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The DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) was recently conferred the Excellence Award during Project HIRANG’s closing and awarding ceremony last 30 October 2020.

HIRANG stands for “Honing Innovations, Research Agreements and Negotiations of Government-funded Technologies”. An internship program under the DOST-Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI), Project HIRANG aims to boost the skills, network and industry competence of Technology Transfer Officers in DOST’s Research and Development Institutes (RDIs). Among others, it focuses on valuation and licensing agreements, as well as commercializing developed technologies.

In a bid to provide cheap, eco-friendly yet effective face masks for the public, the DOST- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI), in partnership with Quanta Paper Marketing Inc. of Mandaluyong City, is producing disposable face masks made from durable paper towels. The paper towels can also serveas inserts to cloth face masks for added filtration against air-borne contaminants.

The DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) celebrates its 63rd anniversary this year with a series of events that highlight its commitment to better serve its clients in the midst of the pandemic.

“During these difficult days, we are witnesses to how the nation manages to stay afloat through social solidarity,” said DOST-FPRDI Director Romulo T. Aggangan. “This year’s anniversary celebrates the Filipino people’s innate bayanahin spirit, as it also underlines the Institute’s unwavering support to help the public battle the effects of COVID-19.”