Bamboo expert, ISO Excellence awardee appointed as DOST-FPRDI director

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Bamboo expert, ISO Excellence awardee appointed as DOST-FPRDI director
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The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) announced the appointment of Dr. Rico J. Cabangon as its new director. Cabangon took his oath of office before Science Secretary Rene U. Solidum, Jr. on October 31 at the DOST Central Office in Taguig City.

The Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute announced the appointment of Dr. Rico J. Cabangon as its new director.

Cabangon has served as officer-in-charge since January 2024 and deputy director of DOST-FPRDI since August 2021. He is also the first Filipino expert to receive the ISO Excellence Award from the International Organization for Standardization for his work as the Convener and Project Leader of the ISO TC 296 Working Group on Bamboo for Furniture.

He recently received the 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the UPLB- College of Forestry and Natural Resources for his visionary leadership and work in the field of sustainable and innovative forest products processing and R&D.

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