News » 28.11.2025 - Philippines: Ornamental plant tissue culture lab opens in Bulacan

Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. led the inauguration of the Philippines' first local government–owned and managed tissue culture laboratory for ornamental plants in Guiguinto, the Garden Capital of Bulacan. The new facility, iLAB Guiguinto, is located beside the Tabang Interchange at the terminus of the North Luzon Expressway and its connection to Manila North Road.

Solidum said the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will help ensure the lab's sustainability by crafting a long-term business plan.

"We will help the ornamental planter-beneficiary to nurture the variety that was developed by the iLAB and ensure the value added to the plant," he said.

Since its partial operation in 2021, iLAB has already produced new ornamental varieties such as Vanilla planifolia, Pinguicula sethos, and Drosera spatulata. DOST Bulacan Provincial Director Angelita Parungao shared that construction of the three-story, round-shaped facility began in 2020 through a partnership among the DOST, Municipal Government of Guiguinto, and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
 

Source: www.floraldaily.com

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