In the Bicol Region, Catanduanes leads in fiber production, making 81 percent of all abaca produced in the region, followed by Albay with 11 percent, Camarines Sur with 4 percent, Sorsogon with 1 ...

LEGAZPI City—The Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority in Bicol (PhilFIDA-5) has intensified its efforts to boost abaca fiber production in Bicol. In an interview on Tuesday ...

PhilFida data showed that increased abaca production in Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Western Visayas and Caraga offset the decline in output in eight other regions, including Bicol.

The people of Bicol are accustomed to danger. For centuries they’ve lived in the shadow of four active volcanoes on this peninsula, which juts out on the southeastern end of Luzon, the ...

The Bicol region, a top producer of abaca fiber, would be the worst affected by the decision of the BSP to replace paper bills with polymer or plastic-made banknotes, industry officials said.

The Bicol region, the country’s top abaca producer in the previous year, came in second with a 34.9-percent decline at 2,361.37 MT while Central Visayas dropped by 24.4 percent to 27.68 MT.

By moving to the manufacture of natural fibers, abaca stakeholders could earn a windfall by using abundant labor in Bicol, Eastern Visayas and Mindanao, Ilaga said. Making natural fibers would be ...

LEGAZPI CITY: The Bicol region is bringing back the glory of its abaca industry after the region was spared from strong typhoons during the past few years, making it the top producer of the commodity ...

MANILA, Philippines — From exclusively for hospital use, face masks are now undeniably an everyday necessity. But while face masks protect people from deadly diseases like COVID-19, there are ...