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DOST 2022 budget lower but 8 attached agencies to get raise

(Photo courtesy of DOST) MANILA - The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will get a budget of PHP24.268 billion this year, allowing an increase for eight of its 18 attached agencies, Secretary Fortunato de la Pena reported on Friday. The budget is lower by PHP919.8 million compared to 2021, he said in a taped report aired online. Seventy-seven percent (PHP18.844 billion) is allocated for maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE), while 19 percent or PHP4.5 billion will be for personal services. At least 4 percent or PHP888 million will be used for various capital expenditures, such as acquisition of equipment and continuation of ongoing building construction and other infrastructure. The Office of the Secretary, composed of the central and regional offices, received an increase of PHP176.58 million. "The increase is for MOOE, specifically grants for various projects of the central office (PHP331.524 million) and DOST-III (PHP50 million)," de la Pena said. Among the eight agencies that will get budget increase are the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (up by PHP55.77 million), Technology Application and Promotion Institute (additional PHP51.8 million), Philippine Textile Research Institute (additional (PHP39.35), National Research Council of the Philippines (PHP30.04 million), Metals Industry Research and Development Center (PHP20.83 million), and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHP16.568 million). "The other 10 attached agencies have lower budgets compared to last year," de la Pena said. (PNA) }

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Textile made with agricultural waste hopes to revitalize weaving communities

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Yvette Tan
The textile industry can become a key player in the agriculture industry, and the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) is leading the way. The PTRI is a research and development institute, one of seven, under the Department of Science and Technology. They conduc

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DOST, partners revitalizing PH sericulture industry

The Department of Science and Technology-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOST-CAR) and DOST-Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI), together with local partners, vowed to strengthen the country’s sericulture industry.

New Philippine silkworm hybrids (Photo from DOST-PTRI)
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Yarn spinning facility to be set-up in Northern Luzon

DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Pena during the inauguration of the Regional Yarn Production and Innovation Center (RYPIC) in November last year in Iloilo.(PNA file photo) MANILA-Following the success of its yarn production and innovation center in Iloilo, the government is preparing to set up a new one in Northern Luzon in line with its goal to establish four more such centers across the country in the next four years. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato de la Pena said by 2022, there will be another Regional Yarn Production and Innovation Center (RYPIC) which can provide opportunities to the people of Northern Luzon. De la Pena said the RYPIC is one of the facilities established by his department to spur innovation and growth in the region. "It is an approach taken by PTRI (Philippine Textile Research Institute) and supported by the DOST to close the gap in the supply of yarns using natural textile fibers," he said. "We have a lot of things to do to enable local innovation and encourage our fellow Filipinos to champion homegrown technology and products." De la Pena said RYPIC aims to jumpstart local innovation ecosystems for the textile sector and will cater to the requirements of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the fashion industry, the academe, and government institutions for yarns and fabrics using local raw materials, skills, and talents. It is also expected to bring together communities and producers and promote collaboration towards the creation of products that will generate higher economic benefit to all stakeholders, he said. Aside from yarn production, the RYPIC will also serve as an innovation hub to promote textile research and development activities in the region, thus igniting economic activity in weaving communities across the country. "Now we are seeing how the RYPIC is beginning to shape the yarn innovation not just in Iloilo but in different parts of the country that's because of the help of digital technology, making products known and available to anyone wherever they may be," he added. After the establishment of microscale yarn spinning facility in Iloilo, the first RYPIC in the country, the DOST aims to establish four more RYPICs in Northern Luzon, Southern Mindanao, Western Visayas, and Southern Luzon next year until 2025, according to the Philippine national textile innovation map. The facility is hosted by the Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT U) through its Miag-ao campus. DOST-4 Regional Director Rowen Gelonga considered RYPIC as a technological, business model, and social "game-changer". "We are excited that we have this project here and use this in order to revitalize our weaving sector. It will allow us to significantly add value to our textiles and other fiber-based products. The value being added here is not merely limited to economic or monetary gains which we expect to have because of better and more inclusive supply chains. For us equally important are the social and cultural value addition that the RYPIC gives to our weaving enterprises and communities just like in the heydays of the Iloilo weaving industry," he said. "Very soon, our very own farmers, together with our weavers and our artisans, side by side will be proudly making products that are worn by people not only in the Philippines but all over the world," he added. (Philexport PR) }

