Abaca fiber helps livelihood in the province. Women in the selected areas go into abaca-based handicrafts, which is widely known in the area as "tagak" or spooled abaca fiber. Natives usually called it as "tinagak" or continuous spooled abaca fiber. The half-finished product is then made into "sinamay" or hand woven clothe out of "tinagak" ready to be made into other "sinamay"based products. Products are being exported by Leyte to Japan. Because of a wide distribution of an industry called "tagak", provincial sectors taught farmers on how to cultivate a suitable variety locally called "laylay".