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Laguna LGU to mass-produce DOST-FPRDI’s bamboo-framed face shield
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The DOST- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) and the local government of Cabuyao City recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the mass production of bamboo-framed face shields.
Under the MOA, the DOST-FPRDI will provide the design, specifications and other requirements needed to produce the face shields. It will also give technical assistance on steam bending, the process wherein the bamboo strips for the frame are subjected to heat to flex them to the desired form.
DOST-FPRDI prioritizes study of tree plantation species
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The country’s wood industries have been suffering from a shortage of raw materials for many years now. This has been caused mainly by decades of indiscriminate logging which have systematically reduced the areas of our natural growth forests.
To help beef up the country’s wood supply, the Department of Science and Technology’s Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) started a research program for studying different kinds of tree plantation species (TPS).
Musical instrument maker commends DOST-FPRDI
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Nine years into making musical instruments, Jay Sarita is still looking for ways to improve his craft.
The owner of the Dipolog-based Sarita Instrument Artisan and a Master Teacher at the Dipolog Pilot Demonstration School, Sarita has commercially produced traditional rondalla instruments, including banduria, octavina, laud and base guitars. He has also made bamboo musical instruments (BMI) such gabbang, angklung and xylophones.
“My interest in music led me to become an instrument-maker and music teacher. Instrument- making was all trial and error for me, until I met Dr. Wu Shih-Yin, a retired professor and consultant of the Taiwan Bamboo Orchestra. He taught me how to speed up my production process using science-based procedures,” Sarita shared.
