A senior administration lawmaker has filed a bill in the House of Representatives that aims to revitalize the country’s salt industry through a “comprehensive salt industry development program” that will do away with massive salt importation. Rep. Ron Salo of party-list Kabayan, chairman of the House committee on overseas workers affairs, authored and sponsored House Bill 1976 in an attempt to make the Philippines self-sufficient in salt production.

Porcalla, D. (2022, October 31). House bill aims to revitalize local salt industry. The Philippine Star, p. 5.