The provincial government of Zambales launched on Friday the Regional Mango Research Center in Central Luzon which is seen to help improve the quality and production of the popular fruit.
Gov. Amor Deloso and Vice Governor Angel Magsaysay led the inauguration and blessing of the center located at the President Ramon Magsaysay State University (PRMSU) in San Marcelino town.
On her Facebook account, Magsaysay said, “Finally, we have (a) “Regional Mango Center,” a center in which research would make Zambales Mango greater!”
Deloso also spearheaded the provincial government’s donation of 268 hectares to the PRMSU – San Marcelino Campus for the educational advancement of its students.
According to the latest report of the Philippine Statistics Authority covering the period January-March 2018, Central Luzon ranked second among the mango producing regions in the country, with a share of 18.2 percent. Ilocos region topped the list.
source: centralluzon.politics.com.ph