IPs of Barangay Runruno Receives Capital from FCF ASDMP FUND 2019 for Loom

Weaving Project
The Community Relations Office (CRO) of FCF Minerals Corporation—recently turned
over weaving threads and 10 units back strap loom from the capital given as part of the Loom
Weaving project, which aims to revive the traditional loom weaving, preserve culture and
tradition of the community and provide additional source of income to the identified ten (10) IP
members of the Runruno Indigenous Peoples Organization (RIPO). The group was organized
since 2015 through the assistance and guidance of the National Commission on Indigenous
People (NCIP). The RIPO was composed of five tribes namely Kankanaey, Ibaloi, Kalanguya,
Tuwali and Ayangan.
Aside from the provision of weaving threads and back strap loom, the selected 10 IP
members undergone skills training. Loom weavers in barangay can now weave traditional
designs.
The CRO, in partnership with the Technical Education Skills Development Authority
of the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, held a 5-day Community Based Training for the 10
members of the Runruno Indigenous Peoples Organization on August 12-16, 2019 at
Barangay Hall, Centro, Runruno, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya. TESDA Nueva Vizcaya provided
the thread that was used during the training. Basic introduction of weaving, setting up the back
strap loom, how to use the back strap loom and actual weaving was conducted during the
training. After the training, the participants have a good sense of the general principles of
weaving, weaved a sample pieces of IP items and gained skills on back strap weaving and
now their skills gained during the training was been applied in weaving IP costumes on their
respective tribe. Eventually serve as additional source of income of the identified beneficiaries.
Ms. Lourdes Guinsayan from Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya and Ms. Evangeline Dogwe-
member of RIPO from the Tuwali tribe served as trainers and resource persons. Ms. Lourdes
Guinsayan commended the participants that even some were zero knowledge from the start
of the training but they had shown interest to learn and gain skills on weaving and expressed
optimism on the economic benefits the training could impact on the participants. Furthermore,
Ms. Guinsayan encouraged the weavers to continue enhanced their skills and told that they
were blessed for the start-up capital in their loom weaving project coming from FCF Minerals
Corporation.

Runruno Gold-Molybdenum Project

Brgy. Runruno, Municipality of Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya 3713, Philippines
Phone: (02) 659-5662 Email : mail@fcfminerals.com
Website: www.fcfminerals.com
 Likewise, to further enhance the weavers’ skills, an in-house session on weaving for
twice a week for a duration of one (1) month was conducted with the presence of the two
skilled member of the group who served as trainer of the weavers. “LEARNING WHILE
EARNING”, while the weavers learned and gained skills during the training and in-house
session on weaving, their output woven costumes and products were sold and earned income
from it.
At present, the weavers are now accepting weaving contracts outside the locality of
Brgy. Runruno, they are now weaving the tribal costume of Brgy. Calaocan and Brgy.
Maddiangat of the Municipality of Quezon. The weaving area is located at Sitio Compound,
Nueva Vizcaya.
Also, the group of weavers promoted their woven products during the local trade fair
at Barangay Runruno held last December 18-20, 2019 and continues to produce woven
products such as tapis (wrap around skirts for women), ladies belt and topper, wanes (G-string
for men), head gear for men, table runner and others.

TESDA staff (left photo) and Ms. Jesusa Jose-CRO Superintendent (right photo) during the
opening program of the loom weaving training.

Runruno Gold-Molybdenum Project

Brgy. Runruno, Municipality of Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya 3713, Philippines
Phone: (02) 659-5662 Email : mail@fcfminerals.com
Website: www.fcfminerals.com
Runruno Indigenous Peoples Organization (RIPO) members weaving handloom for their
different tribal costumes (Ayangan, Ibaloi, Kankanaey, Kalanguya and Tuwali)

Runruno Gold-Molybdenum Project

Brgy. Runruno, Municipality of Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya 3713, Philippines
Phone: (02) 659-5662 Email : mail@fcfminerals.com
Website: www.fcfminerals.com