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The
three-term stint of Board Member Josephine Socorro Jumamoy
as Inabanga mayor has apparently paid off with the town people
reaping the economic dividends.
From
weavers to sales ladies, finished products of Inabanga's raffia
weaving industry are now an export commodity through the company
Bohol Beads & Fibers.
Serving
as marketing arm for the export market of the local weaving
industry, the sales outlet of Inabanga products is swamped
with orders from international buyers.
Bags
of different colors and sizes were the mainstay of Bohol Beads
and Fibers and they fiound a lucrative market in the US and
Spain.
With
Bohol fast becoming a venue of many national seminars and
conventions, Inabanga's loom weaving business has enjoyed
tremendous patronage- from kits to raffia IDs.
Inabanga's
entry to the export market featuring its raffia products has
its humble beginnings during the time of Jumamoy as mayor
starting in 1998.
Through
the program of the Department of Trade and Industry called
One Town, One Product, Inabanga's OTOP was steered by Jumamoy
during its formative years until it became a hot export commodity.
Under
the principle of vertical integration, not only was Jumamoy
telling the local weavers to source its raw materials in the
locality but also encouraged them to plant buri plants.
With
the industry gaining international recognition, Jumamoy is
optimistic that the town will be able sustain its raw material
requirements.
Buri
plants are "harvestable" in five years time.
In
Tagbilaran, OTOP products from Inabanga can be bought through
its outlet at the Island City Mall.
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