Ex-OFW finds niche in old 'stockings'
Posted at 02/09/2010 7:07 PM | Updated as of 02/09/2010 7:07 PM
MANILA, Philippines – A former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) has found a lucrative business in making accessories using old stockings.
Marites Bitare is reportedly the only one in Albay who makes colorful decorations and accessories out of old stockings.
Bitare can turn a worn out stockings into beautiful and colorful headbands, fairy or butterfly wings and floral decorations.
According to her, she acquired her skills from fellow OFWs while they were still in Japan.
She now plans to organize workshops to be able to share her skills to Filipinos in Albay. Karren Canon, ABS-CBN Bicol
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Yan ang Pinoy!
Yan ang tikas ng Pinoy, matalino at maparaan. Kaya tayo madalas kailanganin sa ibang bansa dahil tamad ang karamihan sa ibang lahi. Bakit? Sustentado sila ng kanilang mga gobyerno, may allowance pag wala silang trabaho at protektado pa ang kanilang karapatan sa bansa nila. Yan ang galing ng pinoy, marunong mag-share ng nalalaman. Ganyan po ang ibang grupo ng pinoy sa ibang bansa, nagtutulungan. Kabuhayan muna para sa lahat, bago ang bulsa. Sana ganito rin ang mga pulitiko natin dyan, wag po sanang mapagsamantala sa kapwa.