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                    [Title] => RP tropical fabrics to save government millions of dollars in imports
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Substituting imported yarns and fabrics with Philippine developed tropical fabrics would not only generate millions of jobs for Filipinos but can also save some millions of dollars in textile imports, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said.


Based on a recent feasibility study by the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) of the DOST, substituting imported textile yarns and fabrics with 25 percent Philippine tropical fabrics would save the nation $20.3 million, or an import reduction of over P1 billion annually.


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                    [Title] => RP now has own silk
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Now popularly called Mindanao Silk, it took its bow in a fashion show middle of last year and later was exhibited at the Ayala Center’s Glorietta 4 and Greenbelt 3.


Mindanao Silk fabrics are woven from pure Philippine silk yarns produced by sericulture farmers in Mindanao in traditional handloom. The silk weavers are mostly female members of the Ayala Beneficiaries Association, Inc., which was made over into ABAI Weavers Multipurpose Cooperative of Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental.


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                    [Title] => 26 dye-yielding trees, plants identified
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What do these and 20 other trees and plants have in common?


These are dye-yielding species and as such hold a potentially colorful niche in the natural dyes export market.


Their commercial potentials have been found in an extensive study done by researchers of the DOST-Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI).


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                    [Title] => RP’s natural dye industry headed for better times
                    [Summary] => Expect the country’s natural dye industry to head for much better times.


This optimistic outlook can be buttressed by R&D headways chalked up  during the past few years.


The revival of the natural dye industry in the fashion world in recent years has influenced government and private entities to explore dye-yielding plants as sources of dye for fabrics.


Example is the La Herminia Piña Weaving Industry, Inc. (LHPWI) in Kalibo, Aklan, which had been assisted by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). 


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                    [Title] => Technology for treating abaca fiber developed
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The technology was generated by researchers of the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI), a DOST agency headed by Director Carlos Tomboc. It placed second in the Likha Award (Creative Research category) in the 2002 National Invention Contest.


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DIRECTOR CARLOS TOMBOC

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These are dye-yielding species and as such hold a potentially colorful niche in the natural dyes export market.


Their commercial potentials have been found in an extensive study done by researchers of the DOST-Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI).


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Example is the La Herminia Piña Weaving Industry, Inc. (LHPWI) in Kalibo, Aklan, which had been assisted by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). 


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Strict compliance with Tropical Fabrics Law urged

By Ghio Ong | January 23, 2011 - 12:00am

Agham Partylist Rep. Angelo Palmones has called for stricter compliance with Republic Act 9242 or the Philippine Tropical Fabrics Law to help the local textile industry.

Agriculture

RP tropical fabrics to save government millions of dollars in imports

By Ghio Ong | August 7, 2006 - 12:00am

Substituting imported yarns and fabrics with Philippine developed tropical fabrics would not only generate millions of jobs for Filipinos but can also save some millions of dollars in textile imports, the...

Headlines

RP now has own silk

May 1, 2005 - 12:00am

The Philippines now has a silk it can call its own. Now popularly called Mindanao Silk, it took its bow in a fashion show middle of last year and later was exhibited at the Ayala Center’s Glorietta 4 and Greenbelt...

Agriculture

26 dye-yielding trees, plants identified

April 10, 2005 - 12:00am

Siling labuyo. Lanzones. Neem tree. Sineguelas. Acacia. Guava. What do these and 20 other trees and plants have in common? These are dye-yielding species and as such hold a potentially colorful niche in the natural...

Agriculture

RP’s natural dye industry headed for better times

February 29, 2004 - 12:00am

Expect the country’s natural dye industry to head for much better times. This optimistic outlook can be buttressed by R&D headways chalked up during the past few years. The revival of the natural dye...

Agriculture

Technology for treating abaca fiber developed

August 10, 2003 - 12:00am

A technology that combines mechanical and chemical treatments of abaca fibers to make the strands suitable for cotton spinning has been developed. The technology was generated by researchers of the Philippine Textile...

Agriculture