5 things you didn’t know Filipinos designed, inventedFrom left: Local goods made of Pinyapel and other pineapple by-products; chair with arm rests made of Permacane technologyMANILA, Philippines — For many years, Filipinos believed that it was their fellowmen who invented the fluorescent lamp, the Moon Buggy and yoyo, and these were even taught in schools or printed in textbooks. At the recent opening of “Art x Design: A Special Reception of the 50 Years of Philippine Design and Beyond” exhibition in National Museum of Fine Arts, it was revealed that there are at least five things that Filipinos indeed designed and invented and have since been useful not only to Filipinos, but to humankind. Safe abaca fiber-extracting machinePhilstar.com/Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo Unlike plastic, the abaca net disintegrates into the soil, making the net instrumental for sustainable replanting and reforestation. Unlike plastic, the abaca net disintegrates into the soil, making the net instrumental for sustainable replanting and reforestation. The main challenge in mass-producing Pinyapel, however, is that it requires very expensive technology to produce, said Roces.

Source: Philippine Star March 04, 2024 17:27 UTC