ANTIPOLO CITY—The Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council (PBIDC) is ramping up efforts to promote the widespread use of engineered bamboo school desks in public learning institutions ahead of the start School Year 2023-2024 on Tuesday, August 29. In an interview on Sunday, Butch Madarang, PBIDC executive director, said the Department…
Bukidnon First District Rep. Jose Manuel Alba spearheads a public hearing on exploring ways to develop the domestic bamboo sector on Friday, August 11. Agriculture Undersecretary Deogracias Victor Savellano and Department of Agriculture-10 Regional Executive Director Carlene Collado joined officers of the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council at the Bamboo Pavillion in Barangay Damilag, Manolo Fortich town.
“We are encouraging that [use of bamboo school furniture]. The DOST is our partner agency, and it is represented in the PBIDC. We [involved government agencies] are harmonizing all our efforts to promote the use of bamboo,” he said. “Our country’s geographic location situates us in the pathway of destructive typhoons. This furniture technology will support our educational school system and at the same time, [provide for] sturdier furniture for evacuees who seek shelter in schools during disasters,” DOST Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. said in an earlier statement.
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