THE INITIAL idea was to use the 40 banigs — mats which had been woven in Basey, Samar — as gifts and room decor. It was the plan when Philippine Ambassador to Portugal Celia Anna M. Feria arrived in ...

Women of Barangay Basiao, in the municipality of Basey, Samar province show off their skills in mat (banig) weaving inside the Saob Cave. This tradition is not only a means of livelihood for the women ...

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 ...