The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through its Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI), remains optimistic that the Department of Education (DepEd) will adopt the innovative engineered bamboo school desks, which can be transformed into beds during evacuation.
THE Silyang Pinoy engineered bamboo school desks, innovated by the DOST-FPRDI, can be turned into beds for evacuees in schools.
He noted that the current climate is no longer like it was in the 1900s; it has become highly unpredictable and extreme, with a greater likelihood of natural calamities. . Based on the latest figures from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the typhoon and monsoon rains affected 3,628,500 individuals, or 971,667 families.
Meanwhile, comparing the costs of school furnitures under the DepEd bidding process versus the new “Silyang Pinoy” prototype, the DOST-FPRDI aims to meet the DepEd’s price standards to effectively compete with existing school furniture in the market.In contrast, the Silyang Pinoy prototype is priced at P1,955.95, or P544.05 lower than the DepEd price.
The cost reductions in the engineered bamboo prototype’s pricing model is at its actual labor and material costs.
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