The Pateros government has taken a decisive move to revive the dying industry of producing balut or boiled fertilized duck eggs in a bid to boost food tourism in the municipality.

With assistance from the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) and the Department of Tourism (DoT), Pateros is introducing a new incubator technology to revitalize its duck-raising industry, following the decline in the lifespan of ducks that started in the early 1970s.

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