Regions
Palay output rises in Eastern Visayas

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte: The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Eastern Visayas has reported an increase of 6.7 percent in palay (unhusked rice) production in Region 8 in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.

PSA 8 Regional Director Wilma Perante said palay output rose from 252,869 metric tons (MT) in the first quarter of 2020 to 269,853 MT in the same quarter of 2021.

HARVEST TIME Local farmers of Barangay Camaren in General Trias City, Cavite harvest their crop for the first time this year on Friday. PHOTO BY DENNIS ABRINA