THE country’s abaca-fiber shipments abroad went up by 115.6 percent to 7,093.18 metric tons (MT) or 56,745.4 bales of 125 kilograms in January to August 2010, according to figures released by the Fiber Industry Development Authority (Fida). Read the rest of this entry »

Abaca fiber production from January to July this year went up almost 5 percent to 29,562.6 metric tons (MT) fro a year earlier, according to Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA). Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Mention Albay and immediately abaca comes to mind, in addition to the picturesque perfect-cone Mayon Volcano, the iconic tourist attraction in this charming province in the Bicol region. Read the rest of this entry »