Philippine Textile Research Institute

Details: Published: 11 July 2018; Hits: 14620

DOST to conduct forum on Circular Economy at the National Science and Technology Week

By: Technology Transfer, Information and Promotion Staff Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Textile Research Institute

Science, Technology, and Innovation play a crucial role in addressing pressing national problems, and the Department of Science and Technology, no less, is committed to generating and applying new knowledge and technologies all towards collective prosperity. One of the vital global concerns today is the call for Responsible Consumption and Production as part of the country’s commitment to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Details: Published: 19 June 2018; Hits: 12590

DOST Provides Therapeutic Handlooms to the Differently-abled and Elderly

By:Sharmainne Rhey B. Caoili and Cyd Francis D. Recidoro (Technology Transfer, Information and Promotions Staff DOST-PTRI)

DOST Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña and Fr. Eduardo G. Cerbito (front row, 3rd and 4th from left, respectively) are joined by DOST-PTRI Director Celia B. Elumba (leftmost), DOST-NCR Regional Director Jojo B. Patalinjug III (rightmost) , and other VIPs in attendance at the ribbon cutting ceremony during the turnover of modified four-harness therapeutic looms at Guanella Center, Inc.

QUEZON CITY, Metro Manila — Students with special needs and elderly members of Guanella Center, Inc., a religious organization based in this city, received 10 units of modified four-harness therapeutic handlooms (thera looms) from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) during a ceremonial turnover and launching activity attended by no less than DOST Secretary Fortunato T. de la Peña, DOST - National Capital Region (DOST-NCR) Regional Director Jose B. Patalinjug III, and DOST - Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) Director Celia B. Elumba on June 11, 2018.

Details: Published: 13 March 2018; Hits: 10252

Meet and Greet with the Weavers and Designers

TAGUIG CITY, Metro Manila – Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) and Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) conducted the first engagement of the weavers and the designers last February 28, 2018. This concluded the successful activities for the first working calendar of PTRI’s involvement with GREAT Women Project 2, funded by the Global Affairs Canada set to end on 2020.

The GREAT Women Project 2, also termed Supporting Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Philippines, is recognized as a gender platform that focuses on improving the competitiveness and sustainability of women’s enterprises. It gives the WME’s an avenue not only to produce quality, and environmentally sustainable products but also to become market-ready locally and globally.

Details: Published: 21 February 2018; Hits: 9576

MOA Signing of PTRI-NCCE to Establish NatDyes Production and Dyeing Facility in Bauan, Batangas

From L to R: Ms. Evangeline Manalang, Dir. Celia Elumba, Mr. Pedro Polo, Jr. and Ms. Roselyn Polo

TAGUIG CITY – Collaborating for the common goal of commercializing natural dye production for textile application, the Natural Craft Connection Enterprise (NCCE) recently inked a Memorandum of Agreement to work in partnership with the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) for the establishment of the NatDyes production and dyeing facility in Bauan, Batangas.

Details: Published: 26 January 2018; Hits: 11621

TELA Concept to Cloth – Translating Ideas to Reality

As we welcome the new year, the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) enters a new milestone as it marks its 51st year towards the development of high quality textiles. Staying committed to its vision, PTRI still carries its flagship tagline “Textiles Empowering Lives Anew (TELA)” and its promise to use textiles as an instrument in improving the livelihood of Filipinos in the countryside and textile manpower of the nation.