He suggested the use of DOST-FPRDI’s equipment to improve the production efficiency of bamboo sticks.
“The Institute’s bamboo processing technologies such as kiln drying, and seasoning and preservation techniques, among others, can also help enhance the productivity of these communities,” Cabangon added.
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| Dr. Cabangon (in khaki pants) and Vice President Leni Robredo visited the bamboo stick makers in Brgy. Pinagbayanan, Taysan, Batangas on 13 June 2017. |
Also present during the seminar were Engr. Victor G. Revilleza from FPRDI’s Technology Innovation Division, and Mr. Julian O. Roxas and For. Jeniffer N. Pascual from the Technical Services Division. The event was made possible with assistance from the local government unit of Taysan. ### (Apple Jean Martin- de Leon, 20 February 2018)
