Burgos, La Union

OTOP: Soft Broom

Description:

            The broom making industry is the alternative source of livelihood next to farming in this upland municipality, Tiger grass, the main raw material for brooms, grows abundantly in this town. For years, soft broom, produced from this upland municipality, is sold popularly in the City of Pines as a Baguio product. It can be that the kind of soil and just the right climate makes tiger grass adopt well only in the area. Towards the development of the industry, the LGU of Burgos has constructed a trading post in front of the Municipal Hall where the brightly colored soft brooms are traded.