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…

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Fighting COVID-19: EcoWEB gears up for incoming abaca demand for PPE production

“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…

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Quarantine Enables IP Farmers to Expand their Farms

Indeed, women can. She excitedly smoothed out her worker’s vest and straightened her hard hat. “I was surprised by this uniform. It is the first time we wear something like…

Continue ReadingWomen deco machine operators: Can a woman play a man’s role in abaca production?

Women deco machine operators: Can a woman play a man’s role in abaca production?

Formation of Production Guilds and Social Enterprises for the Economic Development of Indigenous Communities—FPG-SEEDIC   Partner Organization: Bread for the World The project’s main objective is that men and women…

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Formation of Production Guilds and Social Enterprises for the Economic Development of Indigenous Communities—FPG-SEEDIC

[smartslider3 slider="3"] On December 20, 2017, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) located east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur developed into a Tropical Depression (TD), entered into the Philippine Area of…

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Typhoon Vinta (Tembin) Response