THE Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to increase local abaca production to sustain the Philippines dominance as the world s top producer of abaca fiber.
TRADITION. Catalina Ablog demonstrates the abel Iloko (Ilocano weaving) at the National Museum in Manila in this undated photo. Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill that aims to establish the National Handloom Weaving Department Council in support of the local textile industry. (Photo courtesy of Loren Legarda Facebook) MANILA - The country's weaving industry received a boost after Senator Loren Legarda pushed for the creation of an agency aimed at empowering weavers and mainstream government programs to develop the local textile sector. In filing Senate Bill 241, or the Philippine Handloom Weaving Industry Development Act, Legarda proposed the creation of a National Handloom Weaving Department Council composed of representatives from the National Commission on Indigenous People, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and the Garments and Textile Industry Development Office under the Department of Trade and Industry. &q
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Abaca farmers from North Cotabato got a much-needed boost from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) with the recent turnover of P300,000 worth of enhanced abaca processing and drying center. The facility was turned over to the Perez ARB (agrarian reform beneficiaries) Rubber Farmers Association of Barangay Perez, Kidapawan City,…