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abtest

To abaca or not? Questions hound BSP's switch to polymer banknotes

By Ramon Royandoyan | October 19, 2022 - 3:00pm

Questions surrounding the economic viability and sustainability of the new polymer banknotes popped up in a Senate committee...

Business

PhilFIDA to provide planting materials to abaca farmers

By Danessa Rivera | September 7, 2022 - 12:00am

The Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority has committed to deliver 100,000 abaca seed-derived planting materials to address the global shortage of abaca fibers.

Business

Abaca output up 9.8%

By Catherine Talavera | January 28, 2022 - 12:00am

The production of abaca grew by 9.8 percent in 2021, driven by increased output in the majority of the regions.

Business

Abaca shipments up 25% in 5 months

By Catherine Talavera | November 28, 2021 - 12:00am

The country’s export earnings from abaca products jumped 24.7 percent in the first five months, driven by strong demand...

Business

Abaca forays into food and beverage

February 1, 2019 - 12:00am

Multiple restaurant brands operator Abaca Group announced its entry into the food and beverage management services in the hospitality sector.

Freeman Cebu Business

DOST finds abaca, other fibers viable for banknotes

By Rudy Fernandez | August 13, 2018 - 12:00am

The time may not be long before the country develops the capability of producing banknotes as Department of Science and Technology...

Headlines

New hybrid varieties tighten abaca industry

January 8, 2017 - 12:00am

Abaca, known internationally for its world-class fiber, “Manila hemp,” continues to be one of the priority agricultural...

Agriculture

Too much land, too little income

January 30, 2016 - 9:00am

It looks like a banana tree.

Business

Lower demand pulls down abaca export earnings

By Louise Maureen Simeon | December 28, 2015 - 9:00am

Export earnings from abaca products went down 4.4 percent in the first eight months of 2015 due to lower demand in the United States and Asia, the Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA) reported.

Business

Group to open second resort in Mactan integrated project

By Ehda Dagooc | September 29, 2015 - 10:00am

The Abaca Group of Companies is set to open a 180-room luxury resort in Mactan in the last quarter of 2016, which will be located at the integrated property development called "The Reef."

Freeman Cebu Business