Farm dep't earmarks P50M to boost Basilan rubber output

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Department of Agriculture has allocated P50 million this year to boost the rubber industry in Basilan, a conflict-affected island that had pioneered rubber production and processing in the country, the province's chief executive said. Basilan Governor Jum J. Akbar, who met with Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala recently, said in a recent interview that P30 million of

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