29-06-2025
New tobacco landing area opened in El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental
The local government of El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental has inaugurated a new tobacco landing area located at the city proper to provide better access for local buyers.
According to the City Agriculture Office (CAO), the project is part of the excise tax collection from tobacco in 2024, which amounted to more than P80 million.
The local government is planning to increase its excise tax collection this year.
'Matagaan ug saktong higayon atong mga farmers nga diri gyud mismo sa dakbayan and whatever will be the proceeds diri pud ma-credit ang sales kay that is one area nga atong National Tobacco Administration ma recognize niya ang total production and sales sa El Salvador,' Councilor Agustin Noriel Gabule, chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, said.
El Salvador City is the second-largest tobacco-producing area in Misamis Oriental, making the support for local tobacco farmers a key agricultural initiative.
CAO is studying a schedule for selling tobacco products to prevent overlap with nearby towns.
'Every week naa gyud na siyay schedule at least once. But gi discuss pa ang guidelines para ma plastar nga dili ma bintahan ang ubang tambakan area dili magdungan para matagaan ug enough time ang mga buyers kay most probably the same buyers na sila,' Gabule added.
(We will definitely have a schedule at least once every week. But the guidelines are still being discussed to ensure that other dump areas are not sold at the same time to give the buyers enough time because they are most likely the same buyers.)
CAO is also preparing for an influx of tobacco buyers with the harvest season approaching.
So far, nearly 1,000 tobacco farmers have been profiled by CAO. — James Paolo Yap, GMA Regional TV News
