[2] At the time of her death, she was one of only two surviving master designers of the mabal tabih art of the indigenous Blaan people of southern Mindanao in the Philippines.

[5] At the time she was born, the United States began its ambition to transform Mindanao as a "land of promise" for industrialized agriculture.

[2] With the help of her grandniece, Arjho Cariño Turner, she was able to teach her weaving skills to students in nearby villages in upland B'laan in Lamlifew, Malungon, Sarangani.

[6] To preserve the Blaan weaving tradition, Fu Yabing taught the craft of tabih to her only daughter Lamina Dulo Gulili and women in her community.

[6] In an essay by traditional art scholar Marian Pastor-Roces, she regarded Dulo as a "venerable ikat-dyer" who has a sharper memory than blades.