Tesoro’s

Manila


The speciality here is pinya (fabric woven from pineapple fibres) products – especially embroidered barongs (from P9500), but there are also lacquered coconut-shell products, baskets, bags, coffee, dried mangoes and a few rare books on Philippine culture. Also has branches in Makati and the airport too (Terminal 1 and 3) for last-minute gift shopping.


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