Thirteen years prior to the enactment of Republic Act (RA) 11898 in July 2022, an agency affiliated with the Department of Agriculture (DA) had proposed an alternative to help companies and local ...

In the Bicol Region, Catanduanes leads in fiber production, making 81 percent of all abaca produced in the region, followed by Albay with 11 percent, Camarines Sur with 4 percent, Sorsogon with 1 ...

It noted that over 1.5 million Filipinos — among the country’s poorest — depend almost entirely on the indigenous fiber for their livelihood. “We will request that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will request the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to reconsider the use of abaca fiber in the country’s banknotes, which the ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Sunday that it will seek to reverse a central bank decision halting the use of abaca fiber in Philippine banknotes. “We will request that the Bangko Sentral ...