
A caretaker visits a 'kamalig' where salt is stored in Barangay Sta. Isabel in Kawit, Cavite. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) dismissed reports of a shortage as it justified a move by traders to increase the price of this prime commodity. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN

A caretaker visits a 'kamalig' where salt is stored in Barangay Sta. Isabel in Kawit, Cavite. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) dismissed reports of a shortage as it justified a move by traders to increase the price of this prime commodity. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN

A caretaker visits a 'kamalig' where salt is stored in Barangay Sta. Isabel in Kawit, Cavite. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) dismissed reports of a shortage as it justified a move by traders to increase the price of this prime commodity. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN

A caretaker visits a 'kamalig' where salt is stored in Barangay Sta. Isabel in Kawit, Cavite. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) dismissed reports of a shortage as it justified a move by traders to increase the price of this prime commodity. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN