Northern Samar’s abaca industry has taken a major leap forward with the inauguration and turnover of the Abaca Fiber and ...

SUPER Typhoon Uwan destroyed an estimated 7,492.90 metric tons of abaca in the Bicol Region worth P38 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported on Wednesday.

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting to almost double the local production of abaca by the end of the Duterte administration as it eyes expansion areas in major ...

Coconut farms in the Bicol Region recorded the most damage during the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan (international name ...

Traditional garment made from abaca cloth with “t’nalak” design —Len Cabili With the growing interest in Filipino weaves, a local group that champions piña fabric has come up with a separate ...

THE LOOMS used by the traditional abaca weavers haven’t changed much over the centuries. THE BICOL region is the cradle of abaca production; here, some of Charles & Aaron’s carpets are displayed ...

Abaca farmers from Kamada ARC and MOAGA sign a memorandum of agreement with DTI and partner agencies during the turnover of the P10-million abaca mechanization facility in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental ...

Textile company Bananatex has developed a biodegradable lightweight jersey fabric by extracting fibres from the stalks of Abacá banana plants. Bananatex developed the fabric by extracting fibres from ...

This BusinessMirror file photo shows the process of grading abaca fiber. The country’s abaca output in January to October declined by an annualized rate of 5.3 percent, as typhoons hampered farmers’ ...

The Fanciful Abaca collection is Patterson Flynn Martin’s luxury welcome mat to spring. Calling it “the most ornate abaca collection yet,” PFM said the collection is entirely made of abaca – an exotic ...