Ma. Isabel Ongpin
THIS week in Brunei the 6th Asean Traditional Textiles Symposium took place in Bandar City. Papers were presented regarding the scope and current condition of the indigenous fabrics of the region. This is a bi-annual exercise. This year the Philippine delegation’s speaker was the country’s foremost academic textile expert, Dr. Norma Respicio, who teaches at the University of the Philippines, the University of Santo Tomas and the University of Asia and the Pacific. Her very thorough research paper on the Yakan textiles of Basilan was very well-received.