A presentation about the industrial raw materials of the Philippines

1. PHILIPPINES
INDUSTRIAL
RAW MATERIALS

2. What is RAW MATERIALS?
◍ Are materials that are naturally and locally found in
the environments.
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◍ Are natural resources used to produce or manufacture
finished products for sale.

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Almost every family in the
Philippines owns one or
more handicraft products
like baskets, brooms,
feather dusters, bamboo
sofa set, cabinets, and other
furniture's.

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Accessories like earrings,
bracelets, necklaces, and other
clothing apparel which young
people today are fond of
wearing are also made from
native products like beads,
shells, seeds, and others.

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6. BASKETS
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• Are constructed from bamboo and rattan and often a combination of the two.
Filipinos use baskets for transportation and farm work, food service and
storage, fishing and trapping , clothing and to carry personal items.

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8. BROOMS
• is a cleaning tool consisting of usually
stiff fibers a bundle of long, stiff
fibers or straws (originally twigs of
broom) fastened to a long handle,
used for sweeping.
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9. 2 types of native brooms
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10. FEATHER DUSTERS
◍ A feather duster is a stick with bunch of real feathers
attached together. It is used for dusting and cleaning
things.
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11. BAMBOO SOFA SET
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handcrafted with
bamboo dowels that are
glued together for
excellent strength and
beauty.

12. CABINETS
◍ A cabinet is a piece of
furniture that has doors and
drawers and is often used
for storage, like a kitchen
cabinet that holds your
drinking glasses and plates.
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13. FURNITURE
Things such as chairs, tables, beds,
cupboards, etc. that are put into a
house.
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Our country, Philippines is blessed with
rich natural resources that are scattered
throughout its 7,107 islands. These God-
given natural wonders are the sources
of people’s food, shelter, and other basic
needs. After some time, people acquired
many skills that enabled them to tinker
with nature.

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Today, many Filipinos are
engaged in handicraft businesses.
Handicraft-making has become a
means of livelihood for them, especially
now that many handicraft owners are
exporting their products to Japan,
United states, Canada, Australia, Hong
Kong, Singapore, and other countries
around the world.

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The Philippines is the second largest
world producer of handicrafts, mainly
baskets out of indigenous materials.
This industry continues to provide a
respectable contribution to foreign
exchange earning of the country
(US$71.9M in 2000) while many
handicraft items are also sold on the
local market.
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18. Aside from these, the handicraft industry is
important because of the following reasons:
◍ It promotes our cultural heritage through
the use of indigenous materials
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◍ Handicraft products show an
individual’s creativity and lofty
imagination.

19. ◍ Producers of raw materials will be
encouraged to produce more.
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◍ Employment is generated especially for
the undergraduates.
◍ Values of perseverance and industry are
developed.

20. I have here the materials commonly
needed in making handicrafts:
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21. ABACA
Also known as Manila hemp. Abaca
fiber is obtained from the leaf
sheaths of the abaca (Musa textilis
Nee) and is considered as the
strongest among natural fibers. The
length of the fiber varies from 3 to 9
ft or more, depending on the height
of the plant and the age of the leaf
sheath. The color of the fiber ranges
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22. ABACA PRODUCT
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25. RATTAN
is superficially similar to bamboo, but
distinct in that the stems are solid, rather
than hollow, and also in their need for some
sort of support. While bamboo can grow on
its own, rattan cannot. Many rattans are also
spiny, the spines acting as hooks to aid
climbing over other plants, and also to deter
herbivores. Rattans have been known to
grow up to hundreds of meters long.
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26. RATTAN PRODUCT
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PASIKING NATIVE EGG CHAIR SEPAK TAKRAW BALL

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PICNIC BASKET DUYAN RATTAN SLING BAG

28. BAMBOO
Stems of bamboo plants are
stronger and flexible. Bamboo
grows in all parts of the country
– in plains, forests, hills and
mountains.
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Among the varieties of bamboo are the spiny
bamboo, kawayan China, kawayan kiling, bikal
and buho.

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SPINY BAMBOO
◍ They are used as scaffolding in construction,
for basketry (baskets are very popular),
furniture, kitchen utensils, chopsticks, hats
and toys.

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KAWAYAN CHINA
WALL DECOR

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Bolo, on the other hand, is an important material for fishing, furniture
and handicraft making, building construction. The young shoots of bolo
can be cooked as a vegetable dish.

