Palay drying facility to open in Villasis
VILLASIS—A palay-drying facility, built partly using the tobacco excise tax share of this town, will soon be completed and is set to start operations by October.
The P70-milllion Villasis Paddy Drying Plant, located in Barangay Unzad, is expected to boost farmers’ income with better quality produce.
Mayor Dita Abrenica said the 2.5-hectare lot on which the warehouse stands was bought by the municipal government while the cost of the warehouse and equipment came from the tobacco excise tax.
The facility has a drying capacity of 400 metric tons of palay per day.
It is open for use by farmers from Villasis as well as neighboring towns at a minimal cost, according to Abrenica.
Once the plant is operational, the municipal council is poised to pass an ordinance banning the use of roads as drying beds, a common practice that poses dangers to motorists.
Former Rep. Mark Cojuangco, who initiated the project, recently invited mayors and vice mayors from the 5th District to visit and discuss the use of the facility.
Also present during the visit were Malaysian nationals Khoo Lim, Jimmy and William Lee of Agro-Indus based in Malaysia, which is engaged in agricultural and industrial machinery, plant engineering and has projects in various Asian countries.—Eva Visperas
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