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CAVITE – An upland municipality in a mountainous area, Maragondon is known for its bamboo products and traditional hand-woven garments. Both industries, however, may not have always been progressive over the past decades. Likhang Maragondon, a local social enterprise, is trying to change that...

After presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo was seen wearing a pink poncho with traditional Kalinga tapestry designs during her last week’s visit to Baguio City, a deluge of orders came the way of the traditional dressmaker who has been using Kalinga backstrap loom weaving to create...