TACLOBAN CITY Gone are the days where women are only expected to run the household and take care of children while their husbands work for the family. Maridel Gabuya, 46, from Motiong, Samar, now helps her husband earn by producing and selling crab crackers from his husband's catch. She is one o
VALUE-ADDING. Crab crackers and lumpia produced by a women's group in Motiong, Samar. Five women's groups in Eastern Visayas launched on Thursday (Nov. 25, 2021) at Robinsons Place Tacloban their aqua-based businesses, showcasing their newly-improved products after undergoing months of training.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) TACLOBAN CITY - Five women's groups in Eastern Visayas on Thursday launched their aqua-based businesses, showcasing their newly-improved products to tap potential local and foreign markets. Among the products launched at Robinsons Place here are crab crackers, assorted dried fish, fresh tilapia, fish crackers, and seaweed crackers. "The activity serves as a platform for enterprise groups to link their new and improved products to potential markets. It is also an avenue to develop and agree on an action plan to further the development of the enterprise," said Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Eastern Visayas regional director Juan Albal