A local salt industry group has urged the government to implement tighter rules and regulations that would limit the country’s importation of the commodity to plug the foreseen shortfall in domestic supply. The Philippine Association of Salt Industry Networks (PhilASIN) said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) should adopt a provision that would require the issuance of a certificate of necessity to import (CNI) before any salt importation is made. This, PhilASIN argued, would prevent oversupply that could depress farmgate prices to the detriment of local salt farmers.

Arcalas, J. E. (2025, March 5). Local salt producers want tighter import rules. The Philippine Star, p. B3.