A UP History professor has successfully made a running prototype of the “Bangkarwayan,” a car made of indigenous materials like bamboo and banig, and runs on electricity. Professor Benjamin Mangubat ...

After winning the Best Design in Sustainability award last year in New York Now (NY Now) with her “Nature is Gold” clutch, Ann Ong — the designer known for her intricate gilded pieces that ...

Banig can be made not only as pure mat, but also into fashionable purse, wallet, backpack, shoes, yoga mat, and designer home accessory items. Alazas said.

His efforts began in 2008, the UP centennial year, with a 30-foot long boat made mostly of styrofoam. It was tested on Manila Bay but rising costs prevented him from making further improvements.

Banig is a traditional handwoven mat usually used for sleeping. Abeth’s banig is made of interlaced fibers of Romblon plant. “Nakatabang ni pag-ayuda namo, sa pag panginabuhi namo sa akong ...

TACLOBAN CITY (PIA) – Native handicrafts made from coconut shells and carabao horns, and the “banig” made primarily from tikog, a special reed grass, were named the top two export products of the ...

We’ve seen bamboo bikes and biodiesel-powered bamboo taxis, but this EV is the first we’ve seen that makes use of the fast-growing plant. Meguru, a rickshaw-like EV developed by Japanese ...