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Some of the country's finest and most fabulous researches on textile industry will be put in display in the upcoming 2017 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) on July 11 to 15 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.

During the five-day NSTW, Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) will show to the public the latest innovations, including technologies and products, that would help boost the country’s growing local textile industry.

In an effort to provide more opportunities and empower persons with disabilities, the Department of Science and Technology-National Capital Region (DOST-NCR) and DOST-Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) partnered to empower differently abled pupils in a school for children with special needs. The partnership provides opportunities for students to earn income through handloom weaving.

The Department of Science and Technology-National Academy of Science and Technology (DOST-NAST) expressed support to the so-called “blue economy” by focusing on more research and development activities geared at harnessing the vast resources offered by the seas and oceans from fisheries to mineral deposits.