The budget for developing the salt industry is P100 million until next year, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) told a House committee. “We have funds (for salt development of) around a hundred million (for) this year and next year,” BFAR Planning Officer III Lainie Baraocor told the House North Luzon Quadrangle committee. Pangasinan Rep. Christopher V.P. De Venecia called for more funding for the industry, especially in the Ilocos region, which received P10 million in 2023.

Cruz, B. M. D. (2023, July 27). Salt industry dev't funding set at P100M until 2024. Business World, p. S1/2.