The Producers
Started as a family-based producer group, four families decided to organize themselves as a non-stock and non-profit corporation. The group has since expanded -- yet the members are still related by blood or affinity. Dilan Handicraft Producers Association was duly registered in 1996.

Dilan itself, the village where the group is based, is known for its wide-ranging handicrafts. Pioneers of the industry, dating their involvement to as far back as the 1950s, reside in the village.

The handicraft industry is the main source of livelihood of the members of Dilan Handicraft Producers Association. The group also owns a second-hand tricycle which they conveniently use to buy raw materials and deliver their finished products for shipment to Manila. The tricycle is a grant from OXFAM.


Their Products
The Dilan Basket Producers Association is known for their outstanding skills in basketry. They are famous for producing quality rattan-based products such as hampers and tray. At present, the group is venturing into bamboo crafts production as an alternative to the declining order for rattan-based products.



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