Catanduanes abaca farmers defy the odds

VIRAC, Catanduanes, Philippines — Ayeen Acosta and her friends from Metro Manila did not mind the long and tiring trip by air, land, and sea just to reach this coastal town in time for the 7th Abaca Festival last month. Acosta’s group was among the thousands of spectators who pushed their way through the throng […]

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