Surigao del Sur 1st District Rep. Romeo Momo Sr. on Sunday, Jan. 29, asked President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to focus on Mindanao’s progress as the region has a “great potential” to address the country’s shortage in onions and other farm products.
In a statement, the lawmaker stated that his hometown of Surigao del Sur, as well as large portions of Mindanao, “have very rich and fertile lands, as well as good climate, which are greatly conducive to farming and other agri-production activities.”
“I strongly believe that given due share on the national government’s priority in agriculture and rural development, Mindanao can address the shortage in onion and other farm products,” Momo added. Around 3,000 metric tons of imported onions have so far arrived in the country of the 21,060 MT approved for importation by the government before the start of the local harvest season in February.Momo shared that officials of the Department of Agriculture made a briefing regarding the state of the country’s onion industry.
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