Coconut (Cocos Nuciferas) probably is the most utilized palm in the Philippines. The cocomidrib is used primarily in the handicraft industry... Read More
The whole stems are used for making thick sleeping mats, and bags. It is one of the coarsest sedges in the country. It is a large, erect, an... Read More
Bamboo (Bambusa spinosa) is mostly used for the furniture industry because of its strength and durability. It is also a valuable material fo... Read More
Hagnaya (Stenochlaena palustris) is a coarse, climbing fern of indefinite length. The stems are naturally of orange-brown color when newly h... Read More
Caragumoy (Pandanus Simplex) is a variety of screwpine distributed mostly in the inlands of Luzon and the Visayas Island. It is greenish Gre... Read More
Lourdes Rafon, owner and manager of Louniel Handicrafts, used to work as a secretary at a real estate agency where she met her husband, Dani... Read More
In the late 1980s, Ms. Elena Paragas was a handicraft worker of the late Ms Edilberta Paragas who owned a small workshop making wood carving... Read More
Established in 1991, the Barcelona Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Inc. or BMPCI in Sorsogon aims to improve the livelihood and well-being of the... Read More