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Members of the Paete Artists’ Guild were asked to make wood carvings using three tree species and to rate the acceptability of these as raw material.

 

A recent study by the Department of Science and Technology’s Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has identified two wood species - yemane and paraiso - as ideal materials for wood carving. This is great news to the country’s wood carving industry, which has been experiencing shortages in its raw material supply.

The DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) and the Malayan Colleges Laguna, Inc. (MCL) had just forged a partnership for research and development activities.

Under the Memorandum of Understanding, the parties may conduct joint R&D projects and skills development activities such as seminars and workshops related to research. The DOST-FPRDI may also be tapped in the conduct of student research activities such as theses, dissertations and capstone projects.

The Institute will also be one of the priority on-the-job training sites for MCL’s Senior High School students.



Ms. Melvie C. Emprese and Mr. Rodell A. Papa are two of the graduates of the intensive training.