DOST pushes bamboo-based ‘Silyang Pinoy’ for disaster-ready schools
By Maria Caroline A. Lopez | February 26, 2026 SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ (PIA) — The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) promotes Silyang Pinoy, a multifunctional engineered bamboo school furniture designed to strengthen disaster preparedness while supporting the local bamboo industry. DOST-FPRDI Senior Science Research Specialist Edward Paul Marasigan said the… Read More DOST pushes bamboo-based ‘Silyang Pinoy’ for disaster-ready schools

