Manila, Sept. 4 -- The Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the local government unit of Bobon, Northern Samar to enhance fiber extraction technology in the area.

The agreement was formalized by Jenneli Caya, DOST-PTRI Research and Development Division chief, representing DOST-PTRI Director Julius Leano Jr.; Bobon Mayor Reny Celespara; and DOST 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director John Glenn Ocana.

In a speech on Thursday during the Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week celebration here, Caya said Bobon was picked for the development of abaca and pineapple fibers after assessing the town's potential as a natural textile fiber innovation hub...