DOST-FPRDI CHAMPIONS EARTH-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES The Department of Science and Technology’s Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) has, from the start, been promoting sustainable and earth-friendly forest products technologies. RUBBERWOOD FURNITURE COULD BE THE NEXT BIG THING In the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, rubber farmers are now reaping the fruits of the rubberwood initiative led by the Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI), as the former gears up for the next big thing in the furniture industry. Vietnam successfully clones pigs Vietnamese scientists have for the first time successfully cloned pigs using the somatic…

  Filipinos remain most active internet, social media users globally For the 6th straight year, the Philippines remains as the top country worldwide whose citizens spend the most time on the internet and social media, according to research firms Hootsuite and We Are Social. SpaceX aims to launch ‘all-civilian’ trip into orbit SpaceX announced Monday it’s aiming to launch this year the first all-civilian mission into Earth’s orbit, led by a tech billionaire who plans to raffle off one of the spots aboard the craft Globe eLibrary introduces children to data privacy and security With children spending more time online…

Dry run of Commonwealth Avenue zipper lane resumes MANILA, Philippines — The dry run of the proposed zipper lane along Commonwealth Avenue, which will give way to the construction of the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7), is set to resume on Saturday, Jan. 2. DOST: Sinopharm wanted PH to shoulder COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) bared that China-based Sinopharm wanted the Philippines to either fund its COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials in the country or recognize China’s approval or authorization of the vaccine. After 24 years, Adobe Flash Player finally bids…