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BFAR: P100M allotted for salt production

(UPDATE) THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) claimed that it allotted P100 million for salt production last year.

'Last year, BFAR has set in motion a P100-million Development of the Salt Industry Project (DSIP) under the Special Budget Request (SBR) of the Congressional-Introduced Initiative Project,' the bureau said in a statement on Monday.

SALTED FAVORITES A vendor sells salted dried fish at a stall in a market in Tondo, Manila on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. As the price of salt has gone up, consumers are bracing for the possible increase in the prices of salted products such as fish and eggs. PHOTO MIKE ALQUINTO