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Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte and three more of his fellow lawmakers from the Bicol region have asked Congress to institutionalize the Philippine Abaca Industry Development Program as a companion measure to the recently enacted law declaring Catanduanes as the country’s abaca capital. Through House Bill (HB) No. 1804, Villafuerte and Representatives Miguel Luis Villafuerte and […]
Stakeholders in the abaca industry are optimistic that the newly signed law declaring Catanduanes as “Abaca Capital of the Philippines” will further boost this industry and improve the livelihood of abaca planters. Catanduanes Governor Joseph Cua said the new law would provide regular funding from the national government that will help abaca farmers in the […]
Sorsogon Governor Francis Escudero is eyeing to make the province one of the top producers of abaca in the region with the new building and facility of the Philippine Fiber Industry and Development Authority (PhilFIDA) in the town of Juban. Escudero said PhilFIDA is conducting a study to boost abaca production in a bid to […]