WHILE the banig may be a fading term for the current generation, Manila-based start-up Woven Handicrafts is breathing new life to the sturdy and centuries-old mat by giving it a modern functionality, ...
Lara transforms the “banig” into contemporary fashion and lifestyle creations. It all started as Samar Gov. Sharee Ann Tan’s vision to uplift the lives of her province mates and rebuild their ...
Visitors from the UK government try their hand at embroidering a design on a mat (banig) made from the processed fibres of tikog and buri, plants native to Basey in Samar, with the help of a female ...