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                    [Title] => Sugarcane flower stalks: From waste to gold
                    [Summary] => LIPA CITY – In Sugarlandia, sugarcane flower stalks are wastes.


But to the government-assisted Morada’s Handicraft here, they are gold.


Fact is, 80 percent of the new materials used by the firm in producing its handicraft export products are made of sugarcane flower stalks and dried leaves, particularly those of "alibangbang".


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                    [Title] => DOST-aided furniture firm now in big-time operation
                    [Summary] => SANTIAGO City – Paulito Tan of this Isabela city is another living proof that it pays to adopt technologies proffered–for free–by government instrumentalities.


About a decade ago, the Northlandia Furniture Enterprises he owns only produced wood, storage, nail, battery boxes and pallets.


Now, he is in for the big time–producing home and office furniture, school tables, chairs and armchairs.


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                    [Title] => Program to aid MSMEs underway
                    [Summary] => It’s simply called SET-UP.


It stands for Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program, which is now being implemented by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).


SET-UP encourages and assists micro, small, and medium-scale enterprises (MSME) in adopting technological innovation to enhance their operational efficiency and boost their productivity and competitiveness.


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                    [Title] => Aklan weaving industry headed for better times
                    [Summary] => KALIBO, Aklan – The local weaving industry has been given a "shot-in-the-arm" in the form of new technologies infused by the government.


Where before local cloth weavers used traditional techniques  in their trade, now they have adopted improved processes introduced by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).


Moreover, the revival of the natural dye industry in the fashion world has influenced many weaving firms in the province to explore dye-yielding plants as source of dye for fabrics.


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                    [Title] => Canton noodles enriched with saluyot, squash
                    [Summary] => ZARRAGA, Iloilo – Mention "saluyot" (jute) and what instantaneously comes to mind are Ilocanos, who are popularly known as consumers of this vitamin A-rich vegetable.


But did you know that Iloilo can also be considered "saluyot country"?


Yes, "saluyot" ("tagabang" to Ilonggos) is one of the backyard vegetables being commonly grown in this province, attested Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – Region 6 director  Zinnia Teruel.


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                    [Title] => Aklan fruit growers benefit from DOST tech assistance
                    [Summary] => BANGA, Aklan – Farmers in this province growing fruits stand to benefit from an integrated fruit processing project now being implemented by the Aklan State University (ASU) in this town.


Now in place at ASU is a fruit processing center established to extend assistance to fruit farmers by providing common service facilities for fruit processing and technical training.


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                    [Title] => DOST-aided firm doing brisk brick business
                    [Summary] => NUMANCIA, Aklan – A government-assisted brick and pottery firm here can now look forward to a more solid operation in the years ahead.


The reason: It has been infused with scientific technology by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and some of its agencies.


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But to the government-assisted Morada’s Handicraft here, they are gold.


Fact is, 80 percent of the new materials used by the firm in producing its handicraft export products are made of sugarcane flower stalks and dried leaves, particularly those of "alibangbang".


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About a decade ago, the Northlandia Furniture Enterprises he owns only produced wood, storage, nail, battery boxes and pallets.


Now, he is in for the big time–producing home and office furniture, school tables, chairs and armchairs.


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Where before local cloth weavers used traditional techniques  in their trade, now they have adopted improved processes introduced by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).


Moreover, the revival of the natural dye industry in the fashion world has influenced many weaving firms in the province to explore dye-yielding plants as source of dye for fabrics.


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But did you know that Iloilo can also be considered "saluyot country"?


Yes, "saluyot" ("tagabang" to Ilonggos) is one of the backyard vegetables being commonly grown in this province, attested Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – Region 6 director  Zinnia Teruel.


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Sugarcane flower stalks: From waste to gold

June 29, 2003 - 12:00am

LIPA CITY – In Sugarlandia, sugarcane flower stalks are wastes. But to the government-assisted Morada’s Handicraft here, they are gold. Fact is, 80 percent of the new materials used by the firm in producing...

Agriculture

DOST-aided furniture firm now in big-time operation

April 6, 2003 - 12:00am

SANTIAGO City – Paulito Tan of this Isabela city is another living proof that it pays to adopt technologies proffered–for free–by government instrumentalities. About a decade ago, the Northlandia...

Agriculture

Program to aid MSMEs underway

By Rudy A. Fernandez | March 16, 2003 - 12:00am

It’s simply called SET-UP. It stands for Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program, which is now being implemented by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). SET-UP encourages and assists micro,...

Business

Aklan weaving industry headed for better times

By Rudy A. Fernandez | March 9, 2003 - 12:00am

KALIBO, Aklan – The local weaving industry has been given a "shot-in-the-arm" in the form of new technologies infused by the government. Where before local cloth weavers used traditional techniques...

Agriculture

Canton noodles enriched with saluyot, squash

February 9, 2003 - 12:00am

ZARRAGA, Iloilo – Mention "saluyot" (jute) and what instantaneously comes to mind are Ilocanos, who are popularly known as consumers of this vitamin A-rich vegetable. But did you know that Iloilo...

Agriculture

Aklan fruit growers benefit from DOST tech assistance

February 9, 2003 - 12:00am

BANGA, Aklan – Farmers in this province growing fruits stand to benefit from an integrated fruit processing project now being implemented by the Aklan State University (ASU) in this town. Now in place at ASU...

Agriculture

DOST-aided firm doing brisk brick business

By Rudy A. Fernandez | February 8, 2003 - 12:00am

NUMANCIA, Aklan – A government-assisted brick and pottery firm here can now look forward to a more solid operation in the years ahead. The reason: It has been infused with scientific technology by the Department...

Real Estate