\nCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: Bukidnon province will be the site of the first Bamboo Textile Fiber Innovation Hub (BTFIH) in the Northern Mindanao Region, an official said Monday.<\/p>\n
Rubie Mae Fernandez, science specialist of the Department of Science and Technology-Northern Mindanao (DOST-10), said the undertaking is in collaboration with the DOST-Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) and the Central Mindanao University (CMU).<\/p>\n
The hub is expected to open inside the CMU campus in Maramag town this September.<\/p>\n
Dr. Rolito Eballe, CMU president, said the pioneering initiative resulted from the consultative meeting with DOST on March 13.<\/p>\n
“We are poised to fully operationalize the establishment of the BTFIH, aligning with current market demands. Numerous neighboring LGUs have already expressed keen interest in this initiative,” Eballe said in a statement.<\/p>\n
BTFIH is envisioned to boost bamboo’s economic and environmental value chain through sustainable fiber extraction and processing. The hub will also be a venue for
\ncommunity engagement, empowering residents to participate in fiber processing and fostering sustainable livelihoods.<\/p>\n
The DOST funds the BTFIH research project, which is sponsored by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development.<\/p>\n
New Sports Complex<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the PHP1.54 billion Bukidnon Sports Complex in Malaybalay City was turned over by the Department of Public Works and Highways over the weekend.<\/p>\n
The sports complex is the new most extensive facility in Northern Mindanao, with a 6,000-seat capacity, a world-class eight-lane rubberized track and field, and a 6,160 square meter (sq.m.) world-class football field.<\/p>\n
The facility also has three grandstands with a track and oval field, an aquatic center building with 10 lanes, a 50 by 25-meter Olympic-size swimming and diving pool, a 45-meter-wide entrance, and an 840 sq.m. area for multipurpose rooms.<\/p>\n
Adjacent to the sports complex is the Bukidnon Center for Culture and the Arts, which has two buildings for
\nthe museum, with an area of 1,938 sq.m., and a two-story amphitheater with 3,690 sq.m. total area.<\/p>\n
Source: Philippines News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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