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Rigena Perales, 58, needs under 5 minutes to weave this seedling pot called ‘jobo.’ CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
THE weavers in Sitio Campandan in the island of Hinatuan have been contracted by Hinatuan Mining Corp. (HMC), a subsidiary of Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC), to produce 5000 seedling pots made of "pandan dagat" (pandanus tectorius), which they call "jobo pots," in a per-contract arrangement worth P25,000. HMC engages the weavers as part of the mining company's environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives.