Negros, downed a couple of years back by a major slump in world sugar trading is back on the agribusiness scene again, this time with a flourish. Likened to the pliant and sturdy Philippine bamboo, hardworking Negrenses see 1988 as the year of their economic and social upturn as they bounce back to a robust round of farm and business chores.

Orig, T. S. (1988, April 5). Prawn culture leads Negros' diversification. Manila Bulletin, p. 14.