Aside from offering beautiful handmade products like the lampirong, Capiz Shell Furniture also supports a community of local artisans in the Philippines who make a living by learning the craft.

On Parols of America, the more ornate ones, which cost over $200, have flashing lights and are made of capiz shells, from a type of oyster found in the Philippines. I opted for something simpler ...

Tres Marias, composed of Malaysia-based Filipina entrepreneurs Gretchen Ong, Peaches Aberin and Vida Sockanathan, also featured Filipino capiz products at the international crafts tent.

Capiz, located in the Western Visayas region, is a haven for seafood lovers. Dubbed as the “Seafood Capital of the Philippines,” one would never ... buy other pasalubong like the famous Capiz shells.