In Tugaya, on the western shore of Lake Lanao, the workday at Lantong Pangcoga’s workshop moves down a line. One worker feeds raw wooden frames through the planer. Another bends over the smoothed boards with a pencil, tracing okir, the curling vine-and-fern motif that has marked Meranaw royal houses for centuries. Further along, specialist carvers continue reading : Lanao del Sur Went From 64% Poverty to 3%. Here’s What Changed.