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Yarn spinning facility to be set-up in N. Luzon

DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Pena during the inauguration of the Regional Yarn Production and Innovation Center (RYPIC) in November last year in Iloilo.(PNA file photo) MANILA-Following the success of its yarn production and innovation center in Iloilo, the government is preparing to set up a new one in Northern Luzon in line with its goal to establish four more such centers across the country in the next four years. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato de la Pena said by 2022, there will be another Regional Yarn Production and Innovation Center (RYPIC) which can provide opportunities to the people of Northern Luzon. De la Pena said the RYPIC is one of the facilities established by his department to spur innovation and growth in the region. "It is an approach taken by PTRI (Philippine Textile Research Institute) and supported by the DOST to close the gap in the supply of yarns using natural textile fibers," he said. "We have a lot of things to do to enable local innovation and encourage our fellow Filipinos to champion homegrown technology and products." De la Pena said RYPIC aims to jumpstart local innovation ecosystems for the textile sector and will cater to the requirements of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the fashion industry, the academe, and government institutions for yarns and fabrics using local raw materials, skills, and talents. It is also expected to bring together communities and producers and promote collaboration towards the creation of products that will generate higher economic benefit to all stakeholders, he said. Aside from yarn production, the RYPIC will also serve as an innovation hub to promote textile research and development activities in the region, thus igniting economic activity in weaving communities across the country. "Now we are seeing how the RYPIC is beginning to shape the yarn innovation not just in Iloilo but in different parts of the country that's because of the help of digital technology, making products known and available to anyone wherever they may be," he added. After the establishment of microscale yarn spinning facility in Iloilo, the first RYPIC in the country, the DOST aims to establish four more RYPICs in Northern Luzon, Southern Mindanao, Western Visayas, and Southern Luzon next year until 2025, according to the Philippine national textile innovation map. The facility is hosted by the Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT U) through its Miag-ao campus. DOST-4 Regional Director Rowen Gelonga considered RYPIC as a technological, business model, and social "game-changer". "We are excited that we have this project here and use this in order to revitalize our weaving sector. It will allow us to significantly add value to our textiles and other fiber-based products. The value being added here is not merely limited to economic or monetary gains which we expect to have because of better and more inclusive supply chains. For us equally important are the social and cultural value addition that the RYPIC gives to our weaving enterprises and communities just like in the heydays of the Iloilo weaving industry," he said. "Very soon, our very own farmers, together with our weavers and our artisans, side by side will be proudly making products that are worn by people not only in the Philippines but all over the world," he added. (PR) }

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Philippine Textile Research Institute develops eco-friendly insoles

The Philippine Textile Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PTRI) has developed an environment-friendly shoes insoles, through the 'Diversification...

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Natural dyes add interest to local textiles

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Yvette Tan
If you live in or have been to Baguio City, you’ve probably heard of or visited Narda’s Handwoven Arts and Crafts, a Benguet institution. The company is named after its founder, Leonarda “Narda” Capuyan, an Igorot entrepreneur who helped popularize Cordillera’s woven fa

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PH company turns pineapples into sneakers

PH company turns pineapples into sneakers
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Fashion with a purpose: How BAYO thrived amid a global crisis

Fashion with a purpose: How BAYO thrived amid a global crisis

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Yarn made from agricultural waste adds another dimension to the Iloilo weaving industry

The textile industry can become a key player in the agriculture industry, and the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) is leading the way.

The PTRI is a research and development institute, one of seven, under the Department of Science and Technology. “Textiles has a very, very wide offeri

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