PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (PIA) – In an effort to support the sustainable well-being of the indigenous communities within the region, the National Commision on Indigenous Peoples Office on ...

An improved mobile spindle stripping machine for the extraction of abaca fiber has been developed by government researchers. The machine was crafted by agricultural engineers of the Department of ...

A multi-strand yarning machine that can fill in the need of the country’s fibercraft industry has been developed. The machine was crafted by Feliciano Sinon and Macuin Delantar of the National Abaca ...

With the Institute's abaca decorticating machine, this hazard has been removed while still giving them high fiber quality and yield. This is an important development, especially since abaca is one of ...

A lakeshore community in Agoncillo, Batangas, had finished the last batches of scrunch mats for export when Taal Volcano unleashed tons of ash in a steam-driven eruption in January. Although they were ...

This file photo shows men weaving abaca by hand in a shop at a village in Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya. In its blueprint for the abaca industry, the Philippine Fiber Development Authority expects the ...

GOVERNMENT researchers said hybrid abaca has some advantages in spinning fabric because of its finer fibers. The Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) of the Department of Science and ...

To upgrade the technological capabilities and improve the productivity and efficiency of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) is ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has linked forest communities in Lake Lanao with abaca exporter Newtech Pulp Inc. for the supply of abaca. The move brings hope of sustained ...

MANILA, Philippines - Abaca, a family of Musaceae from which Musa textile is derived, is a plant indigenous to the Philippines. Although it is also known variously as Manila hemp, Cebu, hemp or ...