Listening to Maria Isabel “Maribel” Ongpin, the chair of HABI: the Philippine Textile Council, promoting the local fabric like Abaca as a “unique part of our identity as Filipinos” touched me with nostalgia. At the Wednesday launch of the 14th HABI Likhang Market Fair with this...
BIDIBIDI BAGS are a mix of quirky, color, and function “Did you know that abaca comprises 40 percent of the Japanese currency?” asked Med Villanueva of Shelmed Cottage Treasures and the Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport) in Bicol. Abaca, also known as Manila hemp, is the world’s...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has questioned the provincial government of Catanduanes over the P41.26 million paid for abaca suckers which were not delivered by the contracted supplier who simply gave cash to farmer-beneficiaries to source out the planting materials themselves. In its 2023 annual...
Chef Francis Ang and his wife Dian’s Abacá restaurant is serving the best Filipino food in San Francisco Food is among the best way to discover one’s culture. Each dish tells a story that is beyond just sustenance, making a novice diner part of a cultural experience. In San Francisco,...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Saturday, April 30 welcomed President Duterte's signing of two laws, which recognize the significance of the abaca and egg industries in the country's growth and development. President Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) 1170 declaring the province of Catanduanes as the...
In recognition of San Jose, Batangas’ contribution to the egg industry at both local and national levels, President Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11707, which pronounces San Jose as the ‘egg basket of the Philippines.’ Image by Moira Nazzari from Pixabay. According to an article by the...
Senatorial candidate and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero wants the province to become the top producer of Abaca fiber in the Bicol region following the inauguration of the Philippine Fiber Industry and Development Authority’s (PhilFIDA) new facilities in Juban...
The Cagayan State University (CSU) has adopted the abaca fiber composite technology developed by the Industrial Technology Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-ITDI). (DOST/MANILA BULLETIN FILE) This, as the CSU and DOST-ITDI signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA)...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has extended assistance to abaca and local dairy farmers in Northern Mindanao. DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said DOST-X, through its Community...
Norway-based Filipina fashion designer Mayeth Codoy showcases indigenous Philippine fabrics at Paris Fashion Week STRUT YOUR STUFF French models don Mayeth Codoy’s Filipiniana collection. (Paris PE photo) Norway-based Filipina fashion designer is one of six designers whose creations were featured...
Abaca exporter Newtech Pulp Inc. will buy abaca fiber from three forest communities in Lake Lanao in the linking efforts led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Abaca plantation in Lake Lanao watershed The people's organizations are Sunrise Producer Association, Wato...
For hotel general manager Nat Lim, proudly Ilonggo-made fabrics and weaves are everyday uniform for work and play, casual, formal, or professional, in style THE BOSS Nat Lim in a long vest from Abra made by Weave Pilipinas Before Buwan ng Wika draws to a close, not that our celebration of our...
