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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has provided assistance to abaca farmers in Catanduanes under its Integrated Livelihood Program, in partnership with the Philippine Fiber Development ...

Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA-5) fiber development officer Brent Baltazar Marbella discusses the history and cultural value of the abaca industry during a two-day workshop ...

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 ...