ALAMINOS CITY, Philippines — The Hundred Islands E-Kawayan Factory in Barangay Tangcarang is turning the city into the bamboo capital of Pangasinan, churning out products while encouraging massive cultivation of the plant. Arceli Talania, city agriculturist, told The STAR the factory was conceptualized in 2010 with a small production area in Barangay Bolaney. “Our products are different because they are engineered, the process of manufacturing goes to different stages with the help of machines,” she said. When Mayor Arthur Celeste assumed his post in 2013, he returned the unspent P15 million to Pagcor, Talania said. She said different groups from various places come daily to visit the E-kawayan factory located in a five-hectare techno-demo farm for benchmarking.

Source: Philippine Star June 06, 2018 15:50 UTC