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The town
consider Brgy. Basiao to be one of their top suppliers of mat or banig.
Themat weavers from the town of Basey,
Samar have been known for its production of high quality and intricately well-designed mats, wallets,
bags, slippers, wall decors and other handcrafted items which are all made up of
sedge grass locally known as tikog (Fimbristylis milliacea).
tikog grass. This products is not only being sold in the
local area like Basey and Tacloban City but also to other provinces and big
cities like Makati and Cebu and of course also overseas.
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The town got the spot of the “World Longest Banig or Mat” to
the Guiness Book of World records last September 28, 2008 as part of the
Basey’s Fiesta celebration, feast of their patron saint, St. Michael the
Archangel. The mat is 2 kilometers long.
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