Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo, governor of Lanao del Norte province in the Philippine, recently urged women livelihood organisations to produce more traditional fabrics, especially Meranaw cultural textiles, as many suppliers are looking for such high-quality fabrics.

The Northern Mindanao branch of the country’s department of trade and industry is continuously assisting the weavers by handing over sewing machines and equipment to produce quality Meranaw wearables and handicrafts.

The department, under its Shared Service Facility (SSF), recently offered 10 sewing machines, two cloth cutting machines and three sequencing and cutting tables worth to the Pangutaman Women’s Association and the Islahiyyah Women’s Association in Maigo and Poona Piagapo towns respectively, a news agency reported.

Other beneficiaries were a curtain Shop in Lala town and a school in Tubod.

The programme can be availed of by cooperatives, associations, local government units and academic institutions, the governor added.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)

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