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As Bulacan airport project advances, salt farmers fear loss of livelihood
May Ybañez, a salt farmer from San Nicolas, Bulakan, collects salt in wicker baskets.
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December 7, 2024February 19, 2026Economy

As Bulacan airport project advances, salt farmers fear loss of livelihood

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BULAKAN, Bulacan—In the waning heat of the day, 57-year-old Reneboy Ybañez would begin raking salt from clay-lined salt ponds in Barangay San Nicolas in Bulakan town. By 3 p. m., most of the seawater in the ponds had evaporated, leaving salt crystals that he and the other workers would harvest. Reneboy and his wife May,...