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KAWAYAN BIKAL

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KAWAYAN BOLO/BOHO
Uses: house construction, making furniture, rafts, fish
traps,

36. FIBERS
They come from plants where
fibers or threadlike
substances are extracted.
Fibers from coconut husks,
buri, maguey, pineapple,
abaca, and banana are used
in making mattresses, carpet,
and seat pads.
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39. BURI
It is a palm from which three kinds
of fibers, namely buri, raffia, and
buntal, are obtained. The buri palm
has large fan-shaped leaves with
stout petioles ranging from 2 to 3 m
in length. The palm reaches a height
of 20 to 40 m and its trunk attains a
diameter of 1 to 1.5 m. Of the buri
fiber, buntal is the one with the most
impact in the market.
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40. ◍ The Buri Palm, also known to the
Ilocanos as century plant or Silag,
flowers only once in its long life
span. After it has produced seeds,
it reaches the end of its life.
Furthermore, the seeds of the Buri
palm being raw materials for beads
and buttons.
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41. BUNTAL FIBER
◍ Buntal is a fine Philippine fibre from the
stems of the leaves of the Corypha
(Genus), Talipot or Buri Palm. The fibres
are dried, then dyed and hand woven
into mats, which we use for hat making.
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43. RAFFIA FIBER
◍ It is the young shoot or leaf of the palm.
Using raffia fibers, the products
manufactured are the following:
placemats, rolls, beach mats, table
runners, coasters and throw pillows.
Others are into the making of raffia bags
and wallets.
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46. BURI SEEDS
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Buri seed beads are carved
from the seeds of the Buri
palm tree, which is native to
the Philippines. Buri seeds
are dark brown outside and
creamy white inside.

47. COCONUT SHELLS
Coconut trees are abundant in
the Philippines. Coconut shells
vary in thickness and color
depending on the age of the
nut. They are used for fuel and
for manufacturing articles such
as buttons, pins, coin banks,
lamp shades, and flower vases.
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BUTTONS LAMP SHADES

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ACCESSORIES

50. LEATHER
is a material created through the
tanning of hides, skins and kips of
animals. Hides are skins from large
animals like horses and carabaos.
Skins come from such animals like
alligators and goats. Kips are
obtained from undersized animals
like lizards. The tanning process
converts the putrescible skin into a
durable, long-lasting, and versatile
natural material for various uses.
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51. TANNING PROCESS
◍ Is simply the process of
treating the skin or hide of
the animal to make leather.
The place where the tanning
process usually happen at
the leather tannery.
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52. ◍ Leather is a material that comes from the
skin of animals. It is used to make products
such as shoes, bags, wallets, and jackets.
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53. CATTLE HIDES
◍ People love to use cattle
leather products because
they’re somehow less
expensive and reliable than
exotic Animal leathers.
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USES:
Its main uses are shoes, bags, Garments, and Belts.

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55. DEERSKIN
◍ It’s expensive and rare in some parts of the
world, and it’s softer than cowhide. Additionally,
deer leather isn’t as moisture-resistant as cow
leather.
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USES
The main uses of deer hide are gloves, garments, and football.

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57. FISH LEATHER
◍ Salmon leather is the
most common among
them all.
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USES
People love to use bags, belts, and garments made of stingray
and Salmon leather.

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59. EXOTIC LEATHER — CROCODILE
OR ALLIGATOR LEATHER
◍ Exotic leathers such as
crocodiles and alligator skins.
Usually, these come from
crocodile farms all around the
world. Crocodile hide is the
rarest and expensive leather
mainly used in designer
handbags or shoes, belts, or hats
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USES
It’s the most expensive of all, so you’ll only see
handbags, shoes, or hats made up of crocodile leather.

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61. PIG OR HOG LEATHER
◍ pig leather is softer than cattle
leather. Mostly, football brands
use pig or hog hides.
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USES
Due to its softness, the material is used to craft gloves, garments,
bags, shoes.

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65. ◍ The difference between the two is that genuine leather is
made from animal hides, skin and kips of animals such as
cattle, buffalo. Faux leather is made from a plastic base and is
then treated with wax, dye or polyurethane to create the color
and texture.
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67. PANDAN LEAVES
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also known as screw pine,
is a tropical plant prized
mostly for its long, blade-
like leaves.

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71. CORN HUSK
◍ Are the outside green or brown
leaves on a cob of corn, that we
usually peel off and discard.
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74. WATER LILY LEAVES
◍ It recognized by its large,
floating, circular leaves and
large and white flowers.
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