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UNKNOWN to many people, that most desired of luxury fabrics, silk, has been quietly being made in the Philippines.
In a video presentation during last week’s TELA Conference 2021 (streamed via Zoom and Facebook Live), the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) under the Department of Science and Technology (DoST), gave updates on the Philippine Silk Road Program, which is an initiative to develop raw silk through local silk farms. Some of the silk producers they interviewed have been at it for 20 years. Some of the country’s silk farms, set up with the assistance of the PTRI, are located in Kalinga-Apayao, Ifugao, Benguet, Aklan, Misamis Oriental, and Bukidnon.