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The ascent of Filipino garments or apparel and textile industry can be an consequence of its continuing advocacy to be globally competitive in terms of cost, quality and design. Certainly dependent of each other, the garment and textile industry has correspondingly spread its product coverage from clothes to gloves, hosiery, handkerchiefs, home textiles, swimwear, yarns, stuffed toys, dolls and industrial clothing. Over the years, it has developed best-selling export goods, among them woven or knitted babies・ garments and clothing accessories; trousers, breeches and shorts; shirts and blouses; ladies・ dresses; brassieres; women・s, girls・ and infants・ coats; men・s and boys・ coats; jerseys and pullovers; jackets and sweaters; sportswear; parkas; anoraks and lingerie. Since 90 percent of the industry・s output is garments, there is a huge potential for direct exports of fabrics and yarns. Leading textile firms are integrated and sell denims, twills and yarns. The Textile and Garments industry has been heavily dependent on imported raw materials, particularly the synthetic fiber. Due to this, several government agencies such as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) among others decided to come up with a program that is aimed at strengthening research and development on local natural fibers and Philippine tropical fabrics to make them commercially viable and globally competitive.
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