date:Jan 21, 2013
A new food processing facility is set to be opened in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines, with an initial investment of PHP165m ($4m).
The operation and management of the food facility will be handled by the National Tobacco Administration (NTA).
NTA administrator Edgar Zaragoza said that the facility will process vegetables and meat such as beef, pork, and chicken to cater to the demand in the domestic and the world markets, reports pia.gov.ph.
The raw materials will be sourced from the tobac