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Wood ID takes spotlight in In-House Seminar
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Wood ID takes spotlight in In-House Seminar
November 4, 2013
Sharing what has been his expertise for 32 years, Dr. Ramiro P. Escobin discussed the Forest Products Research and Development Institute’s (FPRDI) wood identification service and its significance in the implementation of the country’s logging ban during the Institute’s Technical Seminar last 21 October 2013. Escobin is Scientist 1 at FPRDI’s Anatomy and Forest Botany Section.
“Wood identification is the scientific process of identifying a piece of wood based on its physical and structural features. It is important as it serves as basis for charges filed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) against loggers and ship owners that transport illegally-cut timbers,” explained Escobin. Executive Order No. 23 (EO 23) strictly prohibits the cutting and harvesting of all trees in natural and second-growth forests, or those trees not planted by man.
FPRDI wins major awards in STARRDECS’s RDE Symposium
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FPRDI wins major awards in STARRDECS’s RDE Symposium
October 16, 2013
The Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) bagged several major awards in the recently concluded 26th Regional Symposium on Research, Development and Extension Highlights (RSRDEH) of the Southern Tagalog Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (STARRDEC).
Besting 15 entries, the poster “Suitability of Some Industrial Tree Plantation Species and Fruit Trees for Wine Barrel” by Simplicia B. Katigbak, Engr. Caezar A. Cuaresma, Dr. Erlinda L. Mari, For. Robert A. Natividad, Erlinda I. Dizon, Ma. Socorro R. Dizon and Irma I. Palanginan (+) placed first in the Best Research and Development Poster category. Dr. Rico J. Cabangon, Irma I. Palanginan (+), Nathaniel Ramos and Dr. Blessie A. Basilia’s “Development of Fire Retardant from nano-Structured Montmorillonite Clay”, meanwhile, snatched the second spot.
FPRDI conducts emotional intelligence seminar
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FPRDI conducts emotional intelligence seminar
October 7, 2013
Rev. Fr. Rogelio Orpiada, Guest Priest of the Sacred Heart Shrine in Makati City, lectures to FPRDI staff on “Emotional Intelligence at Work” in a seminar-workshop held 19 September 2013. Sponsored by the Integrity Circle Committee, the activity is part of the Institute’s drive to promote better work ethics among its employees. (Rizalina K. Araral, 2 October 2013)#
