From stalk to sustainable fiber: This solar-powered facility is more than just machinery—it's a symbol of hope and prosperity for the abaca farmers of Sibagat. When the winds shift and…
As we celebrate the 2025 Nationa fake watchesl Women’s Month, ECOWEB recognizes and honors the vital role of women in building resilient and sustainable communities. This year’s theme, "Babae sa…
Stefan Bepler, Regional Director of AWO International - Regional Office of Southeast Asia, Dir. Samuel M. Nacino Jr.-OIC Regional Director of DA-PhilFIDA 13, NAPC Asec. Mary Rose C. Villaflor, Mr.…
“We used to be at the mercy of traders, now we buy our abaca fiber and our production guild (PG) is slowly earning profit,” says 33 years old Rudy Bendanillo,…
ECOWEB has been pursuing social enterprise as a development strategy. This is done for the past ten years to alleviate poverty. The organization has discovered that government support for mission-driven…
Lockdown measures as an effect of the coronavirus pandemic was set and made the world rest its operations. Although no one is exempted of the consequences caused by COVID-19, but…
Marites Magpali-Dagsaan looked back when she and her husband still earned P500 every two weeks from selling banana from their borrowed farm. That was tough for her and their three…
Ecosystems Work for Essential Benefits (ECOWEB), Inc in partnership with Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released a total of…
Recent developments in the fight against COVID-19 will send abaca farmers into having a second look at their farms. The Philippine Fiber Authority (PhilFIDA) just announced that the demand for…
“The people have nowhere to go, except their farms,” Timuay Manda quipped. Timuay Lucenio Manda is the chief tribal chieftain of the Subanen ancestral domain in Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur…
