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The silk industry in Laguindingan seeing rise in local demand in the recent months aims to upgrade its resources and silk weaving skills among weavers. They are looking at recruiting more silk weavers and upgrade the skills of the regular weavers to cope with the demand, said Judy Aclan, development specialist of the Department of Trade and Industry in Misamis Oriental.
Aclan admitted that after President Rodrigo Duterte tapped Mimi Pimentel to design his inaugural barong weaved by the Abai weavers, the demand has suddenly spiked.
