New emergency shelters can be made available during emergencies with the launching by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) of a prototype of ‘F-houses’, said Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI ) project leader Florence Soriano on Thursday.
An F-house is a foldable shelter that can be assembled as quickly as a tent and can protect a family of five during disasters, Soriano explained. It can also serve as storage for emergency supplies like food and medicine.
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