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Expand your knowledge this year with DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute’s (DOST-FPRDI) free online training courses.

From March to November, get a chance to advance your skills on the following select topics: resin lamination, charcoal briquetting technology, wood and bamboo waste utilization, handmade paper production, wood and non-wood forest products (NWFPs) preservation and treatment, lumber kiln drying, dyeing and bleaching of NWFPs, basic finishing techniques for wood and bamboo, and bamboo craft making.

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The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development-Agri-Aqua Technology Business Incubator (DOST-PCAARRD-ATBI), led by Dr. Angelina T. Gonzales, Professor Anabella G. Valdez, Eden P. Borce, assisted by their technical staff, was established at Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) with the goal of promoting and facilitating the transfer of agriculture and aquaculture technologies through technology business incubation.

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To empower the most economically challenged communities and improve the quality of life through science and technology in the province of Pangasinan, the Department of Science and Technology Region I (DOST-I) through the Provincial Science and Technology Office (PSTO) - Pangasinan has expanded its implementation of the Community Empowerment thru Science and Technology (CEST) program to Dagupan City for 2023. 

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Tannins, or extracts from locally available trees, have been found promising ingredients for making plywood glue. 

This was the initial finding of a collaborative project among DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI), Switzerland-based Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), Philippine Coconut Authority – Zamboanga Research Center (PCA-ZRC) and Visayas State University (VSU). The project was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

Initial results showed that experimental plywood bonded with tannin-phenol formaldehyde adhesives passed the bond quality requirement of ISO 12466-2 (2016), with minimum amount of formaldehyde emission released. In addition, some of the crude tannin extracts were found moderately effective to effective against fungi and insects when applied as wood preservative.