President Arroyo has banned the harvesting, gathering, buying, selling and mutilating of matured and young leaf sheaths of abaca plants for commercial purposes. In Executive Order 502, the ...

EO 502 was issued on February 2, 2006 to prevent the spread of young abaca leaf sheaths’ disease which has affected certain areas in Leyte and nearby areas. Philstar.com HOME ...

Philippine abaca production posted a double-digit decline in the first two months of this year, but the Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFida) is confident the key source of Manila hemp will ...

As defined by the Department of Science and Technology website, abaca, otherwise known as Manila hemp, “with the scientific name Musa textilis, is a natural leaf fiber species of banana grown as ...

This leadership cannot be maintained without the correct management approach. This is embedded in the Abaca Tuxi Buying Project. A “tuxi” is a stalk that joins the leaf to a stem.

As defined by the Department of Science and Technology website, abaca, otherwise known as Manila hemp, “with the scientific name Musa textilis, is a natural leaf fiber species of banana grown as ...

Abaca fiber is extracted from the stems of the banana plant using a decorticator. DLPC’s technology turns the fiber into ...

Public officials and employees are also directly involved in the promotion of PTFs as their uniforms — as per Republic Act 9242 — must use fabrics containing at least 5% by weight of either abaca leaf ...

Besides abaca and banana leaves, avocado skin, fruit peels and papier-mâché are being used to make face masks as well. “Hopefully, these masks will be available worldwide soon.