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Philippine Shopping

Philippine products include wood carving crafts, such as puppets, jewelry boxes, chessboards, etc., with a wide range of items. Shell handicrafts are also very Filipino, such as shell necklaces, pins, lampshades, wall decorations, tea coasters, containers, etc.

Various handbags, carpets, balls, etc. made of abaca are very popular among tourists. In terms of textiles, there is Ponte cloth, which is rich in mountain ethnic colors; the colors are bold and have a tropical style.

Dried fruits are also ideal gifts. Dried papaya, dried mango, dried pineapple, etc. are sold in whole boxes in duty-free shops.

Philippine specialty

Embroidery

Philippine embroidery is famous in the world. The embroidered clothes for men produced in the Philippines are called "Barong Tagalog". A unique expression of Philippine art. A lightweight women's embroidered cotton ready-to-wear garment with intricate guipure work called the Callado. The more casual clothing is short-sleeved polo barongs, which are great for casual wear when traveling! Clothing materials are various, including translucent pineapple fiber, whose scientific name is piqa. Clothes handwoven with this material are of high quality. There are many embroidered clothes for women, as well as scarves, handbags, handkerchiefs, etc. that match the clothes.

Philippine Wood Carving

Philippine wood carving crafts are relatively famous, mostly in European style. It is recommended to go to local wood carving workshops to select or customize them