Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority(PhilFIDA)

December 16, 2020 Dear Ma. Patricia, Thank you for your request dated Jan 19, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for List of Abaca Plantations in the Philippines. Abaca is grown in 49 provinces in the country. 1. Aurora 2. Bulacan 3. Laguna 4. Marinduque 5. Oriental Mindoro 6. Quezon 7. Palawan 8. Albay 9. Camarines Norte 10. Camarines Sur 11. Catanduanes 12. Sorsogon 13. Aklan 14. Antique 15. Capiz 16. Iloilo 17. Negros Occidental 18. Cebu 19. Negros Oriental 20. Biliran 21. Eastern Samar 22. Leyte 23. Northern Samar 24. Western Samar/Samar 25. Southern Samar 26. Zamboanga City 27. Zamboanga del Norte 28. Zamboanga del Sur 29. Zamboanga Sibugay 30. Bukidnon 31. Camiguin 32. Lanao del Norte 33. Misamis Occidental 34. Misamis Oriental 35. Compostela Valley 36. Davao City 37. Davao del Norte 38. Davao del Sur 39. Davao Occidental 40. Davao Oriental 41. North Cotabato 42. Sarangani 43. South Cotabato 44. Agusan del Norte 45. Agusan del Sur 46. Surigao del Norte 47. Surigao del Sur 48. Lanao del Sur 49. Sulu The top major Abaca producers are Catanduanes, Davao Oriental, Northern Samar, Lanao del Sur and Surigao del Sur. Abaca fibers are cultivated across 187,485 hectares of farmlands nationwide. Almost one third of the abaca areas can be found in Region V or the Bicol Region with 52,493 hectares. The land area is comparable to combined abaca areas of Regions XIII, XI, XII and VI. Most of the abaca areas in Bicol are heavily concentrated in Catanduanes. For years, below are the ten major abaca producing provinces. 1. Catanduanes 2. Leyte 3. Northern Samar 4. Davao Oriental 5. Sulu 6. Surigao del Sur 7. Bukidnon 8. Southern Leyte 9. Davao del Sur 10. Aklan Thank you. Respectfully, Marian Joy Gray FOI Receiving Officer