Who would have thought that bamboo could be a good source for textile?
Innovation is just around the corner as ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ in collaboration with the ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒโ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ (๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐), ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐, and ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ officially launched BTFIH on May 30, 2025.
PSU housed the first BTFIH in the province at the Lingayen Campus. ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, who is attending the National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA) 2025 Annual Conference and Expo, was ably represented by ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ณ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐๐.
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐, and ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ง ๐๐๐, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐จ ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐จ during the launching, said that PSU recognizes the hub’s role in fostering local innovation, promoting circular economy principles, and strengthening the bamboo textile value chain in the region.
“As we open the doors to this innovation hub, we also open opportunities: for research and development, for inclusive entrepreneurship, and for placing Pangasinan at the forefront of sustainable textile innovation,” VP Resultay shared.
The ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ (๐๐๐๐) ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ., ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐. ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ซ., ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ , ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ฒ, ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ค ๐. ๐๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ง๐๐ , and ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐จ led the launching ceremony.
Sec. Solidum shared that the DOST reinforces its commitment to strategically deploying innovation hubs across the country to achieve the goal of not only generating new knowledge but also recognizing the significant role that bamboo textiles play in regional economic activity and development.
“Through the Program, they are provided with textile fibers that are locally developed and produced, truly Filipino, truly natural and truly renewable. This unique and strategic product positioning can generate higher value as the fiber is converted to fabric and into apparel, among other products,” the secretary added.
The secretary congratulated Pangasinan State University for the support and dedication on mainstreaming the bamboo textile fibers for wearables, home styles, technical textiles, and beyond.
“This commitment embodies our shared vision with the DOST-PTRI to transform local resources into globally competitive, sustainable textile innovations that empower people and protect the planet, as we move forward with purpose-cultivating a greener future, driven by innovation, research and community-centered development,” Dr. Salcedo also said.
The PSU Bamboo Textile Fiber Innovation Hub which is a second hub in Region I can produce 40 kilograms of raw bamboo textile fiber and later on to spinnable fibers and readily available yarns.
The BTFIH will be utilized not only for bamboo textile fiber production but also for the conduct of various bamboo textile fiber-related research by the students of the Pangasinan State University and nearby State Colleges and Universities.
The Department of Trade and Industry โ Pangasinan Provincial Office Director, Natalia Basto-Dalaten, Provincial Government of Pangasinan officials Atty. Ron Dale Castillo, Engr. Arnold C. Santos, representing Gov. Ramon โMon-Monโ Guico III, LGU Lingayen officials, Mayor Leopoldo N. Bataoil and VM Mac Dexter G. Malicdem, LGU representatives, Bamboo Textiles Program Partners, and the farmers and weavers’ organizations of Pangasinan attended the launching ceremony.
