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Pangasinan Polytechnic College (PPC) took a step forward in innovation by launching its own Innovation Hub (iHub), which aims to serve as a physical space that fosters collaboration and cultivates ideas that drive science-based solutions to societal challenges from experts in the innovation ecosystem, such as students, scientists, and S&T fellows.

Filipino identity, culture, and history were further celebrated beyond national borders through “KatHABI’t Ugnayan: A Textile Exhibit” at the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts on February 4, 2026. The exhibit commemorates the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of the Philippines and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

The women of Bani Hamida are known as Jordan’s traditionally skilled weavers. In 1998, they joined the Jordan River Foundation to revitalize traditional weaving practices, using handmade ground looms to create rugs and other textile products.

Basey, Samar, is home to one of the Philippines’ iconic woven products like Bayong. It is traditional hand-woven bags and mats. For generations, the women of Basey have passionately practiced this craft, weaving mats in caves using traditional techniques and products. They use Tikog, a reed grass that grows in swampy areas along rice fields.