Scientists from the Ateneo de Manila University are looking into the potential of using the skin of milkfish, commonly known as bangus, as a cost-effective alternative wound dressing to treat burns ...

Skin samples from tilapia (top) and bangus (bottom) immersed in silver nanoparticle (AgNP) solution for sterilization in the laboratory. CREDIT: Bianca Patrice Go Pioneering research from the Ateneo ...

Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) researchers discovered a promising use for ‘bangus’ fish skin, which is often discarded as waste, in treating wounds. The team developed a sterilization method using ...

Of the bangus consumed by Pinoys, only a fraction is purchased from abroad. From 2010 to 2019, the milkfish self-sufficiency ratio had breached 100 percent, so importation had been very minimal.