Maporac Ayta Community and Herbanext Laboratories, Inc. at the Forefront of Pioneering Access and Benefit Sharing in the Philippines

. The Ayta community from Sitio Maporac, Barangay New San Juan, Cabangan, Zambales, in collaboration with Herbanext Laboratories, Inc., a prominent figure in the realm of Philippine botanical research and development, embarked on an innovative partnership. This collaboration centers on the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the utilization of banaba as a genetic resource. This collaboration marks the Philippines’ first Access and Benefit Sharing initiative under the Nagoya Protocol facilitated by the Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Project.