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 ...

And in the Christmas capital of the Philippines, San Fernando ... we welded wires and used plastic as materials. Eventually, capiz shells were also used after that, but capiz gets brittle over ...

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.