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BB. PILIPINAS – INTERNATIONAL 2021 MS. HANNAH ARNOLD WANTS TO USE PHILIPPINE NATURAL TEXTILES FOR MISS INTERNATIONAL PAGEANT AS PART OF HER ADVOCACY
By: Sharmainne Rhey B. Caoili
Technology Transfer, Information and Promotions Staff
Bb. Pilipinas International 2021 Ms. Hannah Arnold in the TELA Exhibition for the promotions of the Philippine Tropical Fabrics
The Philippines’ contender for the upcoming Miss International Pageant, and a proud S&T advocate, Ms. Hannah Arnold, declares much interest and support for the use and promotion of Philippine natural textiles upon learning of the local capability to produce these, and of their socio-economic benefit to the local textile industry.
Through her various social media platforms, the Binibining Pilipinas - International 2021 has been showing her support for Philippine textiles by inviting everyone to join the celebration of the Philippine Tropical Fabrics (PTF) Month for the whole month of January. These were through several virtual activities organized by the DOST-Philippine Textile Research Institute, and included the TELA Sessions, 3rd Philippine Silk Summit, TELA Conference Plenary, and the TELA Talks.
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PHILIPPINE TROPICAL FABRICS MONTH 2022 CELEBRATES THE CREATIVE, SUSTAINABLE, AND INCLUSIVE LOCAL TEXTILE INDUSTRY
By: Sharmainne Rhey B. Caoili
Technology Transfer, Information and Promotions Staff
The month of January truly gives renewed hope and positivity to everyone. This is the very hope of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as it kicks off the year with the annual celebration of the Philippine Tropical Fabrics (PTF) Month. Quite appropriately, January also marks the founding anniversary of the Philippine Textile Research Institute and this year, the Institute celebrates 55 years since its foundation.
This year’s celebration carries the theme, “Reexamining PTF Towards Creativity, Sustainability, and Inclusivity of the Philippine Textile Industry”. The DOST- Philippine Textile Research Institute is tasked under Proclamation No. 313 s. 2012, to promote the judicious use of indigenous textiles in the country with the use of abaca, banana, pineapple leaves, and Philippine silk, to sustain increased interest, and active participation in our local tropical fabric developments.
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THE PHILIPPINES’ FIRST MICRO-SCALE YARN SPINNING FACILITY LAUNCHES ITS OFFICIAL WEBSITE
In this digital age, opportunities for the more efficient transaction of goods, and even quick access to information, are consistently rising. Different platforms are used to promote, buy, and sell products online for convenience. With this, the DOST-PTRI launched its newest innovation, the Regional Yarn Production and Innovation Center or RYPIC official website containing relevant information about RYPIC, natural textile fibers sources, and how one can order natural blended yarns anytime, anywhere, and online.
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DOST-PTRI Researchers Develop Greener Bamboo Textiles
By: DOST-PTRI Research and Development Division and the Technology Transfer, Information, and Promotions Staff
Bamboo textiles have become increasingly popular as part of a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to textile materials and manufacturing. It is along this line that the DOST, through its Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI), develops sustainable technologies to create greener Bamboo textile materials.
The DOST-PTRI Bamboo fiber extraction technology, already applied for intellectual property protection with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPhil), was first developed in 2015. It includes the mechanical, chemical, and biological processes to liberate the fibers from the bamboo culm. The extracted bamboo textile fiber is treated to obtain highly cellulosic textile fibers while preserving the inherent properties of bamboo such as antimicrobial and UV-blocking properties. The technology, applied to natural extraction of different Bamboo species in the Philippines such as Kawayan Tinik (Bambusa blumeana), Bolo (Gigantochloa levis), Yellow Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris), and Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper), produces strong and fine Bamboo fibers. Considerably mild and eco-friendly technology coupled with the simplicity of the extraction and treatment technique makes it highly suitable for textile fiber processing in remote Bamboo-rich local areas leading to economic gains for the Bamboo textile industry.
