The Cambio & Co. Community

Your Impact

Across The Philippines & The Global Diaspora

When you wear your heritage with Filipino jewelry, you join us in a global movement.

Cambio & Co. is a Filipino jewelry company based in Toronto, our products are designed and handcrafted in the Philippines, and our community of advocates stretches out across the world.

Our Social Mission

As a majority Pinay-owned and -operated company, Filipino culture is at the heart of our business. We ensure that we’re not just sharing our culture, but also giving back to it.

When you wear your heritage with Cambio & Co., your support enables us to...

How Your Filipino Jewelry Gives Back

Every time you purchase jewelry, bags, atbp. (etc.) from us, it is invested back into local businesses in the Philippines.

In 2024, we were able to pay our partners $300,000 CAD (PH₱ 12 MILLION)!

Our Commitment to Solidarity

Activism is at the heart of our mission and often calls on us to help communities beyond our artisan partners.

As diaspora Filipinos, we see clearly that systems of oppression—colonialism, imperialism, racism, and capitalism—are interconnected. But so is our liberation.

In 2024, you helped us raise $10,673.35 CAD for families in Gaza and Palestinian - Filipino refugees in the Philippines. Together, we also donated PH₱ 1,500 to PISTON in support of jeepney workers in the homeland.

Read our Kapwa & Solidarity Statement here

How You Support Artisans Livelihood

Filipino craftsmanship is world-class, but it's long been undervalued.

Cambio & Co. only partners with social enterprises and independent designers that honor the craftspeople, culture, and crafting traditions behind your beloved pieces.

Your Orders Support

355 Filipino Artisans

  • 70% of the artisans are women. Many of whom work from home while caring for their families.
  • 21 artisan communities from all across the Philippines.
  • 100% of artisans get to proudly practice their craft, keep tradition alive, and stay with their families in the homeland!

Learn more about who we work with.

Our Artisan Community Impact Map

Every region in the Philippines has a unique identity, local history, and craft industry to explore. We're always seeking out partners and adding designs to our collection to reflect the many places we come from.

Stories From The Artisans

"Our artisans are able to send their kids to good schools and alleviate themselves more than above the poverty line… They're very thankful and surprised that they get to earn more than they would compared to their past employment."

Mia Jeanjaquet, Arete
Manila, Cebu, & Bacolod

“One of our senior weavers was able to save up and buy a laptop for her daughter studying in college in a public university here in Bulacan. This is due to her earnings not just as a weaver but as a junior designer. She is one of the success stories of progression and promotion of women in our team.

Jonnah Garcia, Punique
Bulacan & Quezon

 ”A portion of our earnings from Cambio & Co. helped us finance the on-going construction of our Gono Sesotunawa—a creative and cultural hub that will be the heart of our community of Tboli artisans.”

Joel Blunto, Sesotunawa
South Cotabato

 ”Cambio is a big part of AMAMI, so thank you for the continued support through the years! The artisans say that even when one of their daughters needed financial support recently for her OJT abroad, they did not have such a hard time because of use and they did not need to incur debt or borrow money from others.”

Christine Tiu, AMAMI
Ilocos Sur, Benguet, & Batanes

How You Keep Filipino Craftsmanship Alive

The Filipino creatives who made your favorite pieces were inspired by our culture to highlight local materials and traditional techniques found across the islands.

Through a community of designers, artisans, and advocates (that's you!), Cambio & Co. helps to preserve the following Filipino crafting traditions:

Gold Filigree

Ilocos Sur, Benguet, Batanes & Bicol | Plateros (gold- & silversmiths) melt, hammer, and twist fine metal into lace-like patterns with this pre-colonial and endangered craft tradition.

Shellcrafting

Cebu | Artisans cut, polish, in-lay, and craft seashells, like responsibly sourced capiz & mother of pearl, to bring out its natural beauty.

Brass-Casting

South Cotabato | Temwel, Tboli brass-casting, centers a coal-powered hearth and an entire community working together.

Woodworking

Cebu | Artisans carefully carve, cut, and glue together intricate patterns to serve as a base for our shell in-lay earrings.

Textile Weaving

Ilocos, Abra, Mindoro & Across Metro Manila | Our designs honor the different ways of handloom weaving, from reviving ancient patterns to upcycling scrap fabrics.

Puni Weaving

Bulacan | The ancient art of "puni" involves drying, dyeing, and weaving palm leaves ("buli" or "buri") into stunning shapes.

Maraming salamat for choosing to #WearYourHeritage with us!

Kind words from our Cambio advocates around the world

These are the most beautiful earrings I've ever owned. I love them so, so much and wish they were around when I got married but alas!

Now just have to find ways to wear them day-to-day. They dress up any outfit and earned me so many compliments. I will treasure these earrings forever!

Millette S.

My dad was born and raised in Cotabato. My dad’s love and pride for his city and country are unmatched and have been passed on to my sister and I.

Most of my family from his side still live in Cotabato and so wearing this bracelet feels like I’m carrying a piece of home with me always.

Crystelle May B.

My partner surprised me with these for our anniversary and they are so beautifully thoughtful! Brings me extra joy that they are created IN the Philippines with homage to traditional Filipino styles — proudly a Filipina-American reppin’ these!

Heidi Joy D.

My Lola used to have something like these she calls it the Tambourine. Wearing this beautiful jewelry is not just to showcase my heritage but also to honor my Lola...

Aiza C.

When I received these 2 specific pairs, not only did I LOVE them, I felt so connected to them — they had a story and I felt like I was a part of that story. I celebrate them not just as examples of the artistry of my culture, but as symbols of my own healing journey.

Bernadette N.