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Aborlan, Palawan—Sitio Bubusawin, an off-the-grid farming community in Palawan, now has access to a 24/7 renewable source of electricity through a partnership between the Palawan Electric Cooperative (Paleco) and the municipal government of Aborlan with the support of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).…
Published December 21, 2020, 5:00 PM In an aid to the low price of the palay in the province, Provincial Board Member Albert Rama proposed an ordinance this week prescribing the classification and corresponding minimum buying price. According to Rama, there are around 37,249 rice farmers in Palawan while the prevailing buying price of palay ranges from P8 to P13 per kilo. The average production cost is P12.93 per kilo and P12.29 per kilo for inbred and hybrid palay. “The above mentioned predicaments of rice farmers had continue for many years resulting to high poverty incidence among the fa...