After facing challenges, such as the lack of market and, more recently, the devastation of their farms by Typhoon Emong (international name: Co-may) in July, salt producers in Dasol town are seeing a ray of hope: procurement of salt by the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA). Mark Roy Macanlalay, the PCA manager in Ilocos region, said the agency now has a bigger budget than in previous years for the purchase of agricultural-grade salt, which will be used as fertilizer to boost coconut yields nationwide.

Sotelo, Y. (2025, August 26). PCA plans to buy more salt produced in Pangasinan. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A7.