00:00The National Museum of the Philippines Bicol will continue to conduct a workshop
00:04to further promote the abaca weaving industry in the province.
00:08This is Paul Hapina, Radyo Pilipinas Albay for Balitang Pambansa.
00:14The women are doing the abaca weaving manually.
00:20The threads they will get here will be used for weaving.
00:26This is part of the two-day abaca processing and weaving workshop
00:31of the National Museum of the Philippines Bicol
00:34and the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority
00:37this National Women's Month.
00:39We have our master artisans from Maliliput, Albay.
00:44They will teach abaca weaving
00:48and extract abaca fiber locally.
00:54This morning, we were able to extract the abaca fiber.
01:00The two-day lecture, demonstration, and workshop
01:05will be free for 20 women from Sorsogon Province.
01:09The museum also aims to promote the freedom of the public
01:12about the culture of abaca
01:14and the important role it plays in the Bicol people.
01:19PhilFIDA is proud of this program of the National Museum.
01:23It encourages farmers to continue planting abaca
01:27especially its top producer, the Bicol Region.
01:30This helps inform the public
01:36about the importance of abaca
01:40in the Philippines and in the Philippines.
01:45From Radyo Pilipinas, Albay, Polapin for Balitang Pambansa.
